It is no secret that, over time, programs, casts, set design details, and other necessary elements that mark stage productions are lost, forgotten, and, in the best of cases, end up stored in an album or in the memories of the protagonists and spectators.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- For this reason, the creation of a site in the province dedicated to safeguarding its memory in this regard is of great significance. According to performing arts specialist Alberto Carlos Estrada Segura, primarily responsible for the project, this responds to a national initiative that advocates for the creation of spaces for this purpose throughout the country.

Thus, above the Raúl Gómez García hall, home to the Los Zahoríes puppet theater, the site of the province's performing arts memory is being set up, which Estrada Segura has kindly named Alfonso Silvestre Sierra, in recognition of this creator's indisputable contributions. "Several provinces already have a center of this type.

Matanzas, for example, has the Casa de la Memoria Escénica (House of Performing Arts Memory). Las Tunas lacked this, which is such an important place. In fact, it is a priority of the Ministry of Culture that the territories preserve their history, their heritage, their culture," he argues.

26 considers that the facility is still too small for such a challenge, but praises the idea and urges authorities, managers, and anyone who has a text, an image, or information related to it to contribute. There, we were able to see copies of Tablas magazine, books on European and Cuban theater, banners, photographs, and various publications; however, it is still a fledgling project that we must support. Next year, Alfonso Silvestre would have turned 100, so it would be a suitable occasion to showcase a venue worthy of him and all our performing artists.