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Ecomuseums and cultural landscapes:
State of the art and future prospects
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Ecomuseums and cultural landscapes:
State of the art and future prospects
Edited by: Raffaella RIVA
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NO.115
Roman theater of Itálica / Teatro de Itálica
Anastylosis, RESTORATION, RENOVATION
SEVILLA , SPAIN
• Year:2012
• Ministry of Culture & Seville Provincial Council for the 2011 International Dance Festival
• excavations: Álvaro Jiménez Sancho
•
• The Teatro de Itálica is located in the Roman city of Itálica (its origin dates back to 206 BC), located in Bajo Guadalquivir, halfway between Seville (Hispalis) and Alcalá del Río (Ilipa) and very close to the routes that connected with the mining area of the Sierra Norte de Sevilla and Huelva, played an important strategic role both politically-militarily and economically during the High Roman Empire, proof of this is that it came to occupy an area of approximately 52 hectares.
• Its location is independent from the central core of the archaeological site. Located in the municipality of Santiponce , its recent restoration and design of specific infrastructures for the space, allow the development of very wide cultural activities and has a capacity of up to 758 spectators.
The Itálica theater is outside the walls, and supports its stands on the eastern slope of Cerro de San Antonio, an elevation on which the buildings at this end of the city were arranged. Its construction begins in the time of Caesar or Augustus, at the beginning of our era, and lasts until more than a century later. In the theater of Itálica the improvements and reforms take place, even erecting, in the time of Hadrian (117-138), a chapel for the worship of Isis - "Iseum" - on the northern portico. The building is in use until the 4th century AD and thereafter a gradual process of abandonment begins. Destroyed during the barbarian invasions, the Theater during the Middle Ages was used as a cemetery and later for livestock and industrial purposes. Starting in the 17th century, with the transfer of the town of Santiponce to the hills where the old Itálica used to be, the Theater is hidden under the farmhouse, until it was recently brought to light. Francisco Collantes de Terán y Delorme, in 1937, documents the existence of remains of the Theater under a series of buildings. In 1970 a first excavation was carried out, but it was not until 1979 when a systematic recovery work began.
Both the Ministry of Culture of the Junta de Andalucía and the Provincial Deputation of Seville, have been favorable to the convenience of the Festival of Italica return to the Roman city. A collaboration agreement started and allow the 2011 edition and the following ones to be held at the Teatro Romano de Itálica. This was enable the enhancement of the monument, an essential aspect for the conservation of its architectural and archaeological remains
“A PROPOSAL FOR THE FUTURE”
From the direction of the Archaeological Ensemble of Itálica, a series of works were promoted to increase prior knowledge and diagnosis of the current situation. As a result, the bases for the enhancement of the monument could be established, work that was reflected in the PROSCÆNIVM document written by the architect Alfonso Jiménez Martín.
The established objective is the restoration of the Theater, allowing to arrange, the conservation of the remains, the public visit to the building, and the celebration of shows in it. In this sense, a critical path of the necessary actions was established to fulfill the most urgent objective: to get the Theater ready for the celebration of the International Dance Festival in July 2011. Several specific technical projects were defined:
- Access from the south-west angle.
- Infrastructure and protection of the entire scope of the Theater.
- Adaptation of the stands for a place of concurrence in shows.
- Adaptation of the scene and restoration of the stage front that included the anastilosis of the columnatio.
- Creation of a visitor reception center.
- Taking advantage of the spaces offered by the existing pergola.
Roman theater of Itálica / Teatro de Itálica
Anastylosis, RESTORATION, RENOVATION
SEVILLA , SPAIN
• Year:2012
• Ministry of Culture & Seville Provincial Council for the 2011 International Dance Festival
• excavations: Álvaro Jiménez Sancho
•
• The Teatro de Itálica is located in the Roman city of Itálica (its origin dates back to 206 BC), located in Bajo Guadalquivir, halfway between Seville (Hispalis) and Alcalá del Río (Ilipa) and very close to the routes that connected with the mining area of the Sierra Norte de Sevilla and Huelva, played an important strategic role both politically-militarily and economically during the High Roman Empire, proof of this is that it came to occupy an area of approximately 52 hectares.
• Its location is independent from the central core of the archaeological site. Located in the municipality of Santiponce , its recent restoration and design of specific infrastructures for the space, allow the development of very wide cultural activities and has a capacity of up to 758 spectators.
The Itálica theater is outside the walls, and supports its stands on the eastern slope of Cerro de San Antonio, an elevation on which the buildings at this end of the city were arranged. Its construction begins in the time of Caesar or Augustus, at the beginning of our era, and lasts until more than a century later. In the theater of Itálica the improvements and reforms take place, even erecting, in the time of Hadrian (117-138), a chapel for the worship of Isis - "Iseum" - on the northern portico. The building is in use until the 4th century AD and thereafter a gradual process of abandonment begins. Destroyed during the barbarian invasions, the Theater during the Middle Ages was used as a cemetery and later for livestock and industrial purposes. Starting in the 17th century, with the transfer of the town of Santiponce to the hills where the old Itálica used to be, the Theater is hidden under the farmhouse, until it was recently brought to light. Francisco Collantes de Terán y Delorme, in 1937, documents the existence of remains of the Theater under a series of buildings. In 1970 a first excavation was carried out, but it was not until 1979 when a systematic recovery work began.
Both the Ministry of Culture of the Junta de Andalucía and the Provincial Deputation of Seville, have been favorable to the convenience of the Festival of Italica return to the Roman city. A collaboration agreement started and allow the 2011 edition and the following ones to be held at the Teatro Romano de Itálica. This was enable the enhancement of the monument, an essential aspect for the conservation of its architectural and archaeological remains
“A PROPOSAL FOR THE FUTURE”
From the direction of the Archaeological Ensemble of Itálica, a series of works were promoted to increase prior knowledge and diagnosis of the current situation. As a result, the bases for the enhancement of the monument could be established, work that was reflected in the PROSCÆNIVM document written by the architect Alfonso Jiménez Martín.
The established objective is the restoration of the Theater, allowing to arrange, the conservation of the remains, the public visit to the building, and the celebration of shows in it. In this sense, a critical path of the necessary actions was established to fulfill the most urgent objective: to get the Theater ready for the celebration of the International Dance Festival in July 2011. Several specific technical projects were defined:
- Access from the south-west angle.
- Infrastructure and protection of the entire scope of the Theater.
- Adaptation of the stands for a place of concurrence in shows.
- Adaptation of the scene and restoration of the stage front that included the anastilosis of the columnatio.
- Creation of a visitor reception center.
- Taking advantage of the spaces offered by the existing pergola.
They were for later: the monumental lighting and for the night visit; the intervention in the upper viewpoint and its access from the stands; and the treatment of the portico, since archaeological investigations are allowing for more complex interpretations than previously available.
The current works Given the time constraints for the execution of the works, at this moment they will be carried out: the intervention in the stands, a first phase of execution of infrastructure and restoration of the stage and orchestra, as well as the adaptation of accesses and interior tours.
The archaeological ruins of the Itálica theater that we can see today, and what we can know about them, are the result of a long process of excavations and interventions, which are already part of its history. It is, therefore, our starting point.
Returning the initial use to the Teatro de Itálica means recovering an activity that has been preserved over time, and which today is still alive and functionally linked to the architecture with which it was born and evolved.
The “stage box”, now ephemeral and removable, will have the triple function of sheltering the tight reconstruction of the stage front, serving as a screen that isolates the scope of performances from outside noise and equipping it with the necessary infrastructures to develop a certain type of show.
Furthermore, this intervention now is understood as the mere start of a process, time-consuming, but correctly planned, which will conclude with the stated objectives of recovering the monument, including anastilosis or reconstruction of the front of the stage, allowing musealization. of a large number of original pieces preserved
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The current works Given the time constraints for the execution of the works, at this moment they will be carried out: the intervention in the stands, a first phase of execution of infrastructure and restoration of the stage and orchestra, as well as the adaptation of accesses and interior tours.
The archaeological ruins of the Itálica theater that we can see today, and what we can know about them, are the result of a long process of excavations and interventions, which are already part of its history. It is, therefore, our starting point.
Returning the initial use to the Teatro de Itálica means recovering an activity that has been preserved over time, and which today is still alive and functionally linked to the architecture with which it was born and evolved.
The “stage box”, now ephemeral and removable, will have the triple function of sheltering the tight reconstruction of the stage front, serving as a screen that isolates the scope of performances from outside noise and equipping it with the necessary infrastructures to develop a certain type of show.
Furthermore, this intervention now is understood as the mere start of a process, time-consuming, but correctly planned, which will conclude with the stated objectives of recovering the monument, including anastilosis or reconstruction of the front of the stage, allowing musealization. of a large number of original pieces preserved
#Spain , #theater , #museum , #excavation , #archeology, #Anastylosis , #adaptation
@revitalization