Concha Acústica de Ponce
Concha Acústica de Ponce, seen from the seating area | |
| Former names | Teatro del Parque de la Abolicion |
|---|---|
| Address | Marina and Salud Streets |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°00′22.7874″N 66°36′45.7914″W / 18.006329833°N 66.612719833°W |
| Owner | Municipality of Ponce |
| Type | Amphitheatre |
| Genre(s) | musical, performing arts, cultural |
| Seating type | Concrete benches; lawn area |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1956 |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Website | |
| www.visitponce.com | |
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Concha Acústica de Ponce (English: Ponce Acoustic Shell) is an open-air music and performing arts amphitheater venue in Barrio Cuarto, Ponce, Puerto Rico, owned and managed by the Ponce Municipal Government. It is located on the grounds of Parque de la Abolición. The open-air auditorium-amphitheater is used primarily for cultural events. It is open from Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:30PM. Concha Acústica, as it is known today (2017), is the result of a 1956 redesign that also included the adjacent Monumento a la abolición de la esclavitud. The original design was augmented by this 1956 redesign/renovation by Francisco Porrata-Doría (1890–1971).