El problema de las transformaciones de cines y teatros en España. La metamorfosis de un edificio emblemático: de Teatro Kursaal a Cine Nacional

Abstract

The construction of large and monumental buildings planned for cinemas and theatres was one of the most evocative architectural contributions in the first half of XXth century. The theatre-cinema Kursaal in Melilla is an example of how these buildings have assumed the key role of modernity and were reflection of the latest and daringaesthetic tends of that time. The Kursaal was built as a project of the architect Enrique Nieto from 1929 and in its shapes we find the latest swan song of of the most geometric and bare of ornament Modernism, prelude to art deco architecture. Its evolution during the XXth century, also illustrates about the variable luck and conservation of these buildings in such changing times and its present and future is a challenge on the need to preserve cities´ cultural heritage.