Antonio Banderas seeks to "expand" the Soho scene with a second theater in Málaga

Antonio Banderas is in a phase of "evolution." He made this statement on Friday during the presentation of the new Soho International Dance Festival Tip Toe, his ambitious dance event that completes the programming of his Teatro del Soho Caixabank, which until now was his "pending subject." However, the actor and director was not only referring to this new performing arts initiative, but also to the fact that his theatrical project has outgrown its current location on Córdoba street, and he is looking to "expand" the facilities with a second theater. An expansion for which, as confirmed by SUR, he has already scoped out land in Malaga. Moreover, Banderas confirmed that he is not only looking locally but also in Madrid, where he would like to have another venue for the Soho. He also assured that the Sohrlin school and space will be "ephemeral" and will only last "four more years" due to urban planning reasons.

"Right now, theater and everything related to it is my life," the actor stated, declaring his priorities since he opened Teatro del Soho Caixabank in 2019. A stage that, seven years later, he wants to expand: "I want to expand it, another space in Malaga. And at the same time, a little bit of Soho for Madrid. Therefore, right now I am in evolution and want to continue growing within this project."

Antonio Banderas has said that the second Teatro del Soho will be a 'black box' model and that he can spend "some millions, but not many"

Although it is still an idea in its early stages, the actor detailed that this second Teatro del Soho is an initiative he is pursuing alone and would be larger and with a different concept than that of Córdoba street. "The Soho Theater is very good, but it is a proscenium theater and for staging some of the shows we do it is very good," Antonio Banderas specified, adding that the new space will have a "black box" concept, "a black box that allows me to have the stage in different places and be very flexible when setting up," said the actor, director, and producer about this future auditorium that will have movable or adaptable seats so that the stage can be positioned in the center, at the back, or the sides.

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Lands of "magnitude"

This expansion project of the Teatro del Soho Caixabank currently occupies the plans of the promoter and theatrical entrepreneur who has not detailed the location. However, Banderas is open in this chapter and, as confirmed by SUR, among the possibilities he has shown interest in a plot west of La Térmica, at the corner where UAX and Inacua have already set up. The only thing he has advanced in this regard is that his second theater in the city will not be as large as Sohrlin since "there are no lands of that magnitude" available and moreover "building that are many millions. I can spend some, but not many."

This April, he returns to Hollywood to finish the 'biopic' about chef Anthony Bourdain, while he has "agreed" on the new feature film by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat

Banderas has referred to his new project as his "third space" in Malaga, since the second is precisely the school and the stage of Sohrlin Andalucia. Regarding the latter, he surprised by acknowledging that this initiative, launched in the area of La Térmica in 2024, will have to close in the coming years. "Sohrlin is an ephemeral space and we knew that from the beginning, because there is a partial urban plan there, and well, we are going to use it for the 2, 3, or 4 more years we have left," the actor announced about this cultural and training center he started with businessman Domingo Sánchez, CEO and founder of the production company Merlin.

The actor from Malaga has also talked about cinema and, although he made it clear that "my life now revolves around the theater," he also acknowledged that he "is receiving many film offers." For the moment, next April 20th he returns to Hollywood to shoot a couple more scenes from 'Tony', the 'biopic' based on the story of chef and television presenter Anthony Bourdain that he filmed last year, while he has also confirmed that he has "agreed" on the new feature film by the Argentinians Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat with whom he previously worked on 'Official Competition'.