Mallorca theatre row: Inca director contest challenged
A row over who will run the Teatre Principal d'Inca is gripping Mallorca’s cultural institutions. On 15 September, Culture Minister Jaume Bauzà defended a public contest to appoint the theatre’s director. PSIB deputy Ares Fernández said the Balearic Government and the Council of Mallorca were pushing the plan against Inca Town Hall’s wishes.
Minister points to law and expired contract
Bauzà said technical reports from the Council of Mallorca and the Foundations Act support the proposed appointment process. He said opening a public contest was not an attack on anyone, but a way to open culture to talent and end what he called an irresponsible situation.
The minister said the theatre needs administrative management by a director and that the current holder’s contract expired two years ago. He added that similar processes had begun for the Teatre Principal de Palma and the Teatre Principal de Maó.
Bauzà also pointed to the Balearic Government’s financial and institutional backing for the Inca cultural centre. He cited its cultural programme, grants for non-professional orchestras and school performances by the Balearic Symphony Orchestra.
Opposition says town hall has been shut out
Fernández said the proposed rules run counter to Inca Town Hall’s position and referred to legal reports he described as unfavourable. He accused the Balearic Government of showing “enormous institutional disloyalty”.
The PSIB deputy said the town hall’s own proposal met the requirements for a public call, open competition and professional assessment, in line with free appointment rules and the Balearic Culture Plan. He said it had been blocked because it required C1-level Catalan.
Fernández criticised the fact that the same requirement does not apply to freely appointed director posts at IB3. He also objected to rules being imposed without negotiations with the town hall, which he said provides 60 percent of the cultural centre’s resources.
Topics: Culture · Tourism · Politics · Inca · Palma
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com