Yesterday, Monday January 19, at its headquarters on Àvila Street, Focus marked its 40th anniversary with a public event that reviewed the group’s trajectory and officially presented Genesis, the company’s transformation project for the coming years.
The ceremony was attended by institutional representatives, including the President of the Government of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, and the Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, as well as numerous figures from the cultural sector. The event was hosted by Daniel Martínez de Obregón, President of Grup Focus; Isabel Vidal, Managing Director; and Cesar Martínez, Director of Arts and Content.
As part of the anniversary, Focus reaffirmed the founding values of the project, established in 1986 as a cultural company rooted in artistic vocation and guided by continuity, independence and social responsibility. The group also outlined its journey through key activity and business figures, comprising 18 companies and hundreds of productions and services linked to the performing arts and audiovisual fields.
The main highlight was the launch of Genesis, a comprehensive renovation plan for the headquarters involving an investment of €11 million and an estimated 20-month construction period. The project will double the building’s surface area to 6,000 m², transforming it into a new cultural facility. It will include a 500-seat theatre equipped with state-of-the-art stage technology, as well as a higher school of performing arts and stage crafts with capacity for more than 600 students, structured around artistic, technical and management areas. Focus also presented the architectural firm collaborating on the project and unveiled a scale model of the future building, with a view to its opening in 2028.
