On Saturday, December 3 is the farewell function of the Buenos Aires Ballet in the emblematic Avenue Theater. the suite “Don Quixote” is the work chosen to end the 2022 season of the Dance Company founded by Federico Fernández. The classical piece chosen is the free version of Chapter XX of the Second Book of the work The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedraof the composer Ludwig Minkus and which was released, at the time, on December 26, 1869.
“Our mission is to continue betting on dance from all its spheres, public, private and independent. Reaching all audiences with a diverse proposal of ballet and dance, always hand in hand with leading figures from the Teatro Colón, Argentino de La Plata and Artists independent”, is the proposal Federico Fernandezformer principal dancer of the Colon Theater.
The BAB has a track record as an independent ballet company with renowned recognition in different regions of the world. During 2016, tours were carried out inside the country, a series of shows in Konex Cultural Cityof Buenos Aires, and we closed the year with very good repercussions in the XXV International Ballet Festival of Havanabeing “The Company that won the standing ovations”.
“Our shows consist of galas with the best Pass des deux of the international repertoire performed by the most prestigious dancers from the first Argentine and Latin American coliseums, leading figures of the Teatro Colón and the Teatro Argentino de La Plata, gathered with the aim of providing a first class show for all kinds of audiences. We have works created especially for the BAB, adding neoclassical and contemporary language”, explains the referent of the Buenos Aires Ballet.
In the midst of the COVID-19 post-pandemic era, the Buenos Aires Ballet became the first Latin American company to return to the stage, performing a function with choreographies specially produced with social distancing protocol. A reason that highlighted the group, beyond having a tour of three consecutive seasons at the ND Ateneo from 2017 to 2019.
In this way, next Saturday ends a tour that led to being part of the Buenos Aires billboard, since 2021, carrying out functions at the Astral Theater, allowing different national figures to show their scenic art together with the first Dancers of the Teatro Colón , in an independent proposal in the world of dance. A discipline that Argentina had its proper names as Julio Bocca, Maximiliano Guerra and Eleonora Cassano.
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