El Sur del Sur The Southernmost South Cultural Identity DANCE Argentine Theatrical Dance History
The completion of the second and final building (at least until the present day) of the Colón Theater took twenty years. In its façade there is evidence of the French style, the emulation of the Paris Opera. Its inauguration, on May, 25, 1887, was attended by President Figueroa Alcorta. Since then, Colón Theater is the most important theater as regards dance, becoming a milestone of national culture.	In 1913 y 1917, there appeared Diaghilev's Ballet Russes* with Nijinsky, Karsavina, Bolm, Lopokva, Tchernicheva, Cecchetti, etc. Argentina knew then the aesthetics of modern ballet with Michel Fokin, Nijisky's The Faun and Massine's first ballets, which became a remarkable experience for the cultural elite. Anna Pavlova's troupe (1917, 18, 19 y 28)* and Isadora Duncan (1916)* also worked in Buenos Aires. Towards 1922, the training activities of the schools of the Colón Theater started (although in 1918 a little group of Argentine dancers trained by master Vitulli had performed in the Theater). The teachings of Pierre Michailowsky, Olenewa, Jakovleff, Galantha and other artists shaped the national artists who, in 1925, would perform in the first show of the Ballet Company of Colón Theater: The Golden Cock, by Rimsky-Korsakov directed by Adolf Bolm.   The Swan Lake.   During its first ten or fifteen years, the Ballet Company (the oldest academic group in South America) was identified with Diaghilev's artists: Nijinska Romanov, Smirnova, Dubrovska, Wiltzac, Schollar, Fokin, Spessiva and Lifar (1934)*. The first Argentine prima ballerinas were: Dora del Grande, Leticia de la Vega and Blanca Zirmaya; then there would be María Ruanova (with a brilliant international record) and Lide Martinoli (trained in the Scala of Milano). (*) Subjects which can be consulted. For more information on these items, address danza@surdelsur.com Continue... Angel Fumagalli
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