No question, the City of Buenos Aires breathes theater and has nothing to envy to other large cultural capitals of the world such as New York, Paris or London. With more than 200 theaters and 230 rooms, including commercial, independent and official circuit, the theater moved to the City does not rest with an unimaginable array of shows featuring the most diverse genres. Works of local production are released periodically, foreign shows are recreated and successes generated great recognition. With curtains always upstairs in the theater district lyrical works of Argentine musicians and virtuosos from around the world they are also interpreted. Functions can be enjoyed in the official circuit, commercial and independent.
The official circuit is composed of spaces impeccable track record and great influence on regional culture, under the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. Classics of universal theater, music and ballet affordable in large spaces such as the Teatro General San Martin, Colon Theatre and the Cervantes National Theatre are represented. Each of these complexes has been declared a National Historic Landmark, and they are characterized by exponential architecture and unique styles. Classics and also innovative versions of the universal theater and lyric are represented.
The proposals of the business environment multiply steadily, with most of the theaters concentrated in the vicinity of the Corrientes Avenue. Among the most important are the Lola Membrives, National, Astral, Complex Theater Square, Metropolitan Opera, among others. Musicals are performed, stand up, clown, drama, tango shows, magazine and children. Finally, the independent circuit is characterized by works of art created with very low budgets for emerging and established artists, with very affordable cost of entry or at will. Usually they generate a constant rotation of the public, and are mostly distributed in small rooms the neighborhoods of San Telmo, Palermo and the delAbasto nearby. They usually represent works of art, made by young artists in spaces rejuvenated for theater halls, generally small, but with an important audience rotation, particularly young. The rooms are the most recognized Beckett Theatre, The shrine of the Muses, Space Alley, Social Supply Club, Alley of desires, the coal, Celcit, Piccolino, Chacarerean Theatre, Cultural Center of Cooperation, among others.
Corrientes Avenue
Born in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero and ends in the Chacarita. Throughout its 70 stables, through the neighborhoods of Balvanera (in their areas of Once and Abasto, as they are known, and where the Abasto), Almagro and Villa Crespo, all closely linked with the history of Tango and culture.
Being one of the main cultural areas of the city, Avenida (or even is called Corrientes Street) owes its name to the first city of the country that supported the independence Argentina.
Nightlife is known as “the street that never sleeps” and this is what mainly because around the Obelisk, between Emerald Street and Avenida Callao, has the highest concentration of bookstores, theaters, pizzerias and bars of Buenos Aires , some considered “Notable”.
He witnessed the golden age of Tango, because at some restaurants, theaters and cabarets came together and played great musicians of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, to the point that the legendary singer Carlos Gardel lived very close to it .
Its expansion was completed in 1936 and in order to value the area and its circulation from 2006 began to renew the street furniture and further widen the sidewalks.
Curiosities
On Avenida Corrientes is held annually (in December) “Night of the Libraries” event in which all booksellers serve until dawn, offering promotional pricing and organize various lectures, panel discussions and book presentations by writers and cultural figures.
Meet the history of St. Nicholas neighborhood and find out all the activities of the commune in the Cultural Agenda.
THEATER SARMIENTO
AV SARMIENTO 2715
Sarmiento Theatre is located in a hub of Buenos Aires attractions in Palermo, more precisely in the grounds of the Zoo of Buenos Aires. Successive remodelings and maintain permanent artistic impulse force this room for both residents of the city to its visitors.
Theater, festivals and lectures
Its comfortable stalls with stairs has just 250 locations, which gives more warmth to the atmosphere. Your scenario includes official circuit programming of the Theatre Complex of Buenos Aires (under the Ministry of Culture of the City) with proposals for children and adults. It also hosts regular music festivals and dances.
It is also one of the rooms chosen by the Zoo and the Botanical Garden for educational lectures, films and other activities.
The location of the theater is perfect as it is surrounded by attractive and can be an ideal stop on the tour of this area of the city where the Bosques de Palermo, La Rural, the Botanical Garden, the Zoo and the Planetarium stand out from other captive .
Reforms
There are some stretches of the unknown history, it is not known exactly when opened-only data known to the twentieth century and for what purpose, although a plate found inside this enigma can guide and bearing the inscription “Children’s Theatre, January 21, 1938 “. It is assumed then that it was aimed at children under the traditional walk for children.
However, for a long time it worked as a store of feed and food of farm animals.
The fate of this room changed in 1955 when the City of Buenos Aires returned after reforming its essence and condition to return the theatrical and musical shows for children. Over the years, the billboard was extended to adult audiences and sunsets also included dance and music.
In 2000 it was reopened as part of the Theatre Complex of Buenos Aires, after a remodeling that gave new momentum as an official space dedicated to experimentation and theatrical research.
TEATRO SAN MARTIN
Corrientes Av. 1530
Located in the heart of the city, Corrientes Avenue a few blocks from the Obelisk, the Teatro San Martin is visited each year by a million people. Part of the Theatre Complex of Buenos Aires, under the City Government commissioned in recent years to carry out a thorough renovation and modernization of its facilities.
Since opening in 1960, San Martin (TSM) Theatre became an area of vital importance in the cultural life of Buenos Aires, and a reference institution also in the world. Its facilities, which occupy a floor area of 30,000 sqm, house three theaters (among the most prestigious in Buenos Aires), a cinema where cycles are performed (usually outside the commercial circuit of movies), some conference and exhibition photogallery, divided into three sections, thirteen floors and four basements.
The San Martin Theatre is also the headquarters of the company stable Contemporary Ballet and the Group of Puppeteers, internationally recognized. In addition, theater workshops and Contemporary Dance Workshop-School of Puppeteers work.
• Martin Coronado Room Facilities: is the largest room (seats 1049 spectators) and is named after one of the pioneers of Argentina dramaturgy.
• Casacuberta Room: this room was named as such in honor of an outstanding interpreter of the nineteenth century dramatic. It can accommodate 566 spectators.
• Sala Cunill Cabanellas: the smallest and youngest of the rooms dedicated to theatrical activity. Aimed at experimental proposals, it has a capacity for 200 people.
• Sala Leopoldo Lugones Art Film: the prominent places where followers of the so-called seventh art is an absolute must. It has been visited by prestigious international filmmakers and cinema figures.
• Photogallery Bank City: located in the lobby of the theater communication between Avenida Corrientes and Sarmiento, became a living permanent exhibition of photographs of the most significant authors of Argentina and the world.
• Documentation Centre of Theatre and Dance: theater has a vast archive, library and specialist periodicals, a video library and an innovative digital space.
• Central Hall Carlos Morel is the informal stage where artists and audiences intersect. With capacity for up to 4,000 spectators, music recitals are offered, shows for adults and children-from dance, títeres- are presented and talks, debates and special screenings tables with free admission are made. Near the theater San Martin Cultural Center, where is carried out an intense cultural activity, with numerous rooms dedicated to the performing arts, conferences, art shows, exhibitions, conferences, courses, film and theater works.
The theaters of Buenos Aires
The city has more than 200 theaters and 230 rooms, including commercial, independent and official circuit, the theater moved does not rest with an unimaginable array of shows featuring the most diverse genres.
