The Teatro Colón will offer online classes by prestigious teachers from Monday, June 14 to Saturday, July 10 through the Zoom platform.
They are aimed at singers, dancers and the general public, and address different themes around the history and analysis of opera, the practice of singing, dance, stage design, costumes, theatrical hairdressing and the acquisition of different knowledge that supports the theatrical trades.
Among the various innovative proposals open to the general public, the classes of the Pintadas Boquitas course propose a transversal reading of the history of opera, narrating a chronology of dissidences to the norms of gender and sexual choice throughout its more than 400 years of existence.
Those who carry out these meetings will be specialized professionals, teachers and artists. Among them, the stage director Pablo Maritano, the mezzo-soprano Alejandra Malvino, the classical dance teacher Paula Argüelles, the costume designer Luciana Gutman, the theatrical hairdresser professor Roberto Mohr, the journalist and music critic Diego Fischerman and the graduate in Philosophy Eugenio Monjeau.
The Minister of Culture of the City, Enrique Avogadro, stated: “On this occasion, the Colón Theater opens its doors to us so that we can enjoy online classes aimed at different artistic disciplines. The Colón is a true cultural beacon for the City and we hope that more and more people are linking with him. “
In turn, the Director General of the Teatro Colón, María Victoria Alcaraz, said: “We decided to honor one of the great traditions that have historically characterized the Teatro Colón; that of the transmission, accumulated from generation to generation, of the different knowledge and secrets of our great masters “.
Online classes for dancers
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Introduction to Classical Dance: This course aims to expand your knowledge, analyze and use the different movements, and acquire technical excellence.
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The Ballet in four steps: with prior knowledge, this course, led by the teacher Paula Argüelles, will address the style and universe of four of the most significant ballets of the classical repertoire: Giselle, Don Quijote, La Bayadera and Las Sílfides. From the historical context to the most significant steps. Intended for intermediate / advanced classical dance students.
Online classes for singers (with previous knowledge)
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Vocal Technique and Interpretation: by the teacher Elisabeth Canis, this course will address the vocal technique and interpretation of the repertoire, emphasizing the understanding of sung texts and their technical application. Each active student will propose a specific repertoire, which must be informed when they register. Intended for all strings.
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Discovering our voice: by the teacher Alejandra Malvino. Approach to vocal technique from an integrating perspective, aimed at beginners and singers in training in academic music. Respiratory function and vocal positioning will be actively worked on, taking into account all the other factors that influence and determine vocal identity.
Online classes of theatrical trades (open to the public)
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Theatrical Hairdresser: by Professor Roberto Mohr. This intensive course is intended for both characterization students and anyone interested in the subject and theatrical trades. Its objective is to provide different tools and strategies in the work of making theatrical wigs and hairpieces.
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Opera Costume Design: by Luciana Gutman. This intensive course aims to make an approach to the wardrobe, reflect on the wardrobe as a scenic sign, explore the necessary tools for design: historical and geographical research, plastic resources and the costume, conventional and unconventional production materials, dynamics of work and the interrelation with the spectator. Aimed at students of costumes, characterization, clothing, scenery and art.
The classes are aimed at singers, dancers and the general public
Online classes for all the public
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All about Opera:by Claudio Mamud. In this course the different parts that make up an Opera (overtures, recitatives, arias, leitmotives) and how they have changed over time are studied. Examples of the most diverse composers of all ages are heard, from the birth of opera to the present day.
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The operatic trilogy of Mozart and Da Ponte: by Eugenio Monjeau. This course will address the three creations of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart together with the librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte: Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte. It will be a detailed study of each of the operas, from its historical, plot and musical context.
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Opera vs. Classical music: By Diego Fischerman. The idea of classical music in the 19th century. This course will address the European music of the 19th century, developing the following themes: The 19th century and music in cities. Entertainment vs. art. Opera vs. Philharmonic societies. The notions of elevation and depth. Form and significance. The anti-operatists: Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, Mahler. The opera against the opera: Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner.
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Painted mouths: By Pablo Maritano. A brief history of uranists, invertixs and transviadxs through the opera. If the theater is a lie that tells a truth, opera, as a theatrical fact, allowed over the centuries to make the singing voice the music of identities that openly questioned all certainties about human social behavior. It is not for less: although it was born in the courts, the carnival was its breeding ground and export. The course proposes a cross-sectional reading of the history of opera or, rather, uses it to narrate a chronology of dissidents to the norms of gender and sexual choice throughout its more than 400 years of existence. It is the story of so many human beings who, far from being a mere object of fantasy, found in opera a home and refuge for active dissent, to narrate their experiences in the first person, under the protection of the insolent fiction of this genre, perhaps much more than in any other cult genre. Beyond being a natural place of expression, it is a parallel universe in a dynamic and changing art par excellence.
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