Tito Barbón
Tito Barbón (born June 21, 1931 in Buenos Aires , Argentina , † October 26, 2014 ) was an Argentine- Uruguayan dancer .
Naturalized in Uruguay in 1964, Barbón began his dance career in the ballet of the Teatro Argentino in La Plata . In 1957 he settled in Montevideo after the SODRE , of which he was a member for a long time, had hired him as principal dancer . There he was responsible for numerous choreographies, which were also performed internationally, for example in the USA and Brazil. Examples include Medea , El enviado , Opus II and La Peri .
Barbón, who had been married to Margaret Graham (1931-2004) since the 1950s, worked as a ballet teacher at the Escuela Municipal de Arte Dramático (EMAD) for 33 years . Since it was founded in 1975, he has also taught at the Escuela Nacional de Danza . He participated as a jury member at international dance festivals and competitions. He also worked as a ballet critic for the daily El Día and the magazine Sinfónica .
Barbón died on October 26, 2014.
literature
- Nuevo Diccionario de la Cultura Uruguaya by Miguel Ángel Campodónico , Librería Linardi y Risso, 2003, p. 38
Individual evidence
- ^ Siglo XX - Margaret Graham (Spanish), accessed April 30, 2012
- ↑ CON EL BAILARÍN Y COREÓGRAFO TITO BARBÓN ( Memento of the original of April 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish) from www.revistadossier.com.uy of April 30, 2009, accessed April 30, 2012
- ↑ Falleció el notable bailarín y coreografo Tito Barbón (Spanish) in El País on 28 October 2014. Retrieved on November 23, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barbón, Tito |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine-Uruguayan dancer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 26, 2014 |