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Profile of Julio Bocca
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Julio Bocca |
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6th March 1967 |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Julio Bocca (b. March 6, 1967) is one of the most important ballet dancers of the end of the 20th century, and probably the most important Argentine dancer of all time.
Born in Munro in Buenos Aires, he started ballet lessons at age four, and with 7 years he entered the National School of Dance, to enter the Colón Theater's Advanced Arts Institute a year later.
With an natural talent already as a child, he joined the Chamber Ballet Company at the Colon Theatre in 1981, and a year later he already performed as soloist at the Colon directed by Fleming Flindt. In 1985 and with 18 years he won the Gold Medal at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow and later he joined, invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov, the American Ballet Theatre.
In 1990 he fulfills his dream of creating his own ballet; the Ballet Argentino, of which he is, as of 2005 the artistic director, and which performs regularly in important theatres around the globe. He then performed in numerous theatres and ballets. Bocca often dances with Argentine dancer Eleonora Cassano. In 2000 participated of the international Millennium Day event, dancing in Ushuaia with Casano and the Ballet Argentino, broadcasting to the whole world.
Julio Bocca also mixed ballet dancing with Tango, that was very well received by the public. In 1998 he participated of the film Tango, no me dejes nunca (English title:Tango), and in 2001 Bocca Tango was presented in Buenos Aires and later on went to other countries.
He announced he'll retire at the end of 2007.
Awards
Among the awards he received we find:
- 1985 - Golden Medal 1985 (International Contest) in Moscow.
- 1986 - Primus Inter Pares in Buenos Aires
- 1987 - Dancer of the year 1987 (New York Times), in New York
- 1990 - Acquidanza in Acqui-Terme, Italy
- 1990 - Gino Tanni Award, in Rome
- 1990 - Best International Classic Dancer (Iberoamerican Dancing Association) in Barcelona
- 1991 - Leonid Massine in Positano, Italy
- 1992 - Benois (International Coreografers Assosiation) at the Bolshoi Theatre
- 1999 - Platinum Konex for Male Ballet Dancer (Konex Foundation) in Buenos Aires
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