Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
1921, is the home of the
Comedie Nationale
, the
National Theater Ensemble. Here, the audi-
ence can watch plays about the
gaucho
, plays
by European masters like Pirandello and
Molière, zarzuelas (Spanish light opera), and
slice-of-life dramas depicting everyday life in
Argentina.
Argentinians love the Spanish playwright
Federico Garcia Lorca, whose
Bodas de
Sangre
(Blood Wedding)
is usually playing in
one of the theaters around town. Adaptations of
novels by Kafka and Dostoevsky also reach the
stage in this city. Shakespeare and Sophocles
are given equal time, while experimental the-
ater from Eastern Europe, Africa and the Third
World has been getting a great deal of exposure
in recent years.
Corrientes is Buenos Aires' “Broadway.” The-
aters stand alongside
parrillas
and cinemas.
The entertainment here might range from a
version of
Porgy and Bess
starring a major
media star to a visit by the Russian Kirov Ballet
Troupe.
Cinema has always been a favorite medium
among Argentineans.
Did You Know?
Of the 200 or so first-run films shown
annually, about 30 are produced in Ar-
gentina.
