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Born in the [[Munro, Buenos Aires|Munro]] neighborhood of the [[Greater Buenos Aires]], he started ballet lessons at the age of four,<ref name="BMIP">{{cite web|url=http://balletmasterclass.com/faculty/julio-bocca/|title=Julio Bocca|last=|first=|authorlink=|date=|work=|publisher=Ballet Masterclasses in Prague|format=|doi=|accessdate=1 January 2012|coauthors=}}</ref> and at the age of seven entered the National School of Dance, progressing to the [[Teatro Colón]]'s Advanced Arts Institute a year later. His mother was a dance teacher who encouraged his studies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090496/bio|title=Julio Bocca|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>.
Born in the [[Munro, Buenos Aires|Munro]] neighborhood of the [[Greater Buenos Aires]], he started ballet lessons at the age of four,<ref name="BMIP">{{cite web|url=http://balletmasterclass.com/faculty/julio-bocca/|title=Julio Bocca|last=|first=|authorlink=|date=|work=|publisher=Ballet Masterclasses in Prague|format=|doi=|accessdate=1 January 2012|coauthors=}}</ref> and at the age of seven entered the National School of Dance, progressing to the [[Teatro Colón]]'s Advanced Arts Institute a year later. His mother was a dance teacher who encouraged his studies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090496/bio|title=Julio Bocca|website=IMDb|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>.


Bocca joined the Chamber Ballet Company at the [[Teatro Colón|Colón Theatre]] in 1981. A year later, he began performing as a [[Soloist (ballet)|soloist]] in a production directed by Danish choreographer [[Flemming Flindt]]. In 1985, aged 18, he won the gold medal at the [[International Ballet Competition]] in [[Moscow]] and was invited to join the [[American Ballet Theatre]] by [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], the youngest principal dancer ever hired<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-22/entertainment/ca-53373_1_ballet-argentino|title=Getting With His Program : Dancer Julio Bocca Wants Ballet Argentino to Cover New Ground|last=DUBIN|first=ZAN|date=1994-10-22|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/21/arts/dance/21bocc.html|title=As Julio Bocca Moves On, His Passion for Form and Expression Is Undimmed|last=Kisselgoff|first=Anna|date=2006-06-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>.Though Bocca was a [[principal dancer]], he was allowed to perform frequently as a guest artists with other companies. In 1987, he was named Dancer of the Year by the New York Times<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://balletmasterclass.com/faculty-2018/julio-bocca/|title=Julio Bocca {{!}}|last=Team|first=Apollo13|website=balletmasterclass.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>.
Bocca joined the Chamber Ballet Company at the [[Teatro Colón|Colón Theatre]] in 1981. A year later, he began performing as a [[Soloist (ballet)|soloist]] in a production directed by Danish choreographer [[Flemming Flindt]]. In 1985, aged 18, he won the gold medal at the [[Moscow International Ballet Competition|International Ballet Competition]] in [[Moscow]] and was invited to join the [[American Ballet Theatre]] by [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], the youngest principal dancer ever hired<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-22/entertainment/ca-53373_1_ballet-argentino|title=Getting With His Program : Dancer Julio Bocca Wants Ballet Argentino to Cover New Ground|last=DUBIN|first=ZAN|date=1994-10-22|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/21/arts/dance/21bocc.html|title=As Julio Bocca Moves On, His Passion for Form and Expression Is Undimmed|last=Kisselgoff|first=Anna|date=2006-06-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-12-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>.Though Bocca was a [[principal dancer]], he was allowed to perform frequently as a guest artists with other companies. In 1987, he was named Dancer of the Year by the New York Times<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://balletmasterclass.com/faculty-2018/julio-bocca/|title=Julio Bocca {{!}}|last=Team|first=Apollo13|website=balletmasterclass.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-24}}</ref>.


As a guest artist, Bocca has performed with companies such as [[La Scala]] in Milan, the [[Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris|Paris Opera]], the [[Mariinsky Ballet|Kirov]] of Saint Petersburg, the [[Royal Danish Ballet]], the [[Cuban National Ballet]] and the National Ballet of Madrid, and the [[Bolshoi Ballet|Bolshoi Ballet.]] A performance with the [[Royal Ballet]] in London prompted a reviewer with ''Dance Magazine'' to rave about "his irresistible combination of passion and gallantry."
As a guest artist, Bocca has performed with companies such as [[La Scala]] in Milan, the [[Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris|Paris Opera]], the [[Mariinsky Ballet|Kirov]] of Saint Petersburg, the [[Royal Danish Ballet]], the [[Cuban National Ballet]] and the National Ballet of Madrid, and the [[Bolshoi Ballet|Bolshoi Ballet.]] A performance with the [[Royal Ballet]] in London prompted a reviewer with ''Dance Magazine'' to rave about "his irresistible combination of passion and gallantry."

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Julio Bocca
Born (1967-03-06) March 6, 1967 (age 57)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
OccupationArtistic director
Years active1982-2007
Career
Former groupsFundación Teresa Carrreño
Teatro Municipal of Río de Janeiro
American Ballet Theatre
Ballet Argentino

Julio Adrián Lojo Bocca (born March 6, 1967), known professionally as Julio Bocca, is an Argentine ballet dancer. Bocca spent twenty years as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and is currently the artistic director of Ballet Nacional Sodre, the national ballet of Uruguay.

Bocca has been called one of the most popular Argentine dancers of all time.[1]

Early Life and Career

Born in the Munro neighborhood of the Greater Buenos Aires, he started ballet lessons at the age of four,[2] and at the age of seven entered the National School of Dance, progressing to the Teatro Colón's Advanced Arts Institute a year later. His mother was a dance teacher who encouraged his studies[3].

Bocca joined the Chamber Ballet Company at the Colón Theatre in 1981. A year later, he began performing as a soloist in a production directed by Danish choreographer Flemming Flindt. In 1985, aged 18, he won the gold medal at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow and was invited to join the American Ballet Theatre by Mikhail Baryshnikov, the youngest principal dancer ever hired[4][5].Though Bocca was a principal dancer, he was allowed to perform frequently as a guest artists with other companies. In 1987, he was named Dancer of the Year by the New York Times[6].

As a guest artist, Bocca has performed with companies such as La Scala in Milan, the Paris Opera, the Kirov of Saint Petersburg, the Royal Danish Ballet, the Cuban National Ballet and the National Ballet of Madrid, and the Bolshoi Ballet. A performance with the Royal Ballet in London prompted a reviewer with Dance Magazine to rave about "his irresistible combination of passion and gallantry."

Bocca achieved extreme popularity in his native Argentina, frequently filling up soccer stadiums during his performances[7].

In 1990 he created his own ballet company, the Ballet Argentino, which performs regularly in theatres around the globe. Bocca often collaborates with the Argentine dancer Eleonora Cassano. From 1997 to 2001 Bocca's dance partner with the Ballet Argentino was Luciana Paris[8]. In the year 2000 Julio Bocca participated in the international Millennium Day event, dancing in Ushuaia with Cassano and the Ballet Argentino in a performance broadcast to the whole world[9].

Julio Bocca has also mixed ballet dancing with tango, a combination that has been very well received by the public. In 1998 he appeared in the film Tango, no me dejes nunca (English title:Tango), which gained him a new audience. In combining ballet with tango, he has often worked with the tango choreographer Ana Maria Stekelman. Bocca's reperoir with Ballet Argentino also includes contemporary, jazz, ballroom and modern styles of dancing.

In 2000, he appeared in Fosse, a Broadway musical showcasing the work of of choreographer Bob Fosse[10].

Bocca danced his farewell performance with ballerina Alessandra Ferri in the American Ballet Theatre's production of Manon on June 22 and 23, 2006.[11] He continued to perform with his Ballet Argentino until his retirement from dancing at the end of 2007.[9]

His biography, Julio Bocca, La Vida en Danza, by the French journalist Angeline Montoya, was published in Argentina in March 2007 by the Spanish publisher Aguilar.

He was named director of the Ballet Nacional SODRE by Uruguay's president José Mujica in March 2010.

Bocca served as a president of the jury at the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in 2016.

Awards

The awards Julio Bocca has received include:

References

  1. ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (2006-06-21). "As Julio Bocca Moves On, His Passion for Form and Expression Is Undimmed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  2. ^ "Julio Bocca". Ballet Masterclasses in Prague. Retrieved 1 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ "Julio Bocca". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  4. ^ DUBIN, ZAN (1994-10-22). "Getting With His Program : Dancer Julio Bocca Wants Ballet Argentino to Cover New Ground". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  5. ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (2006-06-21). "As Julio Bocca Moves On, His Passion for Form and Expression Is Undimmed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  6. ^ Team, Apollo13. "Julio Bocca |". balletmasterclass.com. Retrieved 2017-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Bocca, Julio: 1967—: Ballet Dancer - Dictionary definition of Bocca, Julio: 1967—: Ballet Dancer | Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  8. ^ "AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE: LUCIANA PARIS". www.abt.org. Retrieved 2017-12-24. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 33 (help)
  9. ^ a b "Julio Bocca Retires". New York Times. New York City, United States. 24 December 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  10. ^ "Argentine Ballet Star Julio Bocca Joins Broadway Fosse Feb. 15 | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  11. ^ Dunning, Jennifer (24 June 2006). "American Ballet Theater's Julio Bocca Dances Like a God, One Last Time". New York Times. New York City, United States. Retrieved 1 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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