From Elena Roger to Camila Sosa Villada: the ambitious plan of the Buenos Aires Theater Complex to win back lost audiences

[Opera Fan]

From Elena Roger to Camila Sosa Villada: the ambitious plan of the Buenos Aires Theater Complex to win back lost audiences​

De Elena Roger a Camila Sosa Villada: el ambicioso plan del Complejo Teatral porteño para recuperar al público perdido

Alberto Ligaluppi, director general del CTBA, analiza la situación presupuestaria y la gestión de la gran fábrica de ficción escénica

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De Elena Roger a Camila Sosa Villada: el ambicioso plan del Complejo Teatral porteño para recuperar al público perdido

Alberto Ligaluppi, director general del CTBA, analiza la situación presupuestaria y la gestión de la gran fábrica de ficción escénica

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[Good Stuff]

The city owned theatre complex on Corrientes is an amazing gift with cheap admission, of course, reliant on subsidy. It is a very hard thing to balance funding for the arts as it is too easy to throw money down the drain. Theatre in particular holds a unique role in the arts, which may become more noted with the rise of AI in the movie industry. Watching actors practice the art of deception up close and personal can be enlightening. Facial expressions are theatre, tone is theatre, therefore Politics is theatre. The less theatre that society consumes correlates to our ability to be deceived by those in power.

 

[Petey]

The city owned theatre complex on Corrientes is an amazing gift with cheap admission, of course, reliant on subsidy. It is a very hard thing to balance funding for the arts as it is too easy to throw money down the drain. Theatre in particular holds a unique role in the arts, which may become more noted with the rise of AI in the movie industry. Watching actors practice the art of deception up close and personal can be enlightening. Facial expressions are theatre, tone is theatre, therefore Politics is theatre. The less theatre that society consumes correlates to our ability to be deceived by those in power.

I totally agree with you @Good Stuff. The prices are very very good. I saw a few shows there with my girlfriend. My Spanish is not fluent but I enjoy seeing them perform. Just like you mentioned, the facial expressions are incredible. The movie and theatre scene is incredible here. Many only think of Teatre Colon but there are a few great smaller theaters.

 

[Opera Fan]

The city owned theatre complex on Corrientes is an amazing gift with cheap admission, of course, reliant on subsidy. It is a very hard thing to balance funding for the arts as it is too easy to throw money down the drain. Theatre in particular holds a unique role in the arts, which may become more noted with the rise of AI in the movie industry. Watching actors practice the art of deception up close and personal can be enlightening. Facial expressions are theatre, tone is theatre, therefore Politics is theatre. The less theatre that society consumes correlates to our ability to be deceived by those in power.

Milei cut back tremendously funding for the Arts which I disagree with. You can balance things out. Agree maybe the need to cut back but not eliminate it. I believe this is very important in society. It is great to hear about others that enjoy the theatre community here in BA. It is fun to see all of the theaters full and people in line on the weekends waiting to go in shows.

 

[Bingo]

The city owned theatre complex on Corrientes is an amazing gift with cheap admission, of course, reliant on subsidy. It is a very hard thing to balance funding for the arts as it is too easy to throw money down the drain. Theatre in particular holds a unique role in the arts, which may become more noted with the rise of AI in the movie industry. Watching actors practice the art of deception up close and personal can be enlightening. Facial expressions are theatre, tone is theatre, therefore Politics is theatre. The less theatre that society consumes correlates to our ability to be deceived by those in power.

Thank you @Good Stuff for mentioning this. Do you have a website to book shows? If you have a link it would be appreciated. I will check it out. Shows are too expensive back home.

 

[Good Stuff]

Milei cut back tremendously funding for the Arts which I disagree with. You can balance things out. Agree maybe the need to cut back but not eliminate it. I believe this is very important in society. It is great to hear about others that enjoy the theatre community here in BA. It is fun to see all of the theaters full and people in line on the weekends waiting to go in shows.

I absolutely admire the theatre and small music venues in this country. There is a some sort of gov subsidy/program for theaters around under 300 people in Argentina. Which might help explain why there are always cultural centers/perfromance arts spots in lots of small towns across the whole country. Which I love to see. I have not researched it much on what the ley de Teatro contains. I like the idea of like a tax credit for the power bill to keep the doors open or some help with basic sound and light systems and HVAC. Once the gov starts giving cash and commissions to "artists" and theater operators it can get messy real quick. Argentines are very creative folks and get can make something out of nothing real quick. Certainly one of the things that makes me love this country and the people.

I totally agree with you @Good Stuff. The prices are very very good. I saw a few shows there with my girlfriend. My Spanish is not fluent but I enjoy seeing them perform. Just like you mentioned, the facial expressions are incredible. The movie and theatre scene is incredible here. Many only think of Teatre Colon but there are a few great smaller theaters.

Great that you go and understanding a play in a foreign language is something to proud of. Shakespeare is good in any language.

Thank you @Good Stuff for mentioning this. Do you have a website to book shows? If you have a link it would be appreciated. I will check it out. Shows are too expensive back home.

City run complex with multiple spaces on Corrientes with subsidized prices for all - https://complejoteatral.gob.ar/

Main theater ticket website - https://www.plateanet.com/home

This is the micro Teatro one in Villa Crespo which has short plays of 20 minutes, go and see 2 or 3 at a time - https://entradas.microteatro.com.ar/

 

[earlyretirement]

I absolutely admire the theatre and small music venues in this country. There is a some sort of gov subsidy/program for theaters around under 300 people in Argentina. Which might help explain why there are always cultural centers/perfromance arts spots in lots of small towns across the whole country. Which I love to see. I have not researched it much on what the ley de Teatro contains. I like the idea of like a tax credit for the power bill to keep the doors open or some help with basic sound and light systems and HVAC. Once the gov starts giving cash and commissions to "artists" and theater operators it can get messy real quick. Argentines are very creative folks and get can make something out of nothing real quick. Certainly one of the things that makes me love this country and the people.


Great that you go and understanding a play in a foreign language is something to proud of. Shakespeare is good in any language.


City run complex with multiple spaces on Corrientes with subsidized prices for all - https://complejoteatral.gob.ar/

Main theater ticket website - https://www.plateanet.com/home

This is the micro Teatro one in Villa Crespo which has short plays of 20 minutes, go and see 2 or 3 at a time - https://entradas.microteatro.com.ar/

Excellent excellent comment. I totally agree. Every time we come to Buenos Aires we always go to tons of plays and shows with our kids. They love them and they are a fraction of what we pay on Broadway in NYC when we go.

 

[Dick]

I absolutely admire the theatre and small music venues in this country. There is a some sort of gov subsidy/program for theaters around under 300 people in Argentina. Which might help explain why there are always cultural centers/perfromance arts spots in lots of small towns across the whole country. Which I love to see. I have not researched it much on what the ley de Teatro contains. I like the idea of like a tax credit for the power bill to keep the doors open or some help with basic sound and light systems and HVAC. Once the gov starts giving cash and commissions to "artists" and theater operators it can get messy real quick. Argentines are very creative folks and get can make something out of nothing real quick. Certainly one of the things that makes me love this country and the people.


Great that you go and understanding a play in a foreign language is something to proud of. Shakespeare is good in any language.


City run complex with multiple spaces on Corrientes with subsidized prices for all - https://complejoteatral.gob.ar/

Main theater ticket website - https://www.plateanet.com/home

This is the micro Teatro one in Villa Crespo which has short plays of 20 minutes, go and see 2 or 3 at a time - https://entradas.microteatro.com.ar/

Thanks for the link GS. I will check some out for this weekend.