Guillermina Bravo
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Guillermina Bravo is a Mexican
ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet director. She was co-founder of the academy of Mexican dance in 1947, and established together with Josefina Lavalle
the national ballet company in Mexico City
in 1948, which has been located in Querétaro
since 1991, where she also established the national center of contemporary dance
. Bravo is considered as main figure of modern Mexican dance.
, Veracruz
. She studied folk dance
at the national dance school and music at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música
. In 1938 she was taught by Estrella Morales, and taught choreography autodidactically from 1940 to 1945, while she danced as ballerina of Waldeen's
ballet of fine arts in Mexico City
. Afterwards she was involved in the establishment of the Academia de la Danza Mexicana and the national ballet. After 1960 she retired from the stage, but kept the direction of the national ballet.
Bravo is member of the Academia de Artes
and of the World Dance Alliance. She was awarded with the 1979 Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes and was made honorary doctor of the Universidad Veracruzana
.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet director. She was co-founder of the academy of Mexican dance in 1947, and established together with Josefina Lavalle
Josefina Lavalle
Josefina Lavalle is a Mexican ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet director. She established together with Guillermina Bravo the national ballet company in Mexico City in 1948- Biography :...
the national ballet company in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
in 1948, which has been located in Querétaro
Querétaro
Querétaro officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro....
since 1991, where she also established the national center of contemporary dance
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of concert dance that employs compositional philosophy, rather than choreography, to guide unchoreographed movement...
. Bravo is considered as main figure of modern Mexican dance.
Biography
Bravo was born in ChacaltianguisChacaltianguis
Chacaltianguis is a municipality in Veracruz, Mexico. It is located in the south of the state of Veracruz. It has a surface of 557.69 km2. It is located at ....
, Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
. She studied folk dance
Folk dance
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....
at the national dance school and music at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música
National Conservatory of Music (Mexico)
The National Conservatory of Music of Mexico is a music conservatory located in the Polanco section of Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico.-History:...
. In 1938 she was taught by Estrella Morales, and taught choreography autodidactically from 1940 to 1945, while she danced as ballerina of Waldeen's
Waldeen Falkenstein
Waldeen Falkenstein' Brooke de Zatz better known as "Waldeen" was an American-born dancer and choreographer...
ballet of fine arts in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. Afterwards she was involved in the establishment of the Academia de la Danza Mexicana and the national ballet. After 1960 she retired from the stage, but kept the direction of the national ballet.
Bravo is member of the Academia de Artes
Academia de Artes
The Academia de Artes is the Mexican Academy of Arts founded 1967/1968 by CONACULTA for the promotion of Mexican art. Seat of the institution is the Museo Nacional de San Carlos in Mexico City...
and of the World Dance Alliance. She was awarded with the 1979 Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes and was made honorary doctor of the Universidad Veracruzana
Universidad Veracruzana
Universidad Veracruzana a public autonomous university located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Established in 1944, the university is one of the most important in the south-east region of México and has a good projection in all México...
.
Literature
- César Delgado Martínez: Guillermina Bravo (Spanish), ISBN 9682949483
- Patricia Cardona: Guillermina Bravo iconografía (Spanish), ISBN 9682990394
- Alberto Dallal: La muerte en la obra de Guillermina Bravo (Spanisch), in Diálogos.-México, Vol. 17(1981), pp. 23–28