Asociación de Artistas Aficionados | |
Abbreviation | AAA |
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Established | June 13, 1938 |
Type | Cultural institution |
Headquarters | Jirón Ica 323, Lima, Peru |
Website |
aaalima |
The Association of Amateur Artists ( Spanish: Asociación de Artistas Aficionados) is a Peruvian theatre company and cultural institution founded on June 13, 1938. [1] Its headquarters are located at Jirón Ica 323, and are part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. [1] The association was a pioneer in the dissemination of performing art in the country. [2] [3]
The group was founded on June 13, 1938, [1] by a group of young people, including the brothers Alejandro , Aurelio and Elvira Miró Quesada, Rosa Graña, Manuel Solari Swayne , Percy Gibson , Ricardo Grau , among others. [2] [4] Influenced by the arrival of Margarita Xirgu and the emergence of the autochthonous, [5] she renewed contemporary artistic development. [5] In addition, it fostered the cradle of talents in theater, dance and singing; [6] even before the arrival of institutions dedicated to these skills under the concept of "cultural Tuesdays." [4] Part of the cast managed to stage in other countries such as Spain and France. [4] Among the best known is Enrique Solari Swayne's Collacocha, [7] which was even exhibited at the Gran Teatro del Bosque, in Mexico. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Asociación de Artistas Aficionados | |
Abbreviation | AAA |
---|---|
Established | June 13, 1938 |
Type | Cultural institution |
Headquarters | Jirón Ica 323, Lima, Peru |
Website |
aaalima |
The Association of Amateur Artists ( Spanish: Asociación de Artistas Aficionados) is a Peruvian theatre company and cultural institution founded on June 13, 1938. [1] Its headquarters are located at Jirón Ica 323, and are part of the historic centre of Lima, Peru. [1] The association was a pioneer in the dissemination of performing art in the country. [2] [3]
The group was founded on June 13, 1938, [1] by a group of young people, including the brothers Alejandro , Aurelio and Elvira Miró Quesada, Rosa Graña, Manuel Solari Swayne , Percy Gibson , Ricardo Grau , among others. [2] [4] Influenced by the arrival of Margarita Xirgu and the emergence of the autochthonous, [5] she renewed contemporary artistic development. [5] In addition, it fostered the cradle of talents in theater, dance and singing; [6] even before the arrival of institutions dedicated to these skills under the concept of "cultural Tuesdays." [4] Part of the cast managed to stage in other countries such as Spain and France. [4] Among the best known is Enrique Solari Swayne's Collacocha, [7] which was even exhibited at the Gran Teatro del Bosque, in Mexico. [8] [9] [10] [11]