# Julio Bocca to stage Borges's El Aleph as ballet at Buenos Aires's Teatro Colón

Julio Bocca premieres 'Principio de éxtasis', a ballet based on Borges's El Aleph, at Buenos Aires's Teatro Colón on September 10.

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The Ballet Estable of the Teatro Colón will premiere 'Principio de éxtasis', a ballet based on Jorge Luis Borges's short story 'El Aleph' and directed by Julio Bocca, with performances from September 10 to September 20. [^1]

Spanish choreographer Goyo Montero is staging a new ballet titled 'Principio de éxtasis' at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. [^2]

Choreographer Goyo Montero stated that he is an admirer of Borges, read him during his adolescence, and believed that Borges's work could inspire a ballet. [^3]

Julio Bocca, director of the ballet, said at a press presentation that he met Borges at Mirtha Legrand's gatherings, that Borges's companion María Kodama attended his performances, and that he had long wanted to create a ballet based on El Aleph but rights were difficult to obtain. [^4]

Ricardo Darín will serve as narrator from the second act, and visual artist Eduardo Basualdo created artworks for the production that function as characters. [^5]

Julio Bocca, director of the Teatro Colón Ballet Estable, secured the rights from Borges' heirs to produce the work. [^6]

The ballet is inspired by the works of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, specifically stories like 'El Aleph' and 'La casa de Asterión'. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. The Ballet Estable of the Teatro Colón will premiere 'Principio de éxtasis', a ballet based on Jorge Luis Borges's short story 'El Aleph' and directed by Julio Bocca, with performances from September 10 to September 20. (Clarín, News)
2. Spanish choreographer Goyo Montero is staging a new ballet titled 'Principio de éxtasis' at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. (lanacion.com.ar, News)
3. Choreographer Goyo Montero stated that he is an admirer of Borges, read him during his adolescence, and believed that Borges's work could inspire a ballet. (Clarín, News)
4. Julio Bocca, director of the ballet, said at a press presentation that he met Borges at Mirtha Legrand's gatherings, that Borges's companion María Kodama attended his performances, and that he had long wanted to create a ballet based on El Aleph but rights were difficult to obtain. (Clarín, News)
5. Ricardo Darín will serve as narrator from the second act, and visual artist Eduardo Basualdo created artworks for the production that function as characters. (Clarín, News)
6. Julio Bocca, director of the Teatro Colón Ballet Estable, secured the rights from Borges' heirs to produce the work. (lanacion.com.ar, News)
7. The ballet is inspired by the works of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, specifically stories like 'El Aleph' and 'La casa de Asterión'. (lanacion.com.ar, News)

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