This oil on canvas, painted in 1979, is one of the most emblematic works of the master Fernando Botero and is located in the migration area of Bogota’s El Dorado airport. Measuring five meters high by four meters wide, it refers to the diverse rhythms that characterize Colombian culture and has become the best farewell for locals and foreigners alike.
With instruments in hand, this group of artists seems to be about to fill the whole scene and remind travelers what Colombia sounds like. The work, faithful to the style of master Botero, focuses on form and volume to convey fullness and vitality.
The tapestry was woven over months by artisans from Atelliers Pinton in France and delivered on loan to OPAIN by the airline Viva Colombia and Smurfit Kappa in October 2017. To date, it remains on display at the country’s main airport remembering one of the greatest Colombian artists and his invaluable legacy.
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At ONE we are committed to contributing to initiatives that celebrate our heritage and promote art and culture, that is why our organization supports a unique production in the world of the Ballet Metropolitano de Medellín that through the work “BOTERO” revives with dance the paintings and sculptures of the master Fernando Botero.
It’s a bet that puts on stage 18 professional dancers and has international artists from Dominican Republic and Belgium, where together they interpret in a magical way about 96 characters of Botero.
The music, costumes and choreography are original productions, in addition to more than 200 costume pieces and masks that take the audience into the fantastic world of the artist.
The play premiered for the first time in Medellín before the eyes of more than a thousand people who came to the theater from different parts of the world. Then the extraordinary presentation traveled to Cali where it also delighted the audience of the International Ballet Festival of Cali -2024, which was held within the framework of the COP 16.
The work “BOTERO” crossed borders and was also presented in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
