Diego Aramburo Jordán (born 8 September 1971) is a Bolivian actress,
director, and playwright. The founder and director of the Kiknteatr
company, she is the winner of 10 Peter Travesà National Theater
Awards, in addition to having received various distinctions and
recognitions in her country and abroad. Her theater has been
characterized by a contemporary style, in which performing and visual
arts are mixed. Aramburo has spent much of her career abroad, being
frequently invited to direct in theaters and independent companies in
various countries in the Americas and Europe.In May 2018, the artist
made her change of gender identity to female official, in an act that
sparked intense public debate.The child of an architect, Diego
Aramburo was born on 8 September 1971 in Cochabamba, the city where
she began her acting career at age 17. With studies carried out in
Brazil, Spain, France, Canada, and the United States, and
apprenticeships with teachers such as Jerzy Grotowski, Declan
Donnellan, Yoshi Oida, José Sanchis Sinisterra, Mauricio Kartun [es],
and Rafael Spregelburd, Aramburo quickly became the a well-known and
controversial director in Cochabamba. In 1996, she founded the
KÃkinteatro â€" later shortened to Kiknteatr â€" whose name comes
from the words kÃkin ("similar to", in Quechua) and teatro
("theater", in Spanish). Her first play with the company was Tres
fases de la luna, for which she won her first Peter Travesà National
Theater Award.
director, and playwright. The founder and director of the Kiknteatr
company, she is the winner of 10 Peter Travesà National Theater
Awards, in addition to having received various distinctions and
recognitions in her country and abroad. Her theater has been
characterized by a contemporary style, in which performing and visual
arts are mixed. Aramburo has spent much of her career abroad, being
frequently invited to direct in theaters and independent companies in
various countries in the Americas and Europe.In May 2018, the artist
made her change of gender identity to female official, in an act that
sparked intense public debate.The child of an architect, Diego
Aramburo was born on 8 September 1971 in Cochabamba, the city where
she began her acting career at age 17. With studies carried out in
Brazil, Spain, France, Canada, and the United States, and
apprenticeships with teachers such as Jerzy Grotowski, Declan
Donnellan, Yoshi Oida, José Sanchis Sinisterra, Mauricio Kartun [es],
and Rafael Spregelburd, Aramburo quickly became the a well-known and
controversial director in Cochabamba. In 1996, she founded the
KÃkinteatro â€" later shortened to Kiknteatr â€" whose name comes
from the words kÃkin ("similar to", in Quechua) and teatro
("theater", in Spanish). Her first play with the company was Tres
fases de la luna, for which she won her first Peter Travesà National
Theater Award.
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