The twelfth edition of the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, will take place from April 7 to April 18, 2010, under the artistic direction of Sergio Wolf.

In this new edition 422 films will be screened in the 12 venues of the City of Buenos Aires that are hosting the festival. In this edition, the Festival continues with the Baficito Section successfully inaugurated in 2009 with programming dedicated to kids, who have the task of choosing the winning film through public vote. An addition this year is the Animationbox workshop in which children will make their own animated shorts, which will be projected toward the end of the Festival.

The opening of the Festival will be held again at the Teatro 25 de Mayo with the screening of the Argentinian film "Secuestro y Muerte", by Rafael Filippelli. The film narrates the last 72 hours in the life of General Aramburu before being tried and executed by Montoneros. The closing film will be "Convicted", by the Catalonian director Isaki Lacuesta, which addresses the relationship between two generations linked to armed struggle in the Latin American jungle, in the search for the remains of a comrade killed thirty years ago.

The national cinema will be present at this edition with a total of 44 feature films and 42 shorts, three of which participate in the International Competition.

The Open Air Cinema section will offer twelve free screenings at Pasaje Carlos Gardel, and four films for children on Saturdays and Sundays at Plaza San Martín de Tours, under the Baficito.

The Modern Classics section continues, where great films in new copies will be restored. As special events, there will be various talks, seminars, concerts and book presentations. All with free entrance.

From March 29 tickets may be purchased in advance via the website www.festivales.gob.ar, or in person from 10am to 8pm at Casa de la Cultura (Av. De Mayo 575 PB) and the Hoyts Abasto. Also, since 7 April, the remainder will be available online or in person at the box offices of all the sites affected by BAFICI.

Venues:

Aliance Francaise: Av. Cordoba 946

Arteplex Duplex Caballito: Av. Rivadavia 5050

Atlas Santa Fe: Av. Santa Fe 2015

Open Air Screenings: Pasaje Carlos Gardel 3100 / Plaza San Martín de Tours (Schiaffino & Posadas)

Espacio BAFICI: Guardia Vieja 3332

Hoyts Abasto: Av. Corrientes 3247

Malba Cine: Av. Figueroa Alcorta 3415

Teatro 25 de Mayo: Av. Triunvirato 4444

Teatro Gral. San Martín: Av. Corrientes 1530 Piso 10º - Sala Leopoldo Lugones.

Arteplex Belgrano: Av. Cabildo 2829

Tickets:

From March 29th:

Online at www.festivales.gov.ar

Monday to Sunday, 10am to 8 pm: Casa de La Cultura: Av. De Mayo 575 (Closed April 2-5)

Hoyts Abasto: Av. Corrientes 3247

During the festival: at all the venues of the festival.

For more information, schedules and programs, visit BAFICI 2010 official website.

Mozarteum Argentino, the private non-profit musical institution created in 1952, and one of the most important of its kind in Argentina, presents its program of concerts for the 2010 season. The concerts will be held at Teatro Coliseo until July, and at Teatro Colon from August 2010. The program of concerts includes the outstanding presentations of Johannes Moser, one of the greatest cellist of our time, and Maestro Daniel Barenboim conducting the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
And as always, the Mozarteum continues with its series of free Midday Concerts, every Wednesday, 1 pm, at Teatro Gran Rex, Av. Corrientes 857. Click here for the complete program.

MAY, Thursday 6 and Friday 7, 8 PM
Teatro Coliseo
DRESDEN PHILLARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Soloist: Johannes Moser, cello

FIRST SERIES PROGRAMME:

W. Rihm: Brahmsliebewalzer 2

R. Schumann: Concert for cello and orchestra, A minor Op. 129

J. Brahms: Symphony nr. 1, C minor Op. 68

SECOND SERIES PROGRAMME:

R. Strauss: Don Quijote

J. Brahms: Symphony nr. 2 in D major, Op. 73

MAY, Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27, 8 PM
Teatro Coliseo
KAMMERORCHESTER BASEL

Soloist: Sol Gabetta, cello

PROGRAMME:

B. Bartók: Roumanian folk dances

L. Hoffman: Concert for cello and orchestra, D major

B. Bartók: Divertimento for string orchestra (1939)

L. Haydn: Concert for cello and orchestra, C major, Hob. VIIb

JUNE, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday, 8 PM
Teatro Coliseo
EGGNER TRIO

Christoph Eggner, piano

Georg Eggner, cello

Florian Eggner, violin

FIRST SERIES PROGRAMME:

L. v. Beethoven: "Geistertrio"

A. Dvorák: Trio Op. 21 nr. 1

J. Brahms: Trio In A major, Op. 8 nr. 1

SECOND SERIES PROGRAMME:

R. Schumann: Trio in F major, Op. 80 nr. 2

D. Shostakovich: Trio nr. 1 in C minor

M. Ravel: Trio in A minor

JULY, Thursday 1 and Friday 2, 8 PM
Teatro Coliseo
STOCKHOLM 59º NORTH BALLET

Soloists from the Royal Ballet, Sweden

PROGRAMME:

“Pulcinella and Pimpinella” Choreography: Birgit Cullberg / Music: Igor Stravinsky

“Pas de Danse” Choreography : Mats Ek / Music : Benny Andersson

“Apartment” Choreography Mats Ek / Music: Fläskkvartetten

“Cantus in memory of the dancing Queen” Choreography: Giovanni Bucchieri / Music: J.S.Bach

“Tactile Affinity” Choreography; Pontus Lidberg / Music: David Lang & Philip Glass

AUGUST, Monday 2 and Tuesday 3, 8 PM
TEATRO COLON
NELSON GOENER, piano

PROGRAMME:

Works by F. Chopin (celebrating the 200th. anniversary of the composer’s birth)

Polonaise, op 44 in F sharp minor

Nocturne, op 15 in F sharp major

Berceuse, op 57 in D flat

Sonata, nr. 2 op 35 in B flat minor

24 Preludes, op 28

AUGUST, Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19, 8 PM
TEATRO COLON
WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

FIRST SERIES PROGRAMME:

L. v. Beethoven: Symphonies nr. 1 and 2

SECOND SERIES PROGRAMME:

L. v. Beethoven: Symphonies nr. 4 and 3

AUGUST, Saturday 21 of August, 8 PM and Sunday 22, 5 PM
TEATRO COLON

WEST-EASTERN DIVAN ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Daniel Barenboim

FIRST SERIES PROGRAMME:

L. v. Beethoven: Symphonies nr. 6 and 5

SECOND SERIES PROGRAMME:

L. v. Beethoven: Symphonies nr. 8 and 7

OCTOBER, Monday 4 and Tuesday, 8 PM
TEATRO COLON
MUSICA ANGELICA, (USA)

Coductor: Martin Haselböck

Soloists:

Carolyn Sampson, soprano

Daniel Taylor, countertenor

PROGRAMME:

G. F. Händel: from RINALDO, HW 7, Oberture “Scherzano sul tuo volto”, duo

G. F. Handel: "Sweet Bird“ from “L'allegro, il penseroso“ for soprano

G. F. Telemann: Concerto in E minor for oboe and orchestra

C. W. Gluck: Duo “Vieni, appaga il tuo consorte!“ and Aria „Che farò senza Euridice“

W. A. Mozart: Aria “Nehmt meinen Dank“ for soprano and orchestra K. 383;

W. A. Mozart: Aria from Pamina “Ach ich fuhl‘s“, for soprano and orchestra - “The Magic Flute”

A. Vivaldi: Concerto “La Notte“ for flute and orchestra

G. F. Händel: Prelude and Aria „Cara sposa“

G. F. Händel: “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba“ from “Solomon“, HW 37

G. F. Händel: “Caro, Bella“, duo from "Giulio Cesare"G. F. Händel: „I'o t'abbraccio“ duo from "Rodelinda"

OCOTBER, Friday 22 and Saturday 23, 8 PM
TEATRO COLON
RADIO FRANCE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung

Soloist: Sergio Tiempo, piano

PROGRAMME:

Carl Maria von Weber: Oberon , oberture

Frédéric Chopin: Piano concerto n° 1

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony nr. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

NOVEMBER, Monday 1 and Tuesday 2, 8 PM
TEATRO COLON
THOMANERCHOR ST TOMAS LEIPZIG
BACH ORCHESTRA OF THE GEWANDHAUS, LEIPZIG

Conductor: Georg Christoph Biller

Soloists:

Gabrielle Hierdeis, soprano

Sibylle Kamphues, mezzo soprano

Hans Joerg Mammel, tenor

Markus Flaig, bass

PROGRAMME:

J. S. Bach: H-Moll Messe

Juventus Lyrica, the non profit opera organization, presents its 2010 Opera Season.

Juventus Lyrica was created in 1999 to offer opportunities to young artists, to make opera accessible to the general public, and to generate and alternative, high quality space for opera lovers in the city of Buenos Aires.

2010 Season Schedule:

April 30, May 2, 6 and 8
Norma
by Vincenzo Bellini
Musical Direction: Carlos Calleja

June 25 and 27, July 1 and 3
Manon Lescaut
by Giacomo Puccini
Musical Direction: Antonio Maria Russo
Stage Direction: Ana D'Anna

August 20, 22, 26 and 28
Così fan tutte
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Musical Direction: Hernán Schvartzman

October 22, 24, 28 and 30
La cenerentola
by Gioacchino Rossini
Musical Direction: Antonio Maria Russo
Stage Direction: Ana D'Anna

All performances will take place at Teatro Avenida, Avenida de Mayo 1222.

If you need help getting tickets Contact me.

"Sounds in the Rose Garden" (Sonidos en el Rosedal) is a series of free open air concerts dedicated to folklore, tango and jazz, that will take place every Sunday in the park, at 4 pm, during the month of March and April, 2010.
Every presentation features a duet of renowned instrumental artists.

The program is sponsored by Fundacion YPF, which contributed to the care and restoration of the Rose Garden, planting 5000 new rose bushes, restoring the irrigation systems, the electrical installations, the fountains, pergolas and paths.

Program:

Sunday, March 7th, 4 pm:
Rudi & Nini Flores (folklore)

Sunday, March 14th, 4 pm:
Esteban Morgado Duo (tango)

Sunday, March 21st, 4 pm:
Angeleri y Mainetti (tango)

Sunday, March 28th, 4 pm:
Esposito y Delgado (jazz)

Sunday, April 4, 4 pm:
Fain-Mantega (contemporaneous-tango)

Sunday, April 11, 4 pm:
Paula Shocron (jazz)

Sunday, April 18, 4 pm:
Ramiro Boero Trio

Sunday, April 25, 4 pm:
Franco Luciani (folklore)

The 2010 Season of the Opera Association Buenos Aires Lirica starts on April 9h with Fidelio, and continues throughout the year with great titles and outstanding productions:

2010 Season Schedule:

April 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17

Fidelio

by Beethoven

With Carla Filipcic Holm, Enrique Folger, Homero Pérez-Miranda, and Hernán Iturralde

Musical Direction: Guillermo Brizzio

Régie: Rita De Letteriis

May 28 and 30, June 1, 3 and 5

Madame Butterfly

by Puccini

With María Fabris, Enrique Folger, Ernesto Bauer and Vanesa Mautner

Musical Direction: Carlos Vieu

July 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24

Belisario

by Donizzetti

With Omar Carrión, María Luz Martínez, Sergio Spina and Christian Peregrino

Musical Direction: Javier Logioia Orbe

Régie: José María Condemi

September 17, 19, 21, 23 and 25

Serse

by Handel

With Evelyn Ramírez and Ivanna Speranza

Musical Direction: Alejo Pérez

Régie: Pablo Maritano

November 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20

Falstaff

by Verdi

With Luis Gaeta, Evelyn Ramírez, Leonardo Estévez and Osvaldo Peroni

Musical Direction: Javier Logioia Orbe

Régie: Fabian von Matt

All performances will take place at Teatro Avenida, Avenida de Mayo 1222.

If you need help getting tickets Contact me.

Just like 12 years ago, when more than 200 thousand people enjoyed the marvelous spectacle in our country, the adaptation in Spanish of the original Broadway production "Beauty and the Beast"opens again in Buenos Aires on Friday, March 26, 2010 at Teatro Citi (former Opera), starring Martin Ruiz (Beast), Magali Sanchez Alleno (Belle), Frederick Moore (Gaston), Carlos Silveyra (Lumière), Roger Gonzalez (Lefou), Marisol Otero (Mrs. Potts), Ricardo Bangueses (Cogsworth), Ana Fontan (Babette), Rodolfo Valss (Maurice), Tiki Lovera (Wardrobe).

Based on the Walt Disney film, winner of two Oscars®, "Beauty and the Beast" by Disney has been presented in over 120 cities and carries more than 15 thousand presentations in over 21 countries as diverse as Canada, Japan , Mexico, Ireland, South Korea, Britain, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. It has been translated into 8 languages: Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian and Italian.

This super production will feature over forty artists on stage, a live orchestra and an incredible stage design and dazzling special effects. More than 200 costume changes, 300 pairs of shoes, 250 natural hair wigs and 32 changes of scenery combine to give life to the tender love story between Beauty and Beast and introduce the viewer into a fantasy world of magic and wonder.

Teatro Citi (former Teatro Opera). Av. Corrientes 860
Days and times:
Fridays 8.30 pm
Saturdays 5 pm and 9 pm
Sundays 2.30 and 6.20 pm
Tickets: at the theater or through www.ticketek.com.ar
Last performance: September 19, 2010

Festivales Musicales de Buenos Aires, the 30-year old non-profit organization with the aim of spreading music in its highest artistic expressions, presents the Festival 2010: "Bach and the Schumann Circle".
2010 is the year of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann (1810-1857) and Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849). In 1850, the Bachgesellschaft (Bach Society) was created in Leipzig under Schumann's initiative, showing his predilection for Bach, shared by an exquisite circle of composers, like Chopin, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and the renowned pianist Clara Schumann.
This year's program includes a selection of works from the above mentioned composers, including great symphonic-choral works, concerts, symphonies and chamber music, performed by notable Argentinian and international musicians.

Festival 2010 "Bach and the Schumann Circle" Program:

APRIL 28
HORACIO LAVANDERA, piano
Homage to Frédéric Chopin
Teatro Coliseo. Marcelo T. de Alvear 1125

MAY 10
LA BARROCA DEL SUQUÍA
Soloists: Jed Wenz, baroque flute (Holland) - Soledad de la Rosa, soprano
Director and soloist: Manfredo Kraemer, violin
Bach: Cantate e Concerti
Auditorio de Belgrano. Virrey Loreto 2348 & Av. Cabildo

JUNE 15
NUEVO TRIO ARGENTINO
Clara and Robert Schumann, Mendelssohn Trios
Teatro Avenida. Av. De Mayo 1212

JULY 14
BUENOS AIRES PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Director: Arturo Diemecke
Soloist: Natalie Clein, violoncello (London)
Schumann: Conciert for cello - Symphony Nº 3 "Renana"
Teatro Colon

JULY 28
BERNARDA FINK, mezzosoprano
Anthony Spiri, piano (Munich)
Schumann: Liederkreis, and Clara Schumann's and Carlos Guastavino's works
Tatro Avenida. Av. De Mayo 1212

AUGUST 11
ZHU XIAO-MEI, piano (Paris)
Bach: Goldberg Variations
Tatro Colon

SEPTEMBER 7
CARMEN PIAZZINI, piano (Darmstadt)
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Händel, works by Bach and Schumann
Auditorio de Belgrano. Virrey Loreto 2348 & Av. Cabildo

SEPTEMBER 13
MANDELRING QUARTETT (Neustadt)
Works by Brahms y Schumann
Auditorio de Belgrano. Virrey Loreto 2348 & Av. Cabildo

OCTOBER 12
NORDDEUTSCHER FIGURALCHOR (Hannover)
Director: Jörg Straube
Bach: Motete "Jesu meine Freude", Brahms: Marienlieder, and works from Clara and Robert Schumann and Mendelssohn
Auditorio de Belgrano. Virrey Loreto 2348 & Av. Cabildo

OCTOBER 27
END OF TOUR CONCERT BY THE WINNERS OF THE X JUVENILE BIENNIAL CONTEST
SHELL ARGENTINA-FESTIVALES MUSICALES

NOVEMBER 12
CAMERATA BARILOCHE
ORFEON DE BUENOS AIRES
Director: Mario Videla
Bach: St. Matthew's Passion
Evangelist: Christoph Einhorn, tenor (Strasbourg)
Teatro Colon

Dates, theaters and programs subject to confirmation.
Tickets on sale at the respective venues.

The Science Tunnel, a scientific multimedia show presented by The Max Planck Society, arrives in Buenos Aires on March 8th, 2010. A fascinating expedition into the mysteries of our world, groundbreaking discoveries and the current issues and insights of modern science.

More than 300 large-format images and over 150 video clips from current research projects from every area of modern research, many of which have never been seen before, offer fascinating insight into the hidden worlds of the micro and macrocosmos. 50 exhibits, many of them interactive, invite visitors to observe and discover what scientists explore. Major scientific achievements in significant areas of research in natural and life sciences are presented. The exhibits combine with fascinating images and films to make a visit to the Science Tunnel an emotional and aesthetic experience that will stimulate discussion and reflection.

Most of the unique pictures, videos and exhibits come from the 78 Max Planck institutes. Many of the objects in the exhibition have been put on public display for the first time. Hundreds of large-format colour pictures and dozens of video clips present an attractive selection of scientific breakthroughs in recent years.

In the Science Tunnel, a scientific multimedia show, visitors move through twelve stations, from the smallest elements of our world to the largest structures in the Universe:

01 ON THE WAY TO THE BIG BANG

02 NANO COSMOS

03 BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE

04 FROM GENE TO ORGANISM

05 ARCHITECTURE OF THE MIND

06 THE WORLD OF SENSES

07 TECHNOLOGIES OF THE FUTURE

08 FROM DATA TO KNOWLEDGE

09 GLOBAL CHALLENGES

10 SPACESHIP EARTH

11 OUR HOME IN THE COSMOS

12 THE UNIVERSE

Dates: March 8 - April 20, 2010

Location: Montevideo 950

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday: 9 am to 6 pm

Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 9 am to 7 pm

FREE ENTRANCE

For more information, visit The Science Tunnel Wesbite and Tunel de la Ciencia Argentina website.

The notable bar and bookstore "Clasica y Moderna" presents a new program organized by the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires, called "Notable Pianists" every Saturday at 6.30 pm until April 24th, with free entrance.

The invited pianists, all of them with an extensive national and international career, will be accompanied by several musicians who in turn will act as guest artists.

Program:

In these performances there is no entry fee to the show and admission is free, only dependent on the capacity of the place. 

Clasica y Moderna, Av Callao 892. Tel :4811-3670 

Saturdays, 6.30 pm. 

Free entrance

The Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires has presented its program for the 2010 Season. After three years of restoration works, the companies will return to the theater's concert hall, that will be inaugurated on May 24th, 2010, with a Reopening Gala in celebration of the May Revolution Bicentenary. The 2010 Season will feature great figures as Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta Paloma Herrera, and Yo-Yo Ma.

The complete 2010 program is composed as follows:

REOPENING GALA

Tuesday, May 24th, 2010

The Swan Lake (Act III, selection)

Music: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovski

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Musical direction: Javier Logioia Orbe

Ballet directed by Lidia Segni. Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra

La Boheme (Act II)

Music: Giacomo Puccini

Libretto: Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

Musical direction: Stefano Ranzani

Stage Direction, Scenography direction, lighting and wordrobe: Hugo de Ana

Invited Chorus Director: Antonio Domenighini

Children's Choir Director: Valdo Sciammarella

Main stars: Virginia Tola, Nicole Cabell, Marius Manea, Marco Caria, Denis Sedov

Teatro Colón Orchestra

Teatro Colón Choir

Teatro Colón Children's Choir

OPERA:

La Boheme

Music: Giacomo Puccini

Musical Direction: Stefano Ranzani

May 26, 28, and 30

June 1, 4, and 6

Don Giovanni

Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical Direction: John Neschling

July 13, 16, 18, 20, 23, and 25

Manon

Music: Jules Massenet

Musical Direction: Philippe Auguin

August 10, 13, 15, and 17

Kátia Kabanová

Music: Leos Janacek

Musical Direction: György Rath

September 21, 24, 26, and 28

A Florentine Tragedy

Music: Alexander von Zemlinsky

Libretto: Oscar Wilde

Violanta

Music: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Libretto: Hans Müller-Einigen

Musical Direction: Stefan Lano

October 12, 15, 17, and 19

Falstaff

Music: Giuseppe Verdi

Musical Direction: Marco Guidarini

November 27 and 30. December 3 and 5

BALLET:

Manon

Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan

Music: Jules Massenet

June 26, and 27

Tema y Variaciones

Choreography: George Balanchine

Music: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovski

Variaciones Donizetti

Choreography: George Balanchine

Music: Gaetano Donizetti

Séptima sinfonía

Choreography: Vittorio Biagi

Music: Ludwig van Beethoven

September 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12

El Corsario

Choreography: Anne Marie Holmes

Music: Riccardo Drigo, Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leon Minkus, Leo Delibes

With Paloma Herrera (ABT) and Marcelo Gomes (ABT)

October 29, 30, and 31 / November 3, 5, 6, and 7
NOTE: ALL BALLET PERFORMANCES CANCELED DUE TO CONFLICTS WITH THE BALLET COMPANY

La Bayadera

Choreography: Natalia Makarova

Music: Leon Minkus - John Lanchberry

With Alina Cojocaru (Royal Ballet) and David Hallberg (ABT)

December 17, 18, 19, 21, and 22
NOTE: ALL BALLET PERFORMANCES CANCELED DUE TO CONFLICTS WITH THE BALLET COMPANY

CONCERTS:

The Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Maestro Enrique Arturo Diemecke, will offer a series of 18 concerts every Thursday at 8 pm, starting on June 3, 2010. The invited directors will be Alejo Pérez, Rosen Milanov, Isaac Karabtchevsky, Eiji Oue, Ilan Volkov, Giancarlo Guerrero, Shi-Yeon Sung and Günther Neuhold. Click here to see the complete program.

Domingos de Camara (Chamber Sundays)
Free series of concerts one Sunday of every month by renowned Argentinian chamber groups.

ABONO DEL BICENTENARIO (BICENTENARY CONCERTS)

A total of 8 concerts that will get together some of the most resounding figures in the season: Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta and Yo-Yo Ma.

Friday, June 11, 8 pm:

Yo-Yo Ma, violonchelo

Kathryn Stott, piano

Tuesday, August 24, 8 pm:

András Schiff, piano

Wednesday, August 25, 8 pm:

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Director: Daniel Barenboim

Sunday, August 29 - Monday, August 30 - Tuesday, August 31, 8 pm:

Teatro Alla Scala de Milán Orchestra and Choir

Director: Daniel Barenboim

Tuesday, September 14, 8 pm:

Karin Lechner / Sergio Tiempo, Pianos

Friday, October 1, 8 pm:

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

Director: Zubin Mehta

Friday, November 26, 8 pm:

Concert of the Bicentenaries

Director: Enrique Arturo Diemecke

Tickets for all the performances on sale from May 21st, 2010.
The Opening Gala on May 24 is not open to the public, but by Invitation by the Government of Buenos Aires only.
For more information, visit Teatro Colon official website.

Next Saturday, March 13, 2010, some of the greatest Argentinian artists will offer a charity concert, "Argentina embraces Chile" ("Argentina abraza a Chile") to assist the victims of the earthquake that struck the neighboring country on February 27.

The festival will take place at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta y La Pampa, from 4 pm to 8 pm, with the participation of Leon Gieco, Gustavo Cerati, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Andres Calamaro, Luis Alberto Spinetta and D-Mente, among other groups. The internationally renowned actor Ricardo Darin will also take part in the event.

The entrance to the festival is free so those who attend are asked to contribute with mineral water, UHT milk, clothes and medicines, which will be sent to Chile. The event is organized by musicians with the support of producers, Canal Encuentro and the solidarity association Red Solidaria, which will be responsible for delivering the products collected to Chile.

Starting Friday, March 12th, 2010, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra will offer a series of free open air concerts aimed for the whole family, at the Amphitheater Eva Peron in Parque Centenario.
The series of concerts opens with a night dedicated to France, with a repertoire made up of works from French composers, conducted by Maestro Carlos Bertazza. Every weekend will be dedicated to classical music from a different country.

Program

Friday 12 March 2010, 8 pm
Director: Carlos Bertazza
Works by: Georges Bizet, Gabriel Fauré, Camille Saint Saëns, Emmanuel Chabrier, Jacques Offenbach, Paul Dukas

Friday 19 March 2010, 8 pm
Director: Christian Baldini
Works by: Otto Nicolai, Johann Strauss II, Franz von Suppé

Friday 16 April 2010, 8 pm
Director: Gabriel Castagna
Lisandro Adrover, Bandoneon
Works by: Juan José Castro, Lisandro Adrover, Ramiro Gallo, Astor Piazzolla

Friday April 23 2010, 8 pm
Director: Carlos Prazeres
Works by: Sergei Prokofiev, Alexander Borodin, Modest Mussorgsky, Piotr Illych Tchaikovsky, Mikhail Glinka, Dmitri Shostakovich, Piotr Illych Tchaikovsky.

All performances will take place in the Eva Perón Auditorium of Parque Centenario, located at Passaje Lillo and Leopoldo Marechal. The performances will be suspended in case of rain.
Free entry tickets must be picked up at Casa de la Cultura, Avenida de Mayo 575,  Monday to Thursday 11 am to 3 pm, and Fridays 11 am to 3 pm.  Up to two tickets per person. Remainder tickets can be picked up at the venue two hours before the shows begin. Limited Capacity.

On March 13, 14, 19, and 20, 2010, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, visitors and locals are invited to enjoy the dance festival "Ciudanza".
Ciudanza is part of an innovative program, “Ciudades que danzan” (Dancing Cities), an international network of festival with a program of contemporary dance shows in urban landscapes, existing in South America and Europe, in cities like Barcelona, Lisbon, Bologna, London and La Habana, among others.
"Ciudades que danzan" is the union of architecture, contemporary dance, and the public, opening a new vision of the artistic and cultural heritage of the city. Through the language of dance, people passing by learn to look at a place, a street, a corner in a different way, rediscovering it.
For this edition of the festival in Buenos Aires the spaces where the performances will take place are Parque Avellanda, Parque Rivadavia and Parque Micaela Bastidas, giving a new value to public space through cultural activities.

Program:

Parque Avellaneda
Avenida Directorio and Lacarra
Saturday 13, 3 pm
Sunday 14, 6 pm

Parque Rivadavia
Avenida Rivadavia 4900
Saturday 13, 6 pm
Sunday 14, 3 pm

Parque Micaela Bastidas
Julieta Lanteri and Martha Salotti, Puerto Madero.
Friday 19, 9 pm
Saturday 20, 9 pm

All activities are free of charge.

"Por la Calle" is an urban self-guided tour, to discover the keys for the identity of design in Argentina. Por la Calle invites visitors to stroll around those shops where textile and clothing design is present, enjoying the talent and creations of Argentine designers in their own spaces.

The second efition of Les Avant-Premières, a French film series that will feature the best French movies to be premiered during 2010, will take place between Thursday, March 18th and Wednesday, March 24th, at the movie theaters in Patio Bullrich Shoping Mall.

The programming will also include one of the most famous films by Eric Rohmer, never commercially released in Argentina, as a tribute to this extraordinary director who recently died.

The films that will be presented at the festival are:

• Ricky, by François Ozon
• A l'origine, by Xavier Giannoli
• London River, by Rachid Bouchareb
• Séraphine, by Martin Provost
• Les Plages d’Agnès, by Agnès Varda
• Le Père de mes enfants, by Mia Hansen- Love
• Le hérisson, by Mona Achache
• Stella, by Sylvie Verheyde
• Dernier Maquis, by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
• Le persone aux deux persone, by Nicolas Charlet y Bruno Lavaine
• Les chansons d'amour, by Christophe Honoré
• Le genou de Claire, by Eric Rohmer

Tickets: AR$ 12, on sale at Patio Bullrich ticket office. Av, Libertador 750

To see the complete program and times, visit Les Avant Premieres website.