The 2010 Tango Buenos Aires Festival and World Dance Competition, organized
by the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires, will be held between August
13 and 31, 2010.
This new edition features more than a hundred
shows and free activities including concerts and dance performances,
popular milongas, shows, conferences and clinics, a film series,
exhibition and sale of products, dance classes in various levels and styles, and a
competition in which the best couples of dancers from Argentina and the
world will be participating.
Throughout the World Tango Festival
classes of different levels and styles will be given by renowned dancers
and instructors from recognized schools: Gloria and Eduardo, Mayoral
and Elsa MarÃa, Fernando Galera and Vilma Vega, Gabriela Elias and
Eduardo Perez, Carolina Bonaventura and Forquera Francisco, among
others. Music from the 40's, live orchestras, mixed with electronic and
rock music will liven up traditional milongas and alternative parties.
Exhibitions, tributes and meetings with emblematic figures will be
accompanied by Color Tango milonga, Ojos de Tango, Ultratango, Otros
Aires, DJ Inca, DJ Mario Orlando and others.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES:
There will be book presentations, conferences and informative talks
about historical figures. Tango in Japan and Finland. Tango and the
kids. Tango in Argentine classical music. Studies of compositional
styles. A film series by the Bafici devoted to films with musi by Astor
Piazzolla from the '40s and '50s. The release of "Prisoners of the
ground", a documentary about the tango in Finland. Clinics aimed at
musicians and novices dedicated to Horacio Salgán, Eduardo Rovira and
analysis of new works. Among many other activities.
WORLD DANCE COMPETITION:
This
is the celebration that makes Buenos Aires the mecca for tango dancers
around the world. The event rewards the best couples in the Tango Salon
category, which stresses the social dance as a practice rooted in Buenos
Aires, and Stage Tango, which aims to enrich the dance from a
choreographic point of view. More than 400 couples from around the world
measure their talents.
The World Cup culminates in two major
finals in the Luna Park stadium, with the presentation of Miguel Angel
Zotto, and a tribute to Maria Nieves, the sublime ballerina who nearly
six decades ago, in this context and with Juan Carlos Copes, earned a
standing ovation and a title of champion that never lapsed.
VENUES OF TANGO BUENOS AIRES:
Teatro de la Ribera (Av. Pedro DE Mendoza 1821, La Boca), Teatro 25 de
Mayo (Triunvirato 4444, Villa Urquiza), Centro Cultural Recoleta (Junin
1930) and the Teatro Presidente Alvear (Av. Corrientes 1659) are part of
the circuit. The new Meeting Point is one of the most famous examples
of Art Deco in Buenos Aires, a building designed in the '20s by the
legendary architect Alejandro Virasoro. Located in the heart of the City
(Bartolome Mitre 575), this Meeting Point will concentrate a large
number of concerts, dance classes and special events: parties and
milongas, lectures, screenings, permanent exhibitions and trade shows
for more than ten hours daily.
The rounds of the World Dance
Championship will take place in La Trastienda (Balcarce 460) and Teatro
Coliseo (M.T. de Alvear 1125), while the two major finals of Tango Salon
and Tango Escenario will take place at the legendary Luna Park stadium
(Av. Madero 420), on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st August.
FREE TICKETS FOR SHOWS AND ACTIVITIES:
All activities and shows in Buenos Aires Tango are with free admission, subject to the capacity of every venue.
Tickets for the shows that are performed in the Teatro de la Ribera,
Teatro Presidente Alvear, Teatro 25 de Mayo and Galileo Galilei
Planetarium will be handed on Wednesday, August 4, from 11am to 7pm, at Casa de la Cultura, Av de Mayo 575. Up to 2 tickets per person for a
maximum of two shows will be handed.
For the Semifinals and
Finals of the World Tango Dance Championship categories Tango Salon and
Stage to be held at Teatro Coliseo and Luna Park Stadium, tickets will
be handed on Monday, August 16, from 11am to 7pm in Casa de la Cultura,
Avenida de Mayo 575. Qualifying Rounds to be held in La Trastienda do
not require advanced tickets. Admission is first come basis until
filling the capacity of the venue.
Do not require advance tickets
either the shows presented in the Meeting Point of Tango Buenos Aires,
La Trastienda, and Centro Cultural Recoleta. Admission to these venues
is on a first come basis until capacity limits for each location is
reached.
