The Argentine Polo Association has announced the complete Schedule of tournaments in the Official 2012 Spring Polo Season. The program, between August and December of 2012, includes three of the most important Polo tournaments worldwide: Tortugas Country Club Open; Hurlingham Club Open, the oldest Polo tournament in the world; and the world-class Argentine Open Championship. The most important championships in the 2012 Spring season are:


SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER

SAN JORGE MILITARY CLUB OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Duque of Edimbourgh (A) and Coronel Francisco Reyes Carrere (H) Cups

Organized by: San Jorge Club, in Hurlingham (province of Buenos Aires).

Up to 24 goals; 1 militar player per team, and no more than 1 high handicap player (8 to 10 goals) per team.

September 4, 5, 6, - San Jorge Club, Hurlingham

September 10 - Finals in Palermo: 2pm and 4pm - FREE ENTRANCE

SPRINGBOK TOURNAMENT

Organized by Argentine Polo Association

Between one civil team and one military team

September 25, 12 pm - Palermo Polo Field (Av. Libertador & Dorrego) - Free entrance

TORTUGAS COUNTRY CLUB OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Emilio de Anchorena Cup
Organized by Tortugas Country Club. Tortuguitas (Province of Buenos Aires)
September 25 to October 17

OCTOBER / NOVEMBER

The Ayrshire Cup

Organized by Hurlingham Club. Hurlingham (Province of Buenos Aires)

October 27 to November 10

JUAN B MILES CUP (A)

Organized by AAP

23 and 24 goal teams

From October 26

MUNICIPALIDAD DE PILAR TOURNAMENT

Organized by AAP

24 goal teams and over

From October 15

NOVEMBER /DECEMBER

119th ARGENTINE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Organized by AAP. Palermo

November 17 to December 8
Palermo Polo Field

CAMARA DE DIPUTADOS (A) AND TROFEO COMANDO DE REMONTA Y VETERINARIA (A) CUPS

Organized by AAP. 

24 goal teams and over.

Semifinals:
December 4, 5:00 pm
December 5, 5:00 pm
Final:
Sunday, December 9, 5:00 pm

Palermo Polo Field - Free entrance

PROVINCE OF BUENOS AIRES (H) AND JOSE C. REYNAL (H) CUPS

Organized by AAP.

19 to 23 goal teams

Semifinals in Pilar, Final in Palermo.

From November 19

GUILLERMO SOJO (A) and (H) CUP

Organized by AAP. Finals in Palermo

13 to 18 goal teams.

From November 14

ESTÍMULO (A) and CACIQUE (H) CUPS

Organized by AAP. Finals in Palermo

4 to 12 goal teams.

From November 10

ANNUAL PONNIES EXHIBITION

Tortugas Country Club.

Not suspended for rain

November 12

Schedule subject to modifications. Please check periodically on this post for updates.

Don´t miss the opportunity of attending one of these world class events. Contact me if you want to  arrange for  private transportation. 

After the success of its shows Saltimbanco, Alegria, and Quidam, Cirque du Soleil, the world famous Canadian circus company, will be back in Buenos Aires presenting its spectacular show "Varekai", starting September 8th through October 21st, 2012.

Cirque du Soleil has brought wonder and delight to more than 100 million spectators in more than 300 cities in over forty countries on six continents. The mission of Cirque du Soleil is to invoke the imagination, provoke the senses and evoke the emotions of people around the world.

About Varekai: Varekai first premiered in Montréal in 2002. Since then the show has visited more than 68 cities in more than 18 different countries around the world. Over 8 million people around the world have seen Varekai.

The word Varekai (pronounced ver·ay·’kie) means “wherever” in the Romany language of the gypsies—the universal wanderers. Written and directed by Dominic Champagne, this production pays tribute to the nomadic soul, to the spirit and art of the circus tradition, and to those who quest with infinite passion along the path that leads to Varekai.
Varekai emerges from an explosive fusion of drama and acrobatics. The impossible becomes possible in stunning displays of skill and power set against innovative music and otherworldly sets, interwoven with vivid choreography that speaks to all in the universal language of movement. The pendulum of time sweeps backward, paying tribute to the ancient and rare circus traditions of Icarian games, water meteors and Georgian dance. Varekai then catapults to the future with revolutionary twists on such acts as Russian swings, slippery surface and triple trapeze. 

Location: Complejo al Rio, Laprida y Bartolome Cruz, Vicente Lopez.

Tickets on sale from June 25th through: www.ticketek.com.ar

Contact me if you need help getting tickets for this event.

Three important ballet performances featuring more than 25 outstanding dancers from the best companies in the world will be presented in the months of May, August and November, 2012, at Teatro Coliseo de Buenos Aires:

May 17, 19

3E Étage Opera National de Paris

This "ensamble" gets together eleven first figures from the Opera National de Paris' Ballet, presenting for the first time in Argentina "Nouvelles Virtuosités", a show that combines humor and virtuosity. A unique opportunity to see on the same stage the talented Argentinian dancer Ludmila Pagliero –named "Danseuse Étoile" at the Opera National de París last March- and "Danseur Étoile" Josua Hoffalt, performing choreographs by Raul Zeummes, William Forsythe and Samuel Murez.

August 23, 24, 25
2nd Buenos Aires International Ballet Gala
This Second International Ballet Gala will feature some of the best dancers of classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet from the most prominent and prestigious companies in the world:  Marianela Nuñez and Thiago Soares from the Royal Opera House; Polina Semionova, Iana Salenko and Dmitrij Semnionov from Staattsballett Berlin; Silvina Perillo and Juan Pablo Ledo from Teatro Colón; David Hallberg from the Bolshoi Theater; Maria Korowsky, from NYCB; Angel Corella and Daniil Simkin from American Ballet Theatre (ABT), Maria Shirinkina and Vladimir Shklyarov from Mariisnky Theater; Katheryna Shalkina and Oscar Chacon from Béjart Ballet Lausanne, among others

November 9, 10
Kings of the Dance Opus 3
After the great success in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and recently premiered in New York, the show "Kings of the Dance" will be presented for the first time in Argentina.
With the participation of Guillaume Côté (Canada), Marcelo Gomes (Brazil), Denis Matvienko (Ukraine), Leonid Sarafanov (Ukraine), Ivan Vasiliev (Russia), the program in three acts will include choreographs by Mauro Bigonzetti, Nacho Duato, Marco Goecke, Eduard Clug, Jorma Elo and Marcelo Gomes.

All performances will be held at Teatro Coliseo de Buenos Aires, Marcelo T. de Alvear 1125

Tickets for the individual dates or for three performances combined are on sale through www.ticketek.com.ar

The Rugby Championship will be disputed for the first time in 2012. This tournament will replace the existing Tri Nations tournament, with Argentina joining the three rugby powers of the South Hemisphere (New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa).

The Rugby Championship will commence on 18 August, 2012 at ANZ Stadium. Each team will play a home and and away fixture against each opponent.

The Argentine team, Los Pumas, will dispute three test matches as locals during the tournament, against South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia, in the cities of Mendoza, La Plata and Rosario.

The debut of Los Pumas in our country will be on Saturday, August 25th, against South Africa's Springboks, at the stadium Malvinas Argentina, in the province of Mendoza.

The second match will be against the All Blacks, the current World Champions, at the Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, on Saturday, September 29th. 

Finally, on Saturday, October 6th, at the stadium of Rosario Central club, in the city of Rosario, Los Pumas will play against Australia's Wallabies, in the final match of the first Rugby Championship.

Tickets for all Argentina's local matches are on sale through this website.

There are also tours available that include transfers from/to hotel in the local city, bilingual guide and ticket for the game. Contact me to inquire about this service.