BAFWeek, the most important event for the Argentine fashion industry, brings together the most established brands in the fashion world and independent designers for the launching of their new collections. The art in paper and fashion gather together to create the concept of the campaign of the BAFWeek Spring/Summer 2013-2014 edition.
BAFWeek features several daily fashion shows. For this edition top brands and designers as Juana de Arco, Las Pepas, Mariana Dappiano, De la Ostia, Prune, Kosiuko, Trosman, Desiderata, Garza Lobos, AY Not Dead, Swatch, Kostume, among others, have confirmed their presence.
At the Showrooms around 30 designers will showcase their creations in an exclusive space, including accessories, shoes, bags, jewels, underwear, and men's and women's clothes.
As always, BAFWeek supports University of Buenos Aires students through the Seed Plot contest (Semillero UBA), so they can show their first collections, together with the famous designers.
Dates: August 6, 7, 8, 9 of 2013
Location: La Rural Exhibition Center. Av. Sarmiento 2704
Opening hours: from 3 pm to 10 pm
Tickets on sale at the venue:
General AR$ 45
Special: AR$ 80 - 3rd row seats. The fashion show must be selected at the moment of purchasing the ticket and cannot be changed.
Having a ticket does not guarantee the access to the runway rooms, as this is subject to capacity.
For more information:
BAFWeek official website.
The top figures from the Royal Opera House in London, Stanislavsky Theater in Moscow, Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Stuttgart Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Bejart Ballet Lausanne, and the National Contemporary Dance Company of Argentina, will gather on stage at Teatro Coliseo of Buenos Aires, on August 29th and 30th, 2013.
This
Third 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, such as: the Ukrainian first dancer
Sergei Polunin, from the Stanislavsky Ballet, guest star of the Royal Opera House in London, considered the best dancer in the world of the moment; Russian dancers
Ekaterina Krysanova and
Vladislav Lantratov, first dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow; from Teatro Colon the fantastic
Karina Olmedo and
Juan Pablo Ledo;
Carolina Mancuso, first dancer for more than ten years at the Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT), who will dance together with
Pablo Fermani, Argentine first dancer from CompañÃa Nacional de Danza Contemporanea;
Anna Osadcenko (Kazajistán) and
Jason Reilly (Canada), first dancers at the Sttutgart Ballet;
Viengsay Valdes and
Osiel Gouneo, from Ballet Nacional de Cuba; and the first dancers from the Bejart Ballet Lausanne
Kateryna Shalkina (Ukraine) and
Oscar Chacón (Colombia).
Dates: August 29 and 30, 2013
Location: Teatro Coliseo de Buenos Aires, Marcelo T. de Alvear 1125
Tickets on sale at the theater, or through
Ticketek
The World Press Photo Exhibition returns after several years of absence. Following the World Press Photo Contest, the winning images go on an itinerant show around 100 cities worldwide, starting in Amsterdam as part of the prize-giving ceremony in April, until March the following year.
This year's exhibition comprises all the images selected by an international, independent jury from a total of 103,481 that entered the contest. During July 2013 they will be presented in Buenos Aires, at Palais de Glace.
Since 1995, the Dutch organization World Press Photo offers international support to new photo journalists. The World Press Photo Exhibition is the best known of World Press Photo's activities.
The annual World Press Photo contest offers an overview of the way press photographers approach their work, bringing together pictures from all parts of the globe to reflect trends and developments in photojournalism.
Dates: July 16th through August 2nd, 2013
Location: Palais de Glace, Posadas 1795, Recoleta
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Friday: 12.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 10.00 am - 8.00 pm
Monday: Closed
Free entrance
