Events
13th—17th May 2009
Below is a listing of all the evening's events from Wednesday 13th–Sunday 17th, for a full schedule, please visit the festival programme.
Film Wednesday
Film: Sus Ojos se Cerraron y el Mundo Sigue Andando, 1997 (subtitled)
Buenos Aires in the 1930s: a city of immigrants where nothing is possible but everything happens. Renzo is a Tango singer who lives catch-as-catch can. Convinced by a friend's girlfriend that he looks like a famous singer, he begins to take advantage of the resemblance, with dramatic consequences.
- Director: Jaime Chávarri
- Awards: Best screenplay (Silver condor), Director (Violette d'Or)
- Nominations: Best actor, best actress, best art direction, best music, best supporting actor (Silver condor), best movie actress (Fotogramas de Plata)
- Language: Spanish (English subtitles)
Schedule
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Contact us with any questions about the event or venue. | |
| 8:30–10:00pm | Film |
| 10:00pm–1:00am | Milonga |
Venue
Music Thursday
Description
Our first live music evening begins with a twist: Argentine Tango performed from the point of view of the old-world...
Concert and milonga: An evening of Argentine and Russian Tango, with Mazaika
Sarah Harrison (violin) and Igor Outkine (accordion) of Mazaika have prepared a special 90-minute set of Argentine Tango, as well as its old-world counterpart: Russian Tango. This promises to be an unusual and electrifying concert and dance.
Schedule
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Contact us with any questions about the event or venue. | |
| 9:30pm–1:00am | Milonga and concert with Mazaika |
Venue
Music Friday
Description
Our second live music evening continues, through examination of Tango history from two different perspectives.
Concert: TangoDuo
Monica Acosta (voice) and Craig White (piano) of TangoDuo will delight us with passionate songs from the acclaimed composer Astor Piazzolla and other Tango classics by Carlos Gardel. The love poetry of Jorge Luis Borges and Horacio Ferrer inspired the forceful and touching melodies you will hear this night.
Lecture: A short history of Tango through visual arts
Juan Maria Solare will be using projector slides to show us some interesting examples of visual arts through the decades. Juan is extremely well respected as a pianist and Tango lecturer and is irresistibly charismatic and witty.
Talk-concert: A voyage through Tango songs
Juan Maria Solare gives us a talk-concert, presenting some of the most interesting Tango songs of the ages.
Schedule
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Contact us with any questions about the event or venue. | |
| 7:30–8:30pm | Concert: TangoDuo |
| 8:45–9:30pm | Lecture: Juan Maria Solare |
| 9:45–10:30pm | Talk-concert: Juan Maria Solare |
| 10:30–2:00am | Milonga |
Venue
Saturday milonga and Concert
Description
On Saturday, between 4:30–8:00pm, Roberto and Mariana will run a series of two workshops. In the evening milonga, we have a chance to see their breathtaking performance. The evening milonga starts at 9:00pm.
The milonga will also feature the Tango trio La Yumba who will play (and sing) danceable live music through the milonga.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Contact us with any questions about the event or venue. | |
| 9:00pm–2:00am | Milonga and concert with La Yumba. Performance by Roberto and Mariana. |
Venue
Sunday practica
Description
On Sunday, between 2:30–8:00pm, Roberto and Mariana will run a series of three workshops. In the evening we have a practica session, closing off the festival.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| Contact us with any questions about the event or venue. | |
| 8:00–10:30pm | Practica, following the workshops |