The opening of the 6º Mundial de Baile de Tango (Sixth Tango Dance World Cup) in Buenos Aires was yesterday. The celebration took place at Harrods (Florida, 877), that was crowded of Tango lovers, people of all ages squeezing themselves around the area in front of the stage, in search of a better view where the show of Mora Godoy would happen.
The Tango Dance World Cup activities will happen from August 25 to 30: dance contest with more than 400 couples from different countries, free lessons of Tango for all the ages, seminars, interviews, fairs products, etc.
The Salon Tango Final will happen at Obras Stadium (Av. del Libertador, 7395) on August 30 at 8pm, where Atilio Stampone, Adriana Varela, Raúl Lavié and Gloria and Eduardo will dance. Also on this day a closing show will be coordinated by choreographers Alejandra Armenti and Daniel Juaréz. The Stage Tango Final will take place at Luna Park Stadium (Bouchard, 465) on September 1st at 7pm, when Mariano Mores and Miguel Ángel Zotto with Daiana Gúspero will perform, as well the dancers from IUNA Institute and choreographer Leonardo Cuello.
Mora Godoy’s show
Mora Godoy’s show
Yesterday’s opening show was very beautiful, although I could not see much thing. We arrived at the place one hour before, but we could not find a good place to see the stage. Hundreds of people were standing in our front, and we had to raise the cameras over the heads to photograph and to record. I only could watch the Tango show by the recording of my camera. It was a shame, many people who were there, old ladies and gentlemen who went to the place, could not obtain a good vision of the show as well.
The Harrods building in Buenos Aires is huge and even has a Theater. But this opening presentation took place on a small area with chairs surrounded by big wooden columns, as a ”VIP” area surrounded by ropes. All the people who was not VIP had to stand outside this surrounded area to the side of the columns. When a “no transparent” camera man inside this closed area was not in your front, you had to look through the empty spaces between the heads or to watch the Tango by the ”live transmission” from the LCDs of the several video cameras of the spectators who had to struggle with their arms up to record this pretty moment.
If you wish to see the Stage Tango Final on September 1st (7pm at Luna Park), I would suggest you to arrive 5 hours before to prevent major hassles.
For more information on all the programming of this week, please access the official website of the event.
Milonga on the opening of the Tango Dance World Cup
Where?
Harrods | Florida, 877
Estadio Obras | Av. del Libertador, 7395
Luna Park | Bouchard, 465 | Tel: +54 (11) 5279-5279
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The III Encuentro Latinoamericano de Diseño (3rd Meeting of Latin American Design) happened on the days July 29th to August 1st, promoted by Universidad de Palermo of Buenos Aires. In these 4 days there were more than 350 conferences, seminaries and workshops related to Graphic Design, Product Design, Fashion Design, Photography, Motion Pictures, etc., totally free, on the two headquarters of the University. About 10.000 people, Design professionals and students of all Latin America came to Buenos Aires to witness the event.
Due to the great number of activities at the same time, it was necessary to choose which could be the most interesting to see. Some presentations were crowded, others did not have five spectators. The presentations I liked most were the one by Mario Eskenazi about visual identity, Basso Brovelli’s about Web Campaign and the one from Wunderman marketing agency of Argentina. There were presentations that I (with all the people that crowded the rooms) thought could be interesting, but they had not added me much thing. It seems that many speakers didn’t want to disclose all the ”tips for the success”, turning their presentations very superficial. Some speakers didn’t appear to their own presentation and until the last minute it was not informed to the people that were in line in front of the room that it would not have the presentation.
Mario Eskenazi presentation
In July 28th to 31st of 2009 this meeting will happen again in the Universidad de Palermo. I invite all designers to come and expand your contacts with all the countries of Latin America.
Where?
Universidad de Palermo | Facultad de Diseño y Comunicación | Mario Bravo, 1050 | Tel: +54 (11) 4964-4600 / 5199-4500
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While the Olympic Games happen in Beijing, in Buenos Aires the Barrio Chino (Chinese Quarter or China Town) is in party. The street Arribeños, in the Belgrano neighborhood, is all decorated to celebrate the Olympics, with Chinese lamps crossing the street side to side and tents of souvenirs, clothes, objects of art and typical food. There is also a stage where we can see demonstrations of Chinese martial arts and dances. Thousands of people, Argentines, Chineses and tourists are visiting this quarter during these days to celebrate the Olympics and to have a bigger contact with this millenarian culture.
Chinese lamps on the street
Chinese man preparing a typical food in one of the street tents
Chinese girl in front of a gift shop
The Chinese community of Buenos Aires is composed of about 60.000 immigrants, some of them we can see spread in the kioscos and markets of the city. However, they are congregated in its bigger part at the Barrio Chino.
Stage at the end of the street with a Tai Chi Chuan demonstration
On the stage we could witness a Wushu demonstration, that means ”martial art” in Chinese. It is a sport of exhibition and contact derived from the traditional Chinese martial arts. Today it is one of the most popular sports inside China, practiced by the young and old alike. Its emphasis has shifted from combat to performance, and it is practiced for its method of achieving heath, self-defense skills, mental discipline, recreational pursuit and competition. It is similar to Kung Fu, however Kung Fu remains as the traditional fighting practice and Wushu has become an athletic and aesthetic performance and competitive sport. The beauty and fluidity of the movements that sometimes resemble to a dance had impressed me.
The two photos below were taken during the presentation of the Club Argentino de Wushu (Club Villa Malcolm, Av. Córdoba 5064 - Capital Federal).
Wushu demonstration
Wushu demonstration
When we were leaving, we saw a woman between some tents holding posters and brochures alerting for the other side of China. I leave here one link and another one with information on Human Rights in China and the Olympics.
Where?
Arribeños Street and Juramento Avenue
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