8th
International
ARGENTINE
TANGO FESTIVAL
Dublin,
12-15
August 2010
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GUEST TEACHERS
RODRIGO PALACIOS Y AGUSTINA BERENSTEIN
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| Currently living is Buenos Aires, Rodrigo and Agustina are resident teachers at Julio Balmaceda and Corina De la Rosa' s studio. They have also been guest teachers at the Congreso International de Tango CITA in Buenos Aires. They have performed in the world tour of the Forever Tango show and are currently main dancers in the new show Corazon a Corazon. Their style is fluid and dynamic, light and playful ..a seamless and harmonic fusion of tradition and innovation. |
Workshops, Milongas, Live music, Cultural events, Food Tasting, Free events!
Full Festival programme
here
The Festival on RTE News (archive: 11 August)
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Supported by Dublin City Council In conjunction with the Latin American Festival
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Accommodation in Dublin: we recommend www.uppercrosshousehotel.com and www.travelodge.co.uk (Rathmines, D6), as they are handy for all the festival venues. Alternatively, please see: www.visitdublin.com
Low fares flights to Dublin: www.aerlingus.com, www.ryanair.com
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Argentine Tango was declared
part of the world’s cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2009:
"Tango was developed by the urban lower classes in Buenos Aires
and Montevideo in the Rio de la Plata basin. Among this mix of
European immigrants to the region, the descendants of African slaves
and the natives of the region known as "criollos," a wide range of
customs, beliefs and rituals were merged and transformed into a
distinctive cultural identity. As one of the most recognizable
embodiments of that identity, the music, dance and poetry of tango
both embodies and encourages diversity and cultural dialogue. It is
practised in the traditional dance halls of Buenos Aires and
Montevideo, spreading the spirit of its community across the globe
even as it adapts to new environments and changing times"
(www.unesco.org/archives)
The International Tango Festival in Ireland wants to
be a celebration of tango dance and music and a homage to the people
who developed this beautiful art form and brought it to us.
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Previous Festival editions: 2005, 2006, 2007, photo gallery 2007, 2008, video 2008, 2009