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Exceptional Ballet performances at Teatro Coliseo
May 17, 19
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
Supermoon Tonight!
It's a great night to be deep in the Argentine pampas …and maybe your Buenos Aires rooftop!
It's Supermoon 2012 and if the skies are as clear as last night, I should be quite a show.
Since the moon will be as close as it ever gets, it will appear "as much as 16 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of 2012—not a huge amount, but definitely noticeable," said Geza Gyuk, an astronomer at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.
I'll post some photos tomorrow.
Tango: City Dance Champhionship 2012
From May 10th to May 26th, 2012, the City’s Tango Dance Championship 2012 will be held in different “milongas”, theaters, and open air locations across the city.
The competition is on the look out for new winning couples in the
categories Tango Salon, Milonga, “Milongueros” of the World, and Waltz, who will qualify to
participate in the World Tango Dance Championship that will take place
in Buenos Aires in August 2012.
will continue until Sunday, May 20th at different clubs and milongas of
the city, to arrive at semifinals on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th at La
Viruta and El Pial. The Final will be held on Saturday 26th at Usina de las Ideas (Av. Pedro de Mendoza & Caffarena), in La Boca. For this Final, free tickets must be picked up at Casa de la Cultura, Av. de Mayo 575, on Friday 25th, from 12pm to 5pm.
For the events that are not free of charge, tickets will be on sale at the respective venues.
Click here for more information and complete day by day schedule.
In case you missed it …Krugman on Argentina
"…press coverage of Argentina is another one of those examples of how conventional wisdom can apparently make it impossible to get basic facts right."
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/krugman/30615
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10 tips for Raising Grassfed Cattle in Argentina – #6 – Reading
If you plan to raise grass fed beef off-the-grid like we do down here on The Open Bar Ranch, reading is fundamental to your business and your general psyche.
Tech manuals, cattle reports, and general industry news are essential to keeping happy healthy cows and making a profit. Most of that is available via your smartphone if you are blessed with sufficient cell phone coverage.
Reading for pleasure, however, can be problematic in a place that resembles the 19th century more than the 21st.
So how´s about a REAL book! I (for one) had to remind myself that there were non-battery operated, ink on paper, lovely, bound tomes by the best of authors.
Yes, it can be done and I encourage you to make it part of your ranching experience. The beauty of the surroundings, their soft natural sounds and sunlight, allow you a way to read superior to even the best library reading rooms.
It can be problematic, however. More on that later.
As proof that it can be done, I just completed all 800 pages of Doris Goodwin´s 2005, Team of Rivals , loaned to me by my new friend Richard Rust at Drinking Liberally Buenos Aires. Richard is a guy who knows a thing or two about both history and politics …both in the US and Argentina!
Partly because I´ve never been a worshipper at the Alter of Lincoln and since I couldn´t remember the last time I completed a book of that many pages, I hesitated in both borrowing it and cracking it open. Man, am I glad that I did!
Turning the first few pages under the glorious Argentine autumn sun, I found my self reading like a young Lincoln was reading …reading about Lincoln reading …in a similar landscape under quite similar circumstances! I was hooked. The 800 pages flew.
Out here on the Pampas, books are almost as scarce as Sangamon County, circa 1830 …especially in English. There is one lending library more than a horse ride away and you can imagine that the private libraries in the homes of the very rich probably surpass its collection …just like in Lincoln´s day.
A more pressing similarity, just as in Ol´Abe´s day, is: when to find time to read! Work takes precendance …make hay while the sun shines and all that …plus, without electricity, when sundown finally ends the workday, it´s too dark to read!
You can certainly accuse me of bing an occasional slacker …but I´ve never heard that of Lincoln. Nevertheless, the book mentions many stories of him caught propping his head againsta a tree reading when he should have been working. There´s hardly any other way to get some pleasure reading done off the grid. (Full disclosure: I chopped extra kindling to asuage my guilt.)
Goodwin doesn´t mention his burning any expensive candles for evening reading …but I admit to burning the midnight gasoil (diesel) a couple of times. As flat as it is here, you could probably see my bedlamp for miles!
Once again, many thanks to Richard Rust and do yourself a favor if you are planning to ranch or farm far from the nearest electrical outlet: amass some weighty tomes …and some not so weighty …and you might want to amass some friends to lend or recommend some good ones.
Beware of autumn with her shortening days or your generator bill will tick-up noticeably …and take a tip from that Great-Emancipator-to-be and sneak-off from hay-making to read in wonderful solitude during those long sunny days.
Recommended Concerts in May and June, 2012
The British duo, with Katie White and Jules de Martino, will present “Sounds from Nowheresville” at the Buenos Aires Sounds Fest. The local artists that will join them are Mompox, Fabián Dellamónica and Diego Chamorro.
Groove. Av. Santa Fe 4389
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar
FRIDAY 4
IL VOLO
The teen band, nominated to the Latin Grammys, made up by Piero Barone (17), Ignazio Boschetto (16), and Gianluca Ginoble (16), that mixes classic music with pop songs will present their record “Il Volo”
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. Olleros 1510
Tickets: www.tuentrada.com
FRIDAY 4 – SATURDAY 5
DURAN DURAN
John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon return to Argentina to present their last album “All You Need Is Now”.
Luna Park Stadium, Av. Corrientes & Bouchard
Tickets: www.TicketPortal.com.ar
SATURDAY 5
JAMES BLAKE
The composer, singer and producer of electronic music James Blake comes for the first time to Argentina to offer a show as part of the Personal Pop Festival.
La Trastienda Club, Balcarce 460
Tickets: www.livepass.com.ar
SUNDAY 6
NOEL GALLAGHER
The former leader of Oasis will present his album “Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds” as part of the Personal Pop Festival. Invitaded Artist: James Blake. Las entradas están a la venta por sistema TopShow.
Club GEBA, Marcelino Freyre 3381
Tickets: www.topshow.com.ar
SUNDAY 6
CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
The legendary folk-rock band returns to Argentina
Luna Park Stadium, Av. Corrientes & Bouchard
Tickets: www.TicketPortal.com.ar
MONDAY 14
THE KOOKS
The English rock band lead by Luke Pritchard will present their latest record “Junk of the Heart”
Luna Park Stadium, Av. Corrientes & Bouchard
Tickets: www.TicketPortal.com.ar
MONDAY 14
ALVA NOTO AND RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
The minimalist German artist and the Japanese composer will offer a joint concert from their “S” tour 2012
Teatro Gran Rex, Av. Corrientes 857
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar
MONDAY 21
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
The Cuban Orchestra will be accompanied by Omara Portuondo
Teatro Vorterix, Av. Federico Lacroze & Alvarez Thomas
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar
WEDNESDAY 23
UTE LEMPER
The German artist, known as the real Cabaret Diva, will offer a show featuring her own songs and themes by Astor Piazzolla, Horacio Ferrer, Kurt Weill, Jaques Brel and Marcelo Nisinman.
Teatro Gran Rex, Av. Corrientes 857
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar
JUNE 2012
WEDNESDAY 6
CHICK COREA
Teatro Gran Rex, Av. Corrientes 857
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar
THURSDAY 7
MACEO PARKER
The American saxophone player will present “The Fingers on the pulse of FUNK”. Guest artists: Gillespi Band
Teatro Gran Rex, Av. Corrientes 857
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar
FRIDAY 8 – SATURDAY 9
HUGH LAURIE
The leading actor from the TV series Dr House will offer two shows in Buenos Aires, with The Copper Bottom Band, presenting their album “Let Them Talk”
Luna Park Stadium, Av. Corrientes & Bouchard
Tickets: www.TicketPortal.com.ar
THURSDAY 14
BABASONICOS
One of the best Argentine bands of the moment present a new spectacular show in Buenos Aires
Teatro Vorterix, Av. Federico Lacroze & Alvarez Thomas
Tickets: www.ticketek.com.ar
Contact me
if you need help getting tickets for any of these concerts.
4th Buenos Aires International Circus Festival
organized by the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, with the
collaboration of Alliance Francaise, will take place
between May 3 and May 14, 2012.
Festival will offer the public unique experiences, outstanding
artistic performances, and fun national and
international shows, including 18 shows and 51 performances by Circus companies from
France, Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, Brazil and Chile, focusing on
contemporary circus.
exhibition “Monstration – La Motte”, by Cirque Ici, will be open from
April 27th, every day during the Festival, from 12pm, at Centro Municipal de Exposiciones, with free
entrance.
day at Polo Circo, one hour before the first show, there will be free
shows at the Reception Tent, and a large format open air international
show by Compañía de Paso.
de los Pozos 1700, in the neighborhood of Parque Patricios, and
there will be activities in six other venues:
Tickets:
(children under 3, free): advanced tickets can be purchased up to one day before the selected
performance, from 11am to 7pm, at the following points of sale:
Sarmiento 1554, Centro.
Av Juan de Garay and Combate de Los Pozos, Parque Patricios
Avenida de Mayo 575 – PB, Centro
Polo: Nations Cup 2012 – New Date
is an important new addition to the national and international polo
calendar.
The main test match will kick off at 2:00 pm.
Teams:
Horse Racing: Gran Premio Republica Argentina 2012
This outstanding 2000-meter race gathers the best 3 years old and older pure thoroughbred horses of the national and foreign equestrian activity.
The Great Prize “Gran Premio Republica Argentina”, at 5:25 pm, will be the center of a spectacular journey that will start at 1:00 pm. Other five big prizes (GI) are included: in the day’s schedule: Great International Prize of the Americas; Breeders’ Prize; Great
International Prize of Buenos Aires City; Great Prize Jorge de Atucha; and the Great Award Montevideo.
Free entrance.
Organic street market in San Telmo
