FESTIVAL'S PROGRAMME

Thursday, September 16, 2004

Friday, September 17, 2004

Concert - PIAZZOLLA SIMFONICO

The Central SCG Military Club
Braće Jugovića 19

20.00

Tango café - tango introduction

Alex Cafe Restaurant
Strahinića Bana 57A

22.00 - 24.00

Beginning of Tango workshop

The Centre of Fine Arts «Guarnerius»
Džordža Vašingtona 12

16.00 - 19.00

Gran milonga (a great tango dance evening)

The Centre of Fine Arts «Guarnerius»
Džordža Vašingtona 12

21.00 - 01.00

Saturday, September 18, 2004

Sunday, September 19, 2004

Tango street - ASFALTO proyecto

Pointed places: Terazije, Republic Square and Plato.

11.00 - 14.00

Continuation of Seminar

The Centre of Fine Arts «Guarnerius» Džordža Vašingtona 12
Belgrade Cultural Center Gallery - Republic Square

14.00 - 20.00

Milonga under the stars - Milonga bajo de las estrellas

Kalemegdan Fortress
„Place around „Belgrade Winner“ Monument

20.00 - 23.00

Continuation of Workshop

The Centre of Fine Arts «Guarnerius» Džordža Vašingtona 12
Belgrade Cultural Center Gallery- Republic Square

11.00 - 15.30

TANGO SPECTACLE

„Dom Sindikata“ – Nikola Pasic Square

20.00 - 23.00

Midnight milonga and closing ceremony with cocktail

23.00 - 24.00


Thursday, September 16, 2004

Concert – PIAZZOLLA SIMFONICO

The Central SCG Military Club
Braće Jugovića 19

20.00

Participants :
Military symphonic orchestra «Stanislav Binički»
Conductor: Saša Nikolovski Gjumar (Macedonia)

Soloists:
Vojislav Ivanović - guitar (Greece)
Aleksandar Nikolić - bandoneon (SCG)
Jovan Bogosavljević - violin (SCG)
Ivana Nikolić - piano (SCG)

Programme:
- Doble concierto
- Biyuya
- Oblivion
- Ave Maria
- Fuga y misterio
- Tres piezas para orquesta de cuerdas
- Quatros estaciones Portenas

Tango café - tango introduction

Alex Cafe Restaurant
Strahinjića Bana 57A

22.00 - 24.00

During the Festival, the atmosphere of Buenos Aires will be transmitted into Tango cafe, located in the Heart of old Dorćol, in Strahinjića Bana street.
Visitors will be enabled to, on the spot, get information about happenings during the Festival, as far as to enjoy in tasting of well known Argentinian wines, mate-tea and other specialities.
On video-bim at Tango cafe, the visitors will be able to see documentary films and motion pictures inspired by tango.
The atmosphere will be additionaly embelished with the greatest tango hits from all epoches selected by Festival DJ – DJ Vladito.

Friday, September 17, 2004

Beginning of Tango workshops

The Centre of Fine Arts «Guarnerius»
Džordža Vašingtona 12

16.00 - 19.00

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Lecturers:

  • Veronique Bouscasse and Thierry Le Cocq – (France)
  • Joselito y Juanita (Hungary)

Workshop content :

  • Tango
  • Milonga and Tango Vals
  • Milonguero style and Stage Tango

Gran milonga (a great tango dance evening)

The Centre of Fine Arts «Guarnerius»
Džordža Vašingtona 12

21.00 - 01.00

  • Within this milonga-tango dance evening, many local dancers and musicians will take a part, exchanging their experiences at dancing podium with all of participants (arrival of great number of tango-lovers from the whole Balcan region and wider, is expected)
  • Fashion show of the collection inspired by Balcan and South America ethno-motives.
  • Introduction with Festival sponsors by their presentations (commercials, video spots, tastings, promotions etc.)
  • Tasting of Argentinian specialities
  • Projection of documentary film with short lecture about Argentinian culture and history.
  • FINLAND TANGO STORY. For the first time in Belgrade will be performed the compositions of Finland tango composers and the lecture about Finland tango.
  • Music - chosen by Festival DJ – DJ Vladito.

Saturday, September 18, 2004

Tango street - ASFALTO proyecto

11.00 - 14.00

Pointed places:

  • Terazije
  • Republic Square
  • Plato

Performance ASFALTO proyecto is concieved as a special way of introducing Belgrade inhabitants with tango culture and also the attempt to move street tango tradition and its roots, for the moment from Buenos Aires streets and port into the heart of our Capital. Each of pointed places mentioned above will simbolic represent one of the most famous areas in Buenos Aires. (Caminito-La Boca, San Telmo, Palermo).

This preformance will be supported by City of Belgrade authorities and institutions, and also will include participation of Belgrade music and ballet schools attendants.

Continuation of Workshop

The Centre of Fine Arts «Guarnerius» Džordža Vašingtona 12
Belgrade Cultural Center Gallery - Republic Square

15.00 - 19.00

Lecturers:

  • Debra Ferrari and Emiliano Gimenez – (Argentina)
  • Veronique Bouscasse and Thierry Le Cocq – (France)
  • Joselito y Juanita (Hungary)

Workshop content:

  • Tango
  • Milonga and Tango Vals
  • Milonguero style and Stage Tango

Milonga under the stars - Milonga bajo de las estrellas

Kalemegdan Fortress
Place around „Belgrade Winner“ Monument

20.00 - 23.00

By this milonga Belgrade gives to all of the Festival participants and visitors as a present an unrepeated happening of tango experience, at the place which is the symbol of our city.
Kalemegdan Fortress, which has been resisted by itself, to a different invadors, through many centuries, decided to give its hospitality to tango-lovers as far as to give itself up to this charming, peaceful and after all sentimental dance.

Sunday, September 19, 2004

Continuation of Workshop

The Centre of Fine Arts «Guarnerius» Džordža Vašingtona 12
Belgrade Cultural Center Gallery- Republic Square

11.00 - 15.00

Lecturers:

  • Debra Ferrari and Emiliano Gimenez – (Argentina)
  • Veronique Bouscasse and Thierry Le Cocq – (France)
  • Joselito y Juanita (Hungary)

Workshop content:

  • Tango
  • Milonga and Tango Vals
  • Milonguero style and Stage Tango

TANGO SPECTACLE / ESPECTACULO DE TANGO

„Dom Sindikata“ – Nikola Pasic Square

20.00 - 23.00

Beltango Ensemble Concert/ Orquesta tipica Beltango

  • Aleksandar Nikolic - bandoneon / accordion
  • Ivana Nikolic - piano
  • Vladimir Nikolic - violin
  • Bogdan Pejic - guitar
  • Stevan Kovacevic - contrabass

with guests / invitados

tango singer / tango cantor

  • Juan Eduardo Gimenez - (Uruguay/Lituania)

tango dancers / bailarines de tango

  • Joselito y Juanita - (Hungary)
  • Veronique Bouscasse y Thierry Le Cocq - (France)
  • Debra Ferrari y Emiliano Gimenez - (Argentina)
  • Nicoletta Pregnolato y Alberto Bersini - (Italy)

Special guest of the evening / Especialmente invitada:

  • Jadranka Jovanović - mecosoprano (SCG)

This concert should be the crown of the Festival at whole, when the best tango artist from different countries would present themselves. The Concert Programme is concieved as special time machine with all of the periods and ways tango by itself has passed through in its evolution. Compositions of the most eminent tango composers will be performed:

  • Carlos Gardel
  • Augustin Bardi
  • Francisko Canaro
  • Angel Villoldo
  • Matos Rodriguez
  • Sebastian Piana
  • Julio De Caro
  • Osvaldo Pugliese
  • Astor Piazzolla

Beltango Ensemble, in its performance will try to transform itself into different interpretation styles, which were typical for the great tango orchestras and musicians at that time period:

  • Francisko Canaro
  • Roberto Firpo
  • Juan D'Arienzo
  • Alfredo De Angelis
  • Miguel Calo
  • Carlos Di Sarli
  • Osvaldo Fresedo
  • Anibal Troilo
  • Osvaldo Pugliese
  • Mariano Mores
  • Astor Piazzolla

Dancing couples will, by their choreography and costume designing, make the additional influence in keeping whole spectacle as the authentic one. On the other side, scene, lighting, sound and TV cameras will enable this unforgetable happening to be kept in visitors`minds for a very long time, and also to be covered by many radio and TV Stations.

Midnight milonga and closing ceremony with cocktail

23.00 - 24.00