El Ateneo, Santa Fe 1860, Palermo, is the bookshop to end all bookshops. Built in 1920´s and was originally opened and ran for 80 years as a theatre named Teatro Gran Splendid, included shows from the famous tango singer Carlos Gardel and composer/musician Francisco Canaro. In February 2000, the theatre was officially leased by Grupo [...]
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There are a myriad of shows, acts and musicals overflowing in Buenos Aires and they are all jostling to get under the lime light. Last weekend, my eyes were opened, so to speak, to a new phenomena as I went to experience the “Theatre for The Blind”. “Theatre for The Blind” sounds like a strange oxymoron [...] The passion for Tango in Buenos Aires has increased year after year and so has its followers, not only in Argentina but also in the world over. The growth of Tango in all its expressions has resulted in the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) declaring Tango an intangible part of the cultural [...] I was born and raised in the Australian city of Melbourne so when someone talks to me about football I think of an oval field, an odd shaped ball and high scores. Hence when I was thrust into the South America concept of football I still wanted to see high ‘specky’ marks and body tackles. [...] As a Bicentennial Celebration initiative, the Buenos Aires city government has started a really cool project. They are creating a time capsule, inviting all Argentine citizens (I think others are welcome too since the sign up process doesn’t seem to ask for a DNI) to participate in leaving a message or information [...] Transport in and around Buenos Aires is inherently difficult, but last week I think I found the answer. Bikes! Roll through the city at the perfect pace to take in and enjoy the sites and sounds of the buzzing city. Forget getting lost on the number 666 bus to nowhere as usually happens when [...] Something really cool happened at Vamos Spanish the other day and it’s definitely worth a story-telling. In the late morning on that very day, an unexpected visitor arrived at the school holding a huge, ribbon-tied box beautifully adorned with helium balloons. All of us couldn’t get our eyes off it and were sensing this growing excitement [...] The 22nd of July 2010 saw the dawning of a new age for gay rights here in Argentina. The Chamber of Deputies approved nationwide same-sex marriage, which also included the controversial issue of adoption. This makes Argentina the first country in Latin America to allow same sex marriages and the second in the whole of [...] |
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