There is an event that takes place every year on the other side of the world and that we should all discover, see and experience, at least once in our lives. We are talking about International Argentine Tango Festival, a festive and unique moment that is repeated every August.
This is the month in which the city that generated and exported this dance to the whole world is filled with colors and sounds, spectacular events and demonstrations that delight all admirers of this dance and beyond.
Tango dancers and musicians from all over fill the Ribera theater, the exclusive venue for tango and milonga, invading neighborhoods and streets with exhibitions, shows and performances to celebrate this magical dance, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 2009.
Because that of tango and Argentina is a love story which has no equal and which has its origins in ancient times. In fact, as Aníbal Troilo said, “tango comes from very far away, I'm not talking about the last century, it comes from much further away. It comes from those primitive emotions that humanity, from what I observe and hear, has never been able to erase or control."
In Buenos Aires, homeland and cradle of tango, the Tango Festival and World Cup, during this month people from all over the world come to the city to experience intensely two weeks of free concerts, tango classes and other events related to this dance.
Because tango, born as a popular expression, is an artistic and cultural form with a thousand facets, which includes music, dance, lyrics and songs, which has its own soul that flies through the streets and neighborhoods of the country.
The most important one is also celebrated during the annual event. international tango championship: Hundreds of dancers from all over the world come here to compete and win the title of best professional in the sector.
The International Tango Festival and World Cup is a unique opportunity to experience first-hand the splendid and varied world that has made the country famous in the world. A truly perfect moment also to get to know the true essence of Buenos Aires, a fascinating city full of contradictions that envelops and envelops with its warmth, until it surprises.
