More than 100 artists on stage and 40 aerial dancers will star in a disruptive show, together with a live musical orchestra, in Plaza de Mayo. Under the direction of Ricky Pashkus and Pichon Badinuthe audiovisual event will have the presence of Mario Pergolini, Hilda Lizarazu, Moria Casán, Poncho, José María Muscari, Flor Vigna and Mariana Genesio Peña.
The show will take place Saturday, July 8, from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.in May Plaza and its surroundings. With the name of “BA Celebrates 40 Years of Democracy”, will go through history decade by decade inviting the public to remember, reconcile and meet. It is a celebration that includes several activities during the day and that will close with a central show that will promote the creative, artistic and inspiring encounter between artists of different generations who were, are an essential part of the culture.
The meeting can be seen live from all over the country through Let’s live Culture. In the preview, starting at 2:00 p.m. there will be talks-debates with prominent personalities from cinema, literature, music, and journalism, with the presence of Mariana Enriquez, Juan Ingaramo, Andy Cherniavsky and Lula Bertoldi (Eruca Sativa), as well as other references. There will also be activities for children and young people, presentations by traveling artists, screen printing workshops, live DJs and many more proposals.
In this regard, the central show will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will be directed by Ricky Pashkus, an icon of musical theater, and Pichón Baldinu, a reference and pioneer of aerial theater, an emblematic interdisciplinary duo. It is a show that will cover every decade, since the return to democracy in 1983, through different multimedia levels, the most outstanding cultural, scientific, and sporting moments. Evoking with dances and acrobatics, all the environments that were lived in each of those times.
“Our democracy is 40 years old and it is very important that we Argentines all celebrate it together in the streets in a true public celebration through culture. Artistic expressions are an excellent tool to reflect on our present, learn about our past and recognize all the enormous effort that it cost us to put an end to long decades of dictatorships, in order to reconsolidate our democratic institutions, rights and freedoms”, says the head of the City Government, Horacio Rodriguez Larreta.
Regarding the 40 years of democracy, the Minister of Culture of the City, Enrique Avogadro, he reflected: “We want the celebration to help us remember what we had to do to preserve democracy. Remembering is a reflective exercise that allows us to learn from what we have experienced and value what we have achieved. Without the rule of law, without freedom and without peace, there is no progress. May this celebration serve us to think of this anniversary as a threshold to the future, where the values that unite us empower us and that, together, we move forward defending and improving our democracy forever”.
On the other hand, the director of the Music Department, Lorena SchejtmanHe added: “Democracy is what gives meaning to the day to day. Living the transformation of being able to participate, choose and debate is a very precious opportunity. Despite the challenges we still have in terms of democratic quality, this event provides us with the ideal space to celebrate it together”. The show ” “BA Celebrates 40 Years of Democracy” It can be followed through Vivamos Cultura. Full information with the schedule can be accessed on the Buenos Aires City website.
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