Visiting Buenos Aires

MOLIERE IN BUENOS AIRES

Premier in San Martín Theater, “Las Mujeres Sabias de Molière”

In this play of 1672, Molière portrays a world of women obsessed by the advances of science that claim to know in depth, but that they know nothing about. Through this satire, the author criticizes the pretentious literary and the ladies of his time, as well as the hypocrisy prevailing in the society in which he lived.

In this acid comedy, the affectation and arrogance of the “wise women” Armanda, Filaminta and Belisa, and they main reference, the “scholar” Trissotin, contrast with the simplicity of Enriqueta and her lover, Clitandro, whose sole aim is to marry and enjoy their love, or also contrast with Crisalo, more concerned with satisfying his gluttony that by cultivating his spirit.

On Friday May 30th at 8.00 PM, will premiere at the hall “Martín Coronado” of the “San Martín Theatre” (Corrientes Avenue 1530), “Las Mujeres Sabias de Molière”, version and direction of Willy Landin.

The 2008 season of “Las Mujeres Sabias de Molière” is sponsored by Banco Galicia.

This Saturday prepare your self to go 200 years back and to re-live part of the Argentine history. The English invasions, the “Cabildo” opened in 1810, and other important facts that gave origin to Argentina, will be able to see them trough the performance of characterized artist with the military and civil suits of that time. The spectacle is free and forms part of the set of “La Gran Vía de Mayo”. A good occasion for tourists to learn more about Argentinean history and culture.

The spectacle will be done this Saturday 26th in “Plaza the Mayo” (May Square), from 5 p.m., and on Sunday in “Plaza Alberdi” (Alberdi Square) Villa Urquiza´s neighborhood, Nuñez St 4500.

Do not forget to bring your camera.

“La Gran Vía de Mayo” is the new program stimulated by the area of tourism of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires that has a purpose of revitalize the former “Avenida de Mayo”, which history and culture are related so narrowly with the origin and development of Buenos Aires and of its more important events.

To say “Avenida de Mayo” (May Avenue) is to think about its European architecture, which we will see along the road, approximately 1600 mts, from “Plaza de Mayo” (May Square) up to the National Congress. It is undoubtedly the avenue that marks steps for Buenos Aires, like for example, the first subway inaugurated in Latin America, one of the first ones in the world (1913´s), it also possess the highest skycrafts in Latin America for those years, around 1923, the Palace Barolo of 100 meters of height built by the Italian Architect Palanti that can be visited in May Avenue 1370.

“La Gran Vía de Mayo” begins on April 12th and continues until May 18th, with a series of artistic activities with outdoors stages, bars and other designated buildings. There will be approximately 200 free spectacles, with varied subjects, from music, theatre, dance, shows of tango and different guided tours. In the weekends the traffic is cut and the street is transformed in pedestrian crossing.

We recommend everybody to visit “La Gran Vía de Mayo”. It is an important events in Buenos Aires, in the frame of one of the nicest avenues in terms of architecture and so rich in traditions and histories.

You can find the monthly and weekly schedule in this link.