On Friday evening, on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, heads of State and Government and their partners will enjoy a cultural event at the iconic Colón Theatre in Buenos
Aires. Afterwards, they will attend an official dinner.
The agenda at the Colón Theatre, inaugurated in 1908, starts at around 6.00 pm, with the leaders and partners’ arrival at the theatre. At 7.15 pm, after a family photo, they will sit down in the main theatre for Argentum, a performance directed by Ricky Pashkus. The fruit of a long creative process, this cutting-edge performance features 84 dancers, 75 musicians and various guest artists.
Argentum lasts 40 minutes and invites the audience to experience Argentina’s diversity first-hand: its landscapes, unique flora and fauna, natural resources, products from the country’s lands and its people, as well as different traditions from the country’s regions.
Raging waves, thundering glaciers, strong winds, fishing boats fighting a dangerous sea, prosperous wind farms and hard-working people showcase the best of Patagonia. A traditional Argentine gaucho (cowboy) bursts into this magical land, where bushes and snow, and forests and deep-blue lakes converge, while the powerful malambo suite Estancia, by Alberto Ginastera, is played in the background.
Afterwards, the Cuyo region, in the west part of Argentina, will be presented. In a land of contrasts in the foothills of the Andes, the wind swirls from the snowed peaks of the Andes to the green Cuyo valleys, amidst silent olive groves and sunny vineyards. It is time to discover Cuyo’s vivacious atmosphere, experienced by locals during the iconic grape harvest season.
Argentine rock music with its industrial feel, beatbox and then tango will introduce the Pampas region and Argentina’s largest cities. Golden grasslands and highly fertile soils, the city, immigrant memories and the nostalgia that accompanies it, neoclassical palaces erected next to crystal towers.
The Litoral comes next. Waterfalls, birds, violins and harps create an atmosphere in which the sounds of European instruments merge with nature. A group of accordion players announce the beginning of a chamamé party. Rivers, wetlands, forests and islands, loggers and fishers join the performance.
The journey finally takes the audience to the North, where the past and the future merge: pre-Columbian origins, cutting-edge technology, red-hued mountains, ponchos and colonial pueblos.
Electronic beats mix with the sounds of local sikus and charangos to create a catchy northern cumbia, which is later replaced by the powerful drums of a digitally intervened chacarera. Then, a carnavalito breaks into the scene: wind instruments, percussion, singers and dancers take part in a powerful final scene.
Dinner at the Golden Room
Once the cultural event is over, leaders and their partners will have dinner at the Colón’s Golden Room, a chamber music hall used for exhibitions and conferences. The menu will include traditional Argentine dishes and a selection of wines from the country’s wine regions (North, Patagonia and Mendoza).