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KONEX (Photo: Beatrice Murch)
January in Buenos Aires is known as the quietest month of the year, when most locals escape from the heat and humidity to the coastor neighbouring countries. At the same time, others call it the best time for enjoying summer cultural activities, when big crowds can be avoided.
Known for its traditional Monday La Bomba del Tiempo performance, Ciudad Cultural Konex kicked off a rich cultural programme on 6th January, offering several cycles of events that unite various artists and genres throughout the summer. Branded as ‘Parador Konex’ the project covers every day and night in January and February with an immense number of activities for those who stay in the city of Buenos Aires.
Mondays are obviously given to La Bomba del Tiempo, now a must see act for all visitors to the city. ‘Proyecciones fuera de la común: cine + música al aire libre’ is a regular Tuesday activity devoted to cinema and music. Every Tuesday one director presents a new film to the public, and then an invited musician takes over, and everyone joins the party. Films are watched in a relaxed summer atmosphere, where timing is not important and nothing can distract you from the light reflexive mood. Maybe that is why most of the chairs provided by Konex team resemble beach seats and create a relaxed and joyful cinema experience.
Palmera by Leo Damari was the first film of the cycle, presented on 8th January. The whole film of 100 minutes length shows six females who spend their weekend in a summerhouse in Tigre and try psychoactive drugs. The women speak through the voice of Erica García, a singer specially invited by Damari as a narrator, as the recall the most important and painful moments of their lives, connecting them with dreams and desires that never became a reality. The only way to be close to reality that never happened is to take drugs. The euphoria is ended when one of the characters suffers a stroke, and the cruel reality punches through scenes from the hospital, where the friends are now patients with serious problems.
And the activities continue. ‘Club 3131: música + ping pong’ is a Wednesday club for those who like to play table tennis, dance a bit, and interact with others; DJ Villa Diamante is in charge of the music with invited artists that change every week. Thursdays belong to ‘Dancing Mood’, a band specialised in retro music and especially jazz.
Fridays and Saturdays, meanwhile are designed for festival lovers, because they require an ability to dance all night long. And finally Sundays are set up for early activities led by the famous band Flor de Mambo. They define themselves as a group that knows how to survive a porteño summer, which requires an oasis and some illusion: “That is why we plan to build up this illusion through dancing in the hot summer.”
Tickets for ‘Parador Konex’ events cost between $35 and $80 and can be purchased by Ticketek platform or directly in Konex (Sarmiento 3131, http://www.ciudadculturalkonex.org). Most events start at 7pm, however, there is no strict timekeeping and there is rarely a need to rush when going there.
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