Sarah Stern Harpist, Colón Theater Age: 33 Lives: Recoleta • Was the harp your first instrument? If not what other instrument did you learn first? My first instrument was the piano, which I began studying when I was five years old. Studying piano previously helped me tremendously when I started the harp. • At what age […]
Archives for May 2016
Foto of the Week: Mirror Man
On the streets of San Telmo, one of many street performers in the San Telmo Fair, ‘El Hombre Espejo,’ or ‘Mirror Man.’ – photo:Sam Harrison → Tango at the San Telmo Fair → Music at the San Telmo Fair
La Catedral, Bohemian Tango Temple
Behind a nondescript door that looks like the entrance to an office building hides the cavernous La Catedral del Tango. The Cathedral is a unique milonga (tango ballroom) where tango aficionados and novices gather to take classes, practice dancing and eat and drink together every night. The unique space mixes the sacred aura of a […]
Foto of the Week: Amateur ‘Workers” Graffiti
On Labor Day, or el Día del Trabajador, amateur graffiti in San Telmo depicts an image of workers on the wall of the ‘Union for Light and Strength.’ A quote by Juan Domingo Perón reads, ‘That every person produces, at least what they consume.’ Ironically, in celebration of Labor Day, the Workers’ Movement-affiliated group took […]
