2008 CHICAGO MINI TANGO FESTIVAL It gives me great pleasure to announce that the 2008 Chicago Mini Tango Festival website (www.chicagotangofestival.com) has been updated. The Festival will be from April 18-20, 20087. Pre-festival workshops will also be held on Thursday, April 17, 2008. The instructors for the Chicago Mini Tango Festival include Silvina Valz and Oliver Kolker (Buenos Aires), Alicia Pons (Buenos Aires), and Monica Paz and Nestor La Vitola (Buenos Aires). Djs include Robin Thomas from New York, Robert Hauk from Portland, Ramji V from Ann Arbor and Ilene Marder from Woodstock, New York.
To view some videos of Silvina and Oliver's performances go to: http://youtube.com/watch?v=wDJKTMWVLM4; http://youtube.com/watch?v=9oOFFpLlN2o; http://youtube.com/watch?v=SIrUCuPe2XE; or http://youtube.com/watch?v=joj5V3IQAjQ. For more information regarding Alicia Pons, please go to: http://www.aliciapons.com.ar/ home-ingles. htm For more information regarding Monica Paz and Nestor La Vitola Please go to www.tangopormilongueros.com . You can also see some of their performances at: http://tangopormilongueros.com/gallery.php# and http://youtube.com/watch?v=uOs6_PlKLnE / The festival will consist of three days of workshops and five milongas at the University of Chicago in the classic Hyde Park section of Chicago. There will also be Master Classes during the festival separate reservations will be required. The website will be updated for more new and exciting information during the coming weeks. Pricing & Registration Take special note of our pricing discounts for early, early bird registration that ends on February 15th. For pricing and registration information, please go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Payment_Registration.php Schedule For the schedule and information on private classes please go to http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Schedule.php Locations For locations and directions to the events, please go to http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Location.php Air Travel & Car Rental Please note that we have arranged for discounted airfares on American Airlines to either Midway Airport (airport code: MDW) or Ohare International Airport (airport code: ORD). We have also arranged for discounted rentals on Avis car rentals. For further details go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Air_Travel_ Car_Rental.php Lodging There are several lodging alternatives, including a variety of rooms at the International House at the University of Chicago and also the possibility of getting a room at the Ramada Inn in Hyde Park. For more information on lodging options, please go to: http://www.chicagotangofestival.com/Lodging.php If there are individuals in the Chicagoland area who are willing to house an out of town guest please let us know by emailing us at [email protected] Contact Information For more information on the Chicago Mini Tango Festival go to www.chicagotangofestival.com or contact Ray Barbosa at [email protected] Please forward the above information to you're your friends. If they would like to subscribe to our mailing list, please have them send an email to [email protected] or have them subscribe to the Chicago Tango Festival yahoo website at [email protected] . Looking forward to seeing you at our Festival in April. Take care, Ray Barbosa
