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Argentine Tango troupe kicks off Guyana tour
By Nicholas Peters
In an effort to promote cultural integration, the Embassy of Argentina and the Government of Guyana, yesterday kick-started a tour by an Argentine cultural troupe.
Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry, flanked by Argentine Ambassador Alberto Martino (to her immediate left) and performers from the Argentine Cultural Troupe.
During a press conference at the Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture, Main Street, organisers and participants of the tour elaborated on Argentina’s trademark cultural art form, the Tango, which Guyanese can expect to experience in their week-long countrywide tour.
The tour will culminate with a grand performance at the National Cultural Centre from 20:00hrs on June 7, under free admission, as the Argentine Embassy is said to be sponsoring the event.
Present at yesterday’s forum were Minister within the Education Ministry, Nicolette Henry, Ambassador to Argentina Alberto Martino and Assistant Manager at the National School of Arts, Margaret Lawrence.
The tour will incorporate performances from the tango dance duo, Alicia Orlando and Claudio Barneix, with accompanying music from the guitar trio, Rodolfo Gorosito, Jose Cataldi and Armando de la Vega.
In addition to the performance, the tour will include workshops and outreach programmes throughout parts of the country. Workshops are scheduled to take place at the National School of Dance and National School of Music, National Park and Brickdam locations, respectively, on June 4.
Meanwhile the outreach programmes are listed to be at Lichas Hall in Linden, St Aloysius School in New Amsterdam and the University of Guyana. Interested persons are encouraged to contact the Culture Ministry for further information.
According to the Ambassador, the extensive effort by his government to promote his country’s culture is part of a joint initiative by Guyana and Argentina towards regional integration. He said that initiatives like this will help to educate the public on foreign cultures and creates sensitivity to other forms of cultural expression.
“The main purpose of the cultural event is to provide an ample vision of the country the groups hail from,” said Ambassador Martino, who described the tour’s benefits as being “intangible” to Guyana.
“It’s not a material thing. It is more spiritual and emotional, but the main thing is to get the countries to know more about each other. In the case of Argentina and Guyana these are countries that have very good cooperation,” the Argentine official reflected.
Ambassador Martino noted that his government is in talks with Guyana to assist in the restoration of cultural pieces from the National Gallery, and is looking to bring a week of Argentine cultural films to help build stronger cooperation between the two countries.
Minister Henry reiterated the Ambassador’s sentiment that the cultural tour will aid in educating Guyanese about their Latin American neighbour.
“It provides the opportunity for the Guyanese people to be exposed to Argentina’s culture, especially since not many Guyanese are able to go to the country.” Henry asserted that it will give citizens the chance to familiarise themselves with the Tango, in all its forms.
The culture official added that citizens can expect Guyana to participate in similar cultural initiatives with Argentina and other countries should the opportunity present itself, as Guyana is scheduled to participate in the upcoming Carifesta set to be held in Haiti this year.
Meanwhile, Tango dancer, Alicia Orlando said that this tour gives persons the chance to feel connected to the universal human experience of music and dance. “Just let it go and enjoy the show,” the professional dancer said.
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