TangoFest 25 – Carlos Gardel

Name: TangoFest 25 – Carlos Gardel
Start: 2025-09-19T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-09-22T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Østre Skostredet 5-7, 5017 Bergen, Norway

Schedule

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Mon, 22 Sep, 2025 at 10:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Østre Skostredet 5-7, 5017 Bergen, Norway | Bergen, HO

19.-22. september blir det tangofestival fire dager til ende her på Litteraturhuset i Bergen. Hele huset blir tatt i bruk, med foredrag, konserter, filmer, workshop, dans, utstilling og mer!
Årets festival markerer at det er 90 år siden Carlos Gardel, den mest inflytelsesrike sangeren i tangoens historie, gikk bort. Festivalen vil hedre Gardel, samtidig som den utforsker tangoens ulike kulturelle og litterære aspekter. Det blir også egen TangoFest MINI for barna, og Litteraturhusets restaurant Colonialen sørger for servering av argentinsk mat og vin, med milonga og jam sessions.
Festivalen arrangeres av CANTA i samarbeid med Litteratuhuset i Bergen, Cine Latino, Les Bones Dones Forlag, Folkemusikklubben Columbi Egg, UIB, Bergens Tekniske Museum og Tango Abrazo.
Med støtte fra Bergen Kommune og Sparebanken Norge.
Billetter: https://litthus.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/festivalpass__tangofest_25__carlos_gardel
Folkemusikklubben Columbi Egg konsert mandag 22.:
https://columbiegg.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/cantango__tangosanger_fra_buenos_aires
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TangoFest 25 will take place from 19 to 22 September. There will be concerts, dance sessions, film screenings, workshops, exhibitions, and talks — all under one roof! We will be using the whole house, creating a dynamic space where different aspects of tango culture converge. Some of Bergen’s most beloved local organizations will contribute their unique activities, making this festival a shared space for learning, exchange, and collaboration.
TangoFest 25 marks the 90th anniversary of the passing of Carlos Gardel, the most iconic figure in tango history. This year, we want to celebrate Gardel’s legacy, while also exploring broader aspects of tango culture.
An event by CANTA in collaboration with Cine Latino, Les Bones Dones Forlag, Folkemusikklubben Columbi Egg, UIB, Bergens Tekniske Museum, and Tango Abrazo.
With the support from Bergen Municipality and Sparebanken Norge.
Tickets: https://litthus.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/festivalpass__tangofest_25__carlos_gardel
Folkemusikklubben Columbi Egg’s concert on Monday the 22nd.:
https://columbiegg.ticketco.events/no/nb/e/cantango__tangosanger_fra_buenos_aires

Program day by day:
FRIDAY
17:00. Access to the exhibition spaces, including Kvinnelige tangopionerer (Women Tango Pioneers)
18:00. Gardel and the Poets of Tango, lecture-concert with Dimas Martínez Dubost (CANTA)
19:00. “Carlos Gardel, National Icon”, talk by Ernesto Semán (UIB)
20:00. El día que me quieras (1935), film (Cine Latino)

SATURDAY
11:00 - 15:00. Solo mini recitals - Different spaces of Litteraturhuset - Fabrizio Colombo 7eto
11:00 - 17:00. TangoFest Mini - Children’s activity room
13:00-15:00. Empanada-making workshop - La murga de Bergen
17:00. Paris, années folles - Talk by Sébastien Liautaud
18:00. Así cantaba Carlos Gardel (1935) - Short films (38’)
19:00. The Story of Tango - Talk by Ambassador Claudio Giacomino
20:00. Fabrizio Colombo 7eto - Tango Nuevo, concert

SUNDAY
11:00 - 13:00. Open Tango Instrumental and Singing Workshops
12:00. El reino del revés, children’s show
13:00. Family food workshop (alfajores)
14:00 - 17:00. Open Tango Instrumental and Singing Workshops
15:00. Migrasjonsminne - conversation with Irene Kinunda Afriye & guests, Memoar
17:30. Cuesta abajo (1934), film.
19:00. Literary Buenos Aires, talk by Les Bones Dones and Jon Askeland
20:00. Daniel Amaro - Tanguez, concert

MONDAY
17:00. Genre in Motion: On and Off the Dance Floor, talk by Christine Jacobsen (SKOK)
18:00. Tango Bar (1935), film
19:00-23:00. Milonga, hosted by Tango Abrazo
20:00-22:00. Music from the Golden Age of Tango, concert presented by Folkemusikklubben Columbi Egg with Åsbjørg Ryeng (bandoneon), Håkon Magnar Skogstad (piano), Mari Halvorsen (violin), and Jon Åsnes (double bass). NOTE: Separate ticket required.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain