Juan Carlos Caceres in Nijmegen, march 13

CONCERT
SATURDAY MARCH 13

JUAN CARLOS CACERES
Murga Argentina


place : Mirror Tent Centre Nijmegen ( Koningsplein)
admission : 15 euro
time : start concert 20.30

Possessed by a strong magnetic tellurism, Cáceres was always to be found within the limits of the hurricane’s eye. He arrived in Paris – was it mere chance? – in May 1968. He was not looking for a beach under the cobblestones, but he found one. In Buenos Aires, where he was born, he had been the factotum of the Existentialist Scene. Student of Fine Arts during day time, trombonist at night, agitator, a force of nature, he became the attraction of the mythic Cueva de Passarato, a jazz club and epicentre of revolutionary trends. There converged beatniks, upper class chicks and future Maoist guerrillas, often combined in a single individual.

Cáceres, a tsunami of magma and champagne, was the man in charge. Until one day he answered the calling. In Paris he played with the artist Marie Laforêt, founded the bands Malon and Gotan, painted, produced shows, taught History of Art and did research on the roots of the River Plate’s music. Today he still lectures on the subject, but, above all, he composes and sings, with a lion’s voice, the most relevant pieces that mark the rebirth of tango, candombe, murga and milonga. Caceres is inspired, impetuous, passionate and fiery at this. This youngster, born in the 40s, is the reference for creators in and out of Argentina and Uruguay. The River Plate, the widest river in the world, separate these two countries, that once were one. Cáceres drinks these rhythms that Cáceres brings from the past, to move the present and point to the future.

Modernism is found in the beginnings.



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Tanghetto Concert & Tanguerilla VJ show at Doble Ocho 2010

For the 2010 Fusion Night we present one of the best Venues of Nijmegen, a very special location that is hard to get in Nijmegen: the Waalzaal of the Nijmegen theatre just adjacent to the Keizer Karel square. This venue seems to be made for tango with a brilliant dancefloor and fashionable design. It is the perfect place for the first full live concert of a tangoband on the thursday of Doble Ocho history: TANGHETTO. They will play danceable sets and a lot of stuff from their new album. This is not only the result of their recognition and popularity in Europe and the rest of the world, but also in Argentina. The concert is supported by VJ visuals on stage. But not only on stage.



VOLKER MARSSCHAUSSEN will present his TANGUERILLA experience at Doble Ocho Fusion night 2010. The tanguerilla merges lights, music and roomfilling, interactive videoprojections with up to 6 projectors at max. 40m screens to an immersive audiovisual tango production. The tanguerilla is far away from being an exhausting art event, it has preserved the melancholical essence of the tango flavored with contemporary musical ingredients hosted by DJ-VJ Volker.

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DIVERSI-TREE

3D Animation about the project 'DIVERSI-TREE', a social community LIGHT Artwork in the centre of Nijmegen from 12-14 march 2010, celebrating the 200 years excistence of the Republic of Argentine. Hands of Participants will be scanned and projected into the DIVERSI-tree that will virtually grow on the font wall of the LUX building in Nijmegen. The 1 euro fee for each participant will be directed to children street programme in Buenos Aires. The Art work will have it;s climax and end on sunday march 14 with an impressive Light Show covering the whole front of the LUX building.

Nijmegen starts new year in tango style

The new-year's reception of the city of Nijmegen was presented with the theme ; It takes 2 to tango ! Slowly but surely, the tango becomes more well known in Nijmegen to the general audience (it is already for more than 20 years very well known in the tango world) due to the Doble Ocho Tangofestival and this is supported by the city of Nijmegen, that recognizes the fact that Tango has also an economic value for the city of Nijmegen with the many national and international visitors to tango El Corte, Doble Ocho, and other initiatives.

Tangodancers made a little show on the main stage where Major Thom de Graaf held his newyears speach. Quinteto Tango Extremo played also on stage making the link to the Doble Ocho tangofestival in Nijmegen that will take place from march 17-21, with the kick off on march 17 with this Quinteto Tango Extremo and their theatre tour : Carnaval de Buenos Aires: mixture of Tango, Jazz and film ! On the main stage, on music by GOTAN PROJECT, the Artemiev duo performed their famous Tango trapeze act high above the heads of the spectators, and after this show, the Best Citizen of Nijmegen of 2009 was presented and honoured.
Tango Extremo and the dancers on the main stage

After the main presentations, the crowd headed for the drinks and the snacks and a tango salon started in another room, again with Live music from quinteto Tango Extremo. More than 30 couples crowded the floor and the room was filled with dancers and spectators.