It will begin at 10 a.m. this Saturday with talks and workshops for members of murgas. The meeting point is Pueblo Viejo (Alem 230). The organizers indicated that there will also be shows open to the public, and since it is a free event, the only condition for entry –enabled at 8 p.m.– will be the contribution of a non-perishable food item; what is collected will be donated to the soup kitchen “Con Poquito Hacemos Mucho”.
With the support of mayor Enrique Cresto and the collaboration of different municipal areas, the second provincial meeting of murgas will take place in Concordia this weekend, which will be held this Saturday, September 2, starting at 10 a.m. at Pueblo Viejo (Alem 230).
Jorgelina Telayna (from the murga 'La Carlito') and Lucas Flaquer (from the murga 'La Vieja Excusa') were with the Director of Culture Gabriel Balderrain to indicate the organizational process they have been developing and which culminates this Saturday with the start of a new murga meeting.
Representing the Municipality was the Director of Culture. He reflected on the importance of the State's articulation with the different cultural expressions. In that sense, Gabriel Balderrain maintained that “When they arrived with the proposal a couple of months ago, mayor Enrique Cresto and Secretary Aldo Álvarez did not hesitate for a second to say yes to supporting this event, which is truly enriching for the city,” he emphasized.
Likewise, the official reinforced: “From the Secretariat of Tourism, the Directorate of Culture and the Innovation area, an important contribution is made so that this happens because we consider that the city's culture must continue to grow, and the murga culture here is growing a lot, and that is where the Municipality must support these situations”.
“In February we held a meeting –with the aim of concentrating– at PAL Río. Both murgas (La Vieja Excusa and La Carlito) participated. In addition, we invited La de Bolsillo, which is one of the murgas returning from Paraná, and La Ronca La Chancha, which is from Federación and which, in turn, is directed by our director Diego Perichón,” commented Jorgelina Telayna (one of the event organizers).
The artist, in turn, added: “We have the learning because this year we went for the second time to the Provincial Center in Concepción del Uruguay, organized by the murga Puntuales Para la Tardanza. This year when we were in Uruguay we said: 'well, let's organize it in Concordia to see what happens and what comes out'. They -the murga Puntuales Para la Tardanza- got on board and from there we started talking to the guys from La Vieja Excusa to start this organization that will be shown this Saturday, September 2, at Pueblo Viejo,” emphasized the member of the murga La Carlito.
It is worth mentioning that murgas from different towns in the province will arrive in Concordia: Concepción del Uruguay, Paraná and Federación. Regarding the workshops, Lucas Flaquer communicated that they are going to “have workshops on makeup, choral arrangements, singing and voice, percussion and gender. Those who will be able to participate in those specific workshops will be all those who come to participate in the meeting, that is, all the murgas. We are not going to make it open to the general public because otherwise the teaching that can be transmitted is diluted; it is very important for us to be able to offer all the murgas that come the possibility of training and education,” he expressed.
On the other hand, and regarding the participation of the general public in the event and their contribution, Flaquer explained: “What will be open to the public is the stage that will start from 8 p.m. at Pueblo Viejo with free admission; what we are requesting from all attendees is a non-perishable food item. What is collected will be donated to the soup kitchen 'Con Poquito hacemos mucho',” concluded the member of the murga La Vieja Excusa.
Participating murgas
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Puntuales para la Tardanza (Concepción del Uruguay).
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Qué miras Momo (Concepción del Uruguay).
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La Descostillada and La de Bolsillo (both from Paraná).
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La Ronca la Chancha (Federación).
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La Vieja Excusa and La Carlito (Concordia).