With great expectation, due to the quality and variety of learning and professionalization proposals it offers, the second edition of the Concordia Carnival Symposium and Expo is advancing, which this year will be held at the Galpones del Puerto in the Costanera. Luana Bandeira, Junior Sampaio, Wally García, Emilce Parga, and Carina Herrera Gimenez will provide specific workshops, seminars, and training sessions on different aspects of the Carnival, in an activity promoted by the Carnival Entity and the Municipality so that the greatest summer festival continues to grow in artistic quality as it has been doing year after year.
The 2018 Carnival Expo will be held on Saturday, November 3rd and Sunday, November 4th at the Galpones del Puerto premises. There, there will be different stands and a Gastronomic Patio, with free access, to experience for two days a preview of what the 2019 edition of the Concordia Carnival will be. Within the framework of the actions for the promotion and strengthening of the Carnival promoted by the administration of mayor Enrique Cresto, the Carnival Entity with the support of the Costanera Entity, the Secretariat of Tourism, and Emcontur, promote this event that brings prominent Carnival artists to provide and share their knowledge.
Workshops
On Saturday, November 3rd, at 11 in the morning, Wally Garcia will provide the Integral Clinic on Composition and Music for Carnival, aimed at all musicians who participate in the King Momo festival.
On the same day at 2:00 PM, Carina Herrera Giménez will carry out the Carnival Makeup with Current Techniques workshop. And then at 5:00 PM, Luana Bandeira, Queen of the Battery for six seasons of "Estácio de Sá", the samba school directly descended from "Deixa Falar", the first samba school in Rio de Janeiro, will provide a Samba No Pe Workshop.
On Sunday, November 4th, at 10:00 AM, Emilce Parga, professor of dance and figure of the Gualeguaychú Carnival, current choreographer of the “Marí Marí” troupe, will provide a Seminar on Staging and Body Awareness for Carnival Parades.
That same day but in the afternoon, at 3:00 PM, one can participate in the Workshop that will be given by Junior Sampaio, recently named Mestre of the Renascer de Jacarepaguá samba school; Director of the Pura Cadencia battery; and percussion professor at Batuque Digital, one of the most prestigious concert groups in Brazil integrated by many of the Battery Directors of Rio de Janeiro.
The pre-registration online is carried out at www.carnavalconcordia.com.ar, the official website of the Concordia Carnival. Where in the "Expo Carnaval" section you can access the form to register for any of the planned activities. Then, the payment must be made in person at the offices of the Carnival Entity (Gobernador Cresto and San Lorenzo, former North Station) from Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Those who have questions about the use of the online form can approach the offices of the Carnival Entity where pre-registration will be facilitated.
The value of each workshop or workshop is $50, individually. It is possible to pay for a Free Pass of $100 that gives access to all training and capacity-building activities. Therefore, if someone wants to take two or more of the proposed clinics, they must pay only the value of the Free Pass. Registration is confirmed at the time of payment.
Within the framework of the 2018 Carnival Expo, on Saturday, November 3rd at night, the Roda de Samba will be held, with the participation of Carlitos Caballero, Amadores Do Samba, and La Trajinada. It will start at 10:00 PM, and the admission to the show has a value of $50.
The value of each workshop or workshop is $50, individually. It is possible to pay for a Free Pass of $100 that gives access to all training and capacity-building activities. Therefore, if someone wants to take two or more of the proposed clinics, they must pay only the value of the Free Pass. Registration is confirmed at the time of payment.
Grand Samba Roda