Maria Noel Riccetto first dancer of the Ballet Nacional Sodre (BNS) received a nomination for the Prix Benois de la Danse, one of the most prestigious ballet awards. Founded by the International Dance Association in Moscow in 1992, the award is considered the “Ballet Oscar” and takes place each year. The members of the jury [...]
From Uruguay, Juan Campodónico has leaded an assortment of musical projects of international projection. At the end of the nineties he was part of the rock and hip-hop band Peyote Asesino. At the beginning of the XXI century he created Bajofondo, along with Argentinean producer Gustavo Santaolalla, a project that toured many times the world [...]
Uruguay is in the top 20 as a “full democracy”, according to the 2016 Democracy Index made by the magazine The Economist. For the first time, and after Donald Trump’s victory, United States is considered a “flawed democracy”. The 2016 ranking is leaded by Norway and has Uruguay in the 19th position, with a score [...]
More and more tourists are deciding to travel independently, without previously booked tours or tourist packages, because they prefer to design their itineraries by themselves, with the help of the information they find trough the internet. Many people visiting Uruguay –especially European and US tourists- are looking for other activities beside sun and beaches. A [...]
The place where it all started. On April 1917 the Orchestra of Roberto Firpo premiered the tango “La Cumparsita”, written by Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodriguez at Montevideo’s La Giralda Café. Matos, a student from the faculty of Architecture, composed the melody as a march, for the carnival troupe organized by the Uruguayan Students Federation. [...]
Uruguay has maintained a constant economic growth from 14 years. In 2016 it experienced a 1,2% rise, despite falls in Argentina (-2.5%) and Brazil (-3.5%). Also, Uruguayan exports to its Mercosur neighbors went from being a half of its total exports to one-fifth. Finally, Uruguayans feel that they achieve to liberate their economy from the [...]
International tourism left the country more than 1800 million dollars. The number of Argentineans rise a 25%. While Montevideo is the most visited destination, more money is spent in Punta del Este. The Ministry of Tourism presented a report with the final figures of 2016 and its comparison with the numbers registered in 2015. During [...]
Uruguay is placed in the sixth place among developing economies in the Global ranking of Inclusive Development Index. The world Economic Forum presented the report Inclusive Developing index (IDI) that measure the performance of 109 countries. The Inclusive Development Index (IDI) is based on 12 performance indicators. In order to provide a more complete measure [...]
Spaniard actor Antonio de La Torre is part of the cast from the movie Memorias del calabozo (Dungeon Memories), directed by the Uruguayan Alvaro Brechner, and adapted from the same titled book wrote by Eleuterio Fernández Huidobro. The actor was in Uruguay and talked with Mujica, Henry Hengler and Fernández Huidobro among other former Tupamaros [...]
The Ballet Nacional Sodre (BNS) enchanted audiences and critics in his debut tour in Spain. This is the first time a South American ballet tours Spain. The tour includes 15 performances in the renowned Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and Teatros del Canal in Madrid. This is the first time that a South American [...]
La Scala counts a 14-minute ovation for restored Butterfly. Maria José Siri performance was praised by public and critic. The annual opera opening at the legendary La Scala has been pronounced a triumph. Riccardo Chailly version of Puccini’s original Madam Butterfly, was acclaimed both inside then opera house and outside by watchers on a giant [...]
His piece Thebas Land is a success in London. The play Thebas Land by Uruguayan playwright Sergio Blanco received two nominations in the Off West End Awards (also known as The Offies) in the categories Best New Play and Best Set Designer. The winners will be known in February at the award ceremony. The play [...]
