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Dear friend of Arkadia,

You are invited to Tango Argentino, Musica y Danza, by Mercedes Krapovickas (Bandoneon) and “Los cadornas”, dancers Jorge Mendoza and Anabel Saldaña on Wednesday 31.7 at 5pm at Arkadia (Nervanderinkatu 11)

You are all most welcome.

Warm regards,

Ian

www.arkadiabookshop.fi

–Entrance is free but a donation of €3 (or more!) to fund the event is suggested and would be most welcome.

Mercedes Krapovickas was born in 1981 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She moved to Helsinki in 2005, where she completed her Master´s degree carrying out a research on the bandoneon´s technique in the Río de la Plata Area. Mercedes plays bandoneon regularly in Helsinki with different groups, and makes compositions and arrangements for them. She also studies composition at the Sibelius Academy with Tapio Nevanlinna and is carrying out her doctoral studies at the University of Helsinki under the guidance of Alfonso Padilla. There, she continues her research on the bandoneon´s technique of the Río de la Plata area.

Jorge Mendoza. Teacher, choreographer and professional Argentine Folklore and Tango dancer. Director of Open Tango Company. Bachelor of Arts.

Anabel Saldaña. Teacher, choreographer and professional Argentine Tango and Flamenco dancer. Yoga instructor.

Jorge Mendoza maestro, coreografo y bailarin profesional de tango y folklore argentino. Director de la Compañia Open
Tango. Su carrera como bailarin lo ha llevado a pisar grandes escenarios de Buenos Aires como Teatro Colon, El Gran Rex, San
Martin, entre otros; y escenarios internacionales, con diversos espectaculos en Asia, Europa y Latinoamerica.

Anabel Saldaña maestra, coreografa y bailarina profesional de tango y flamenco. Instructora de Yoga. Su recorrido como bailarina comienza en Rosario con el Ballet Municipal de Flamenco y Ballet de Tango y Folklore Argentino, siguiendo por Buenos Aires en casa de Tango y en Latinoamerica con Backyardigans espectaculo para niños. Participante como maestra de Festivales de Tango en Europa. Organizadora de Festival de Tango y Laboratorio de Tango para mujeres.