Both artists will perform at various locations during the festival. September 21-October 22. His work embodies the rich colors of the Andalusian desert and the image of the symbolic Spanish bull. This series reflects the rich cultural Iberian presence that was later transmitted to all of Latin America. Part of the Fifth Conference of the International Society for Luso-Hispanic Humor Studies at Loyola University, WaterTower Campus.
Films are in Spanish unless otherwise noted.
Mask or Mirror for Argentines . Ana Cara of Oberlin College examines the concept of Gardel as an Argentine icon. El exilio de Gardel de Fernando Solanas. Patrick O Connor of the University of Chicago explores the experience of Argentines in exile during the Guerra Sucia in Solanas 1985 film. These exiles are trying to mount a tango dance-theater piece in Paris about recent Argentine experience, and this inherently collaborative medium provokes anxieties about authenticity, faithfulness, and patriotism which are expressed all the way down to the steps of the tango dancers.