CITF: Festival Programme 2023

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There are a few small details still to be finalised, so the actual timings of events may change slightly before the festival.

Please note that the the venues for the workshops are different sizes, so may change as differing demand for each workshop becomes clear. We will announce final rooming nearer to the festival.

Friday 18th August

  • Time
  • Salón Canning
    (Ballroom)
  • La Confitería Ideal
    (Pillar Room)
  • 14:00 - 15:00
  • 15:00 - 19:00
  • 19:00 - 20:00
  • 20:00 - 02:00
  • Milonga Bienvenida

    FRIM

    Traditional Milonga

    DJ: Diego Doigneau

    Welcome 21.30 - Including ice-breaking Snowball Tanda

    Including live music from Cadenero

    Alternative Milonga

    DJ: Rob Jessop

  • Warm-up Milonga

    WARM

    Warm-up Milonga

    DJ: Rob Jessop

  • Registration and free time

    The town hall will be open for registration from 14:00.

    Please feel free to make use of the bar, browse the stalls once they open and from 15:00, start dancing in Salón Canning.

  • Free time

    The hall will stay open until evening dancing starts.

Saturday 19th August

  • Time
  • Salón Canning
    (Ballroom)
  • La Confitería Ideal
    (Pillar Room)
  • La Baldosa
    (Drawing Room)
  • El Viejo Almacén
    (Regency Café)
  • 11:30 - 12:00
  • 12:00 - 13:10
  • 13:10 - 13:30
  • 13:30 - 14:40
  • 14:40 - 15:00
  • 15:00 - 16:10
  • 16:10 - 16:30
  • 16:30 - 17:40
  • 17:40 - 19:00
  • 19:00 - 20:00
  • 20:00 - 02:00
  • Technique and axis

    GG-1

    All Levels

    Tango

    G & G Gri and Gastón

  • Keep it interesting

    JA-1

    Improver / Intermediate

    Tango

    J & A Jolanta and Adrian

  • Myths vs Evidence (Resetting the tango story)

    DT-1

    All Levels

    Talk

    David David Thomas

  • Embrace - Part 1

    GG-2a

    All Levels

    Connection

    G & G Gri and Gastón

  • Embrace - Part 2

    GG-2b

    All Levels

    Connection

    G & G Gri and Gastón

  • SATC

    Tango Café from 13:00 to 19:00

    Non-stop daytime dancing hosted by our DJs.

    • 13:00 - 16:10: Hubert Voignier
    • 16:10 - 16:45: Cadenero Tango
    • 16:45 - 17:30: Hubert Voignier
    • 17:30 - 18:05: Cadenero Tango
    • 18:05 - 19:00: Hubert Voignier
  • Buffet Open

    The buffet will be selling tea, coffee, cold drinks, snacks and hot and cold food.

  • Grand Tango Ball

    SATB

    Traditional Milonga

    DJ: Ewa Zbrzeska

    Performance by Gri and Gaston at 23.00

    Alternative Milonga

    DJ: Eduardo Bozzo

  • Free time

    The hall will stay open until evening dancing starts.

    Food will be available for purchase during this time.

  • Doors open. Bar and cafe open.
  • 20 min break
  • 20 min break
  • 20 min break - Enjoy the live music in Salón Canning

Sunday 20th August

  • Time
  • Salón Canning
    (Ballroom)
  • La Confitería Ideal
    (Pillar Room)
  • La Baldosa
    (Drawing Room)
  • El Viejo Almacén
    (Regency Café)
  • 11:30 - 12:00
  • 12:00 - 13:10
  • 13:10 - 13:30
  • 13:30 - 14:40
  • 14:40 - 15:00
  • 15:00 - 16:10
  • 16:10 - 16:30
  • 16:30 - 17:40
  • 17:40 - 19:00
  • 19:00 - 20:00
  • 20:00 - 00:00
  • Soltadas

    GG-3

    Advanced

    Tango

    G & G Gri and Gastón

  • Non-stop vals

    JA-2

    Intermediate / Advanced

    Vals

    J & A Jolanta and Adrian

  • Structure - Part 1

    GG-4a

    Intermediate / Advanced

    Tango

    G & G Gri and Gastón

  • Structure - Part 2

    GG-4b

    Intermediate / Advanced

    Tango

    G & G Gri and Gastón

  • SUNC

    Tango Café from 13:00 to 19:00

    Non-stop daytime dancing hosted by our DJs.

    • 13:00 - 19:00: David Thomas
  • Buffet Open

    The buffet will be selling tea, coffee, cold drinks, snacks and hot and cold food.

  • Milonga Despedida

    SUNM

    Traditional Milonga

    DJ: Jimi Chimchurri

    Alternative Milonga

    DJ: Alice Spencer

  • Free time

    There will be a brief turnaround time between the close of the tango café and the start of the Farewell Milonga so that we can refresh Salón Canning for the evening's event.

    During this time, we would ask that everyone leaves Salón Canning by the indicated door and re-enters via the indicated entrance so that we can do a quick ticket check for the Farewell Milonga.

    The bar will remain open!

  • Doors open. Bar and cafe open.
  • 20 min break
  • 20 min break
  • 20 min break