Name: Stockholm Pugliese Weekend 2025
Start: 2025-05-29T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-06-02T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Kulturhuset Stadsteatern

All info på svenska finns här! 👇
https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/konserter/stockholm-pugliese-weekend
Tango, at its core, is connection. The music we dance to is the breeding ground for that connection; its very purpose is to bring people closer together. And Osvaldo Pugliese’s powerfully beautiful music exerts an almost magnetic pull on people—both on and off the dance floor. It unites people.
𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝘂𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 is the manifestation of the strong binding force that is Pugliese’s music, as musicians, dancers, filmmakers, DJs, writers and other tango lovers from all over the world descend on Kulturhuset, Stockholm, to talk about Pugliese, to play Pugliese’s music, to listen to it and, of course, dance to it.
Over the course of a five-day weekend of workshops, milongas, concerts, seminars, conversations, film screenings, and a special exhibition, we invite both tango dancers and musicians as well as the curious public to (re)discover Pugliese, the music he created and the legacy he’s left behind.
Welcome to Stockholm Pugliese Weekend in Kulturhuset by Sergels Torg, with its glass obelisk that connects us to "El Obelisco" in Buenos Aires, the place where Argentines in the capital come together to celebrate their triumphs and share their pain. The place where the music of Osvaldo Pugliese was born and where it found eternal life.
We will be joined by Orquesta típica La Barra 🇳🇱 Michael Lavocah 🇬🇧 Dag Stenvoll 🇳🇴 Mabel Rivero 🇦🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧 Mirta Campos 🇦🇷🇳🇱 Mariano Diaz Campos 🇦🇷🇳🇱 Cosima Diaz Campos 🇳🇱 Jean Amadeo Pouyé 🇦🇷🇫🇷 Johanna Jezernicki 🇦🇷 Jenny Hellgren 🇸🇪 Ulla Kastrup 🇸🇪 and filmmakers/photographers who will be present with their vision and voices: Yael Szmulewicz 🇦🇷 Nicolás Artín 🇦🇷 Viveka Cáceres 🇦🇷 Leendert Pot 🇳🇱 and Camilla van Zuylen 🇳🇱.
Stockholm Pugliese Weekend is a collaboration between Tango Norte, Milonga Press, Kulturhuset Stadsteatern och Klarabiografen.
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🧉 Instagram: @stockholm_pugliese_weekend
📧 Email: [email protected]
🎵 Program for Musicians: https://fb.me/e/i3HeG6Xby
🎥 FILM ticket sales open in week 13.
🎟️ Ticket Office: https://bit.ly/PuglieseWeekend
ℹ️ There are 3 categories of tickets/passes
🎫 1. 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀:
—Find links in program description
🎫 2. 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻'𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀:
—https://bit.ly/PlayingPugliese
🎫 3. 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀:
It gives guaranteed access to ALL programs below, except for workshop for musicians (Playing Pugliese) and film screenings (DocumenTANGO), as summarised here 🗒️-https://bit.ly/Pass-includes-these
For booking the festival pass:
—https://bit.ly/Book-Pass-here

𝗗𝗔𝗬-𝟬 || (𝘗𝘳𝘦-𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭)
Wednesday, 21st of May
📍 Klarabiografen in Kulturhuset
🕖 19.00-20.35
🎥 DocumenTango: OSVALDO (Argentina, 2024)
— directed by Nicolás Artín and Viveka Cáceres
🌐 Spanish with English subtitles
🎫 TBA
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𝗗𝗔𝗬-𝟭 || 𝘚𝘪 𝘚𝘰𝘴 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘫𝘰
Thursday, 29th of May
📍 Götgatan 11, 116 46
🕕 18.00-19.30
🎧 "Tango by Maestro"—𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦
with Michael Lavocah + Dag Stenvoll
🎫-https://www.biljettkiosken.se/event/250529-tangonorte-dj_talk
🕢 19.30-23.00
🪭 Milonga RECUERDO
with DJ Jenny Hellgren
In collaboration with Tango House Party
🎫-https://www.biljettkiosken.se/event/250529-tangonorte-milonga_recuerdo
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𝗗𝗔𝗬-𝟮 || 𝘌𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘰 𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴
Friday, 30th of May
🕝 14.30-15.45
📍 Klarabiografen in Kulturhuset
🎥 DocumenTango: AMAR AMANDO (Argentina, 2018)
— directed by Yael Szmulewicz
🌐 Spanish with English subtitles
🎫 TBA
🕝 16.15-17.35
📍 Klarabiografen in Kulturhuset
🎥 DocumenTango: EL SONIDO DE ANTES
/ “The HIdden Sound of Tango” (Argentina, 2023)
— directed by Yael Szmulewicz
🌐 Spanish with English subtitles
🎫 TBA
🕡 18.30-20.30
📍 Hornsgatan 75, 118 49
💃🏻 Dancing Pugliese #1—𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺
with Mabel Rivero + Michael Lavocah
🎫-https://www.biljettkiosken.se/event/250530-tangonorte-dancelab_1
🕣 20.30-00.30
📍 Hornsgatan 75, 118 49
🪭 Milonga SEGUIME SI PODES with LIVE 🎶🎸
with DJ Johanna Jezernicki + Jean Pouyé (guitar/vocal)
🎫-https://www.biljettkiosken.se/event/250530-tangonorte-milonga_seguime
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𝗗𝗔𝗬-𝟯 || 𝘗𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦! 𝘗𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦! 𝘗𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦!
Saturday, 31st of May
📍 Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
OPENING!
🖼️ Exhibition: Pugliese x Mirta Campos
🎫 Included in any ticket to Kulturhuset
🕛 12.00-12.45 | Klarabiografen
🎥 DocumenTango: IN DE GREEP VAN DE TANGO
/ "Locos por el tango" (Netherlands, 1991)
— directed by Leendert Pot
🌐 Dutch/Spanish with Spanish subtitles
🎫 TBA
🕐 13.00-15.00 | Studion
✏️ Music Seminar LIVE 🪗🎻🎹🎶
𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘓𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘩 𝘹 𝘖𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘓𝘈 𝘉𝘈𝘙𝘙𝘈 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘖𝘳𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢 𝘗𝘜𝘎𝘓𝘐𝘌𝘚𝘌
🎫-https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/konserter/orquesta-pugliese
🕞 15.30-17.00 | Studion
💃🏻 Dancing Pugliese #2—𝘉𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘴 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘴
with Mariano and Cosima Díaz Campos
🎫-https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/konserter/dancing-silences
🕛 17.15-18.00 | Klarabiografen
🎥 DocumenTango: IN DE GREEP VAN DE TANGO
/ "Embraced by the Tango" (Netherlands, 1991)
— directed by Leendert Pot
🌐 Dutch/Spanish with English subtitles
🎫 TBA
🕡 18.30-20.00 | Lilla Studion
✏️ Music Seminar DIVE—𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘰
with Gerard van Duinen
🎫-https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/konserter/inside-gallo-ciego
🕗 20.00-01.00 | Studion
🪭 Milonga ARRABAL with LIVE 🎵
with DJ Dag Stenvoll + Orquesta típica LA BARRA
🎫-https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/konserter/milonga-arrabal
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𝗗𝗔𝗬-𝟰 || 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘖𝘴𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘰
Sunday, 1st of June
📍 Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
🕦 11.30-13.30 | Studion
💃🏻 Dancing Pugliese #3—𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
with Mabel Rivero + Michael Lavocah
🎫-https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/konserter/dancing-pugliese
🕒 15.00-16.15 | Studion
🎵 Concert: ORQUESTA TÍPICA LA BARRA
ft. dance show by Mariano and Cosima Díaz Campos
🎫-https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/konserter/orquesta-tipica-la-barra
🕟 16.30-17.30 | Studion
🖼️ After-Concert Talk: Pugliese x Mirta Campos x Mario Bernengo
🎫 Included in the concert ticket ⬆️
🕡 18.30-20.03 | Klarabiografen
🎥 DocumenTango: OSVALDO (Argentina, 2024)
— directed by Nicolás Artín and Viveka Cáceres
🌐 Spanish with English subtitles
🎫 TBA
🕗 20.00-00.00 | Studion
🪭 Milonga LA MARIPOSA (ft. a surprise 🎶)
with DJ Michael Lavocah + “La Barra XL”
🎫-https://kulturhusetstadsteatern.se/konserter/milonga-la-mariposa
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𝗗𝗔𝗬-𝟱 || 𝘚𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘦
Monday, 2nd of June
📍 Kungsholmens kulturhus
🕕 18.00-19.00
💃🏻 Dancing Pugliese #4—𝘓𝘢 𝘠𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴
with Mariano and Cosima Díaz Campos
🎫-https://www.biljettkiosken.se/event/250602-tangonorte-dancelab_4
🕖 19.00-22.00
🪭 Monday Tango Practice
with DJ Ulla Kastrup
🎫-https://www.biljettkiosken.se/event/250602-tangonorte-practice
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F o r M u s i c i a n s
SPW25 is for musicians just as much as it is for dancers. In fact, it is a conviction shared by our team (Tango Norte x Kulturhuset x “Pugliesianos”) to inspire a new creative and social platform where musicians meet tango, musicians meet musicians, musicians meet dancers, musicians meet DJs, musicians meet audiences, and vice versa.
You are welcome to join any program this weekend; the following, in particular, has been designed especially with you in mind—from ‘practicing Pugliese’ to ‘performing Pugliese’ for dancers at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern, together.
📍 Kulturhuset Stadsteatern (Studion/Lilla Studion)
⚠️ MORE INFO 👉 https://fb.me/e/i3HeG6Xby
🎟️ Registration open! ⬆️
P l a y i n g P u g l i e s e
Workshop for Musicians
with Orquesta típica La Barra
29 May
🕕 18.00-21.00 | Section Rehearsal
30 May
🕐 13.00-16.00 | Section Rehearsal and Tutti
🕕 18.00-21.00 | Tutti with La Barra
31 May
🕡 18.30-20.00 | Music Seminar: 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰 𝘊𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘰
with Gerard van Duinen, in Lilla Studion
1 June
🕡 18.30-19.30 | General Rehearsal + Soundcheck
🕗 20.00-00.00 | Performance (ca 25 min.) for dancers at 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖 𝙇𝘼 𝙈𝘼𝙍𝙄𝙋𝙊𝙎𝘼 with Orquesta "La Barra XL" ft. DJ Michael Lavocah
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We’ll round off this head-spinning Facebook description with a short presentation of Osvaldo Pugliese, written for this weekend by Michael Lavocah—the author, researcher, and DJ—who unintentionally catalysed this mayhem by overstimulating a group of nerds in Stockholm.

✨Osvaldo Pugliese✨
Possessed of a wild beauty, the music of the tango orchestra leader Osvaldo Pugliese (Buenos Aires 1905-1995) is the most intense and passionate that tango has ever known. It pulsates with a raw power, but is also sophisticated, modern, and complex. It is nothing less than the alchemical fusion of opposites, the marriage of force and beauty.
His musicians, many of them soloists of remarkable personality and quality, were fully committed to his vision, sticking with him through thick and thin. One of his singers remarked: “There has never been a group of human beings who played with such warmth and affection. On stage they stripped their souls bare, and that drove the people crazy.”
We think of his music as high culture, but for him it was rooted in and nourished by the people. We call him maestro; he called himself a musician, yes, but also a citizen, and a worker like any other. His story is the story of tango itself: born in poverty, at the margins of society, condemned at first by the powerful, but then embraced by an entire city. Thirty years after his death it sounds more modern than ever.