A Year in Uruguay

Carnaval is one of my favorite parts of Uruguay.  The costumes, the music, the drumming, and the dancing are almost overwhelming.   When we lived here, many of my February nights were devoted to visiting the tablados.

This year, when we were making our travel arrangements for our trip, I was afraid we would miss carnaval since we wouldn't leave the US until after Ash Wednesday (the end of carnival season in most countries.)  I knew that Uruguay's carnaval continued, but it was difficult to find information about its actual end.  When we arrived in early March, the competition part of carnaval was over and the winners announced, but there was still a week of performances scheduled in the Teatro de Verano.

 

Tickets weren't available at Abitab until the evening before the show, but we were able to get front row seats.  Six different groups performed including two murgas.  I made a short video with clips from the show.

It was a really enjoyable night!

Labels: carnival