Words, photos and videos simply don't describe it, but the evening performance at this year's Vendimia celebration was out-of-this world. Every March, over 25,000 people pack an outdoor amphitheater to watch over 1,000 local performers dance and act in a two-hour show. While I can't say that I've been to Cirque de Soleil, Saturday night's performance at Vindimia certainly did not pale to any large-scale live performance I've ever seen.
After a slight mishap (I dropped one of the tickets into a chair in the lobby after it stuck to my iPhone and I had to return to the hotel after arriving at the amphitheater to retrieve it), we made our way back to the performance just as it was starting. Tickets were sold out upon arriving in Mendoza, and thankfully the hotel had connections and was able to secure a few seats at the last moment.
The production, which is a full year in the making, recruits thousands of local talent every year to spend twelve months rehearsing for just three days of performances. On Saturday, I spotted a lot of celebrities in attendance, including a news show host and a host of another TV program in Argentina. While the President of Argentina was in town (see a prior post about my run in with her), she flew back to Buenos Aires before the performance although, in years past, many heads of state have participated.
As I had mentioned above, words can not describe the performance so I did my best to take a very short video and some still shots using my digital camera, that captures as best as possible the size of this enormous production.
Click here to watch the video and click on the individual photos above to magnify the views of each!
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