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HELLO / ¡HOLA! / OLÁWe are thrilled to introduce ¡VAMOS! to you - a 10-day festival of sport, music, theatre, film, food and fashion from Spanish and Portuguese speaking global cultures. The festival gathers artists from all over the world and the region to celebrate those cultures in NewcastleGateshead together. From Robledo’s winning goal in the 1952 FA Cup final for Newcastle United to Nobby Solano in the present day, Latin Americans have always made avibrant contribution to this region...

As part of the festival, there is also the ‘Popular Musics of the Hispanic and Lusophone Worlds’ conference, organised by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne which will take place during the closing weekend of the festival and will attract music specialists from all over the world.

This is the first ever ¡VAMOS! Festival with the longer term aim to become firmly established in the region as a biennial event, with its impact, energy and influence felt much farther afield. Please let us know what you think!

We are extremely grateful for the faith and support of NewcastleGateshead Initiative and the financial support of Arts Council, North East, Newcastle Council, Gateshead Council, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and The Northern Rock Foundation.

Nik Barrera, Ian Biddle, Vanessa Knights, Andrew Nixon and Jill Bennison.

Dance CityTemple Street,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 4BRTelephone: 0191 261 0505Email: info@dancecity.co.ukWebsite: www.dancecity.co.ukNearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 1

Saltwell ParkEast Park Road,Gateshead,NE9 5AXTelephone: 0191 433 5900Email: saltwellpark@gateshead.gov.ukWebsite: www.gateshead.gov.ukNearest Metro: Gateshead Central¡VAMOS! map reference number: 2

Tyneside Cinema10 Pilgrim Street,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 6QGTelephone: 0191 232 8289Email: boxoffi ce@tynecine.orgWebsite: www.tynecine.orgNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 3

DigitalTimes SquareNewcastle upon Tyne,NE1 4EPTelephone: 0191 261 9755Email: info@yourfutureisdigital.comWebsite: www.yourfutureisdigital.comNearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 4

Globe City4th Floor,Curtis Mayfi eld House,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 6UQTelephone: 0191 222 1666Email: info@globegallery.orgWebsite: www.globegallery.orgNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 5

World HeadquartersGround fl oor,Curtis Mayfi eld House,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 6UQTelephone: 0191 261 7007Email: mail@trenthouse.comWebsite: www.theworldheadquarters.comNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 6

Times SquareNewcastle upon Tyne,NE1 4EPTelephone: 0191 261 9755Email: info@yourfutureisdigital.comWebsite: www.yourfutureisdigital.comNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 7

All Saints ChurchAkenside Hill,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 2EWTelephone: 0191 267 9222Nearest Metro: Manors¡VAMOS! map reference number: 8

Tokyo Bar17 Westgate Road,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 1SE Telephone: 0191 232 1122Email: kerry@stereocorp.co.ukWebsite: www.tokyonewcastle.comNearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 9

Literary and Philosophical Society23 Westgate RoadNewcastle upon TyneNE1 1SETelephone: 0191 232 0192Email: library@litandphil.org.ukWebsite: www.litandphil.org.ukNearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 10

Secco Resto Bar86 Pilgrim StreetNewcastle upon TyneNE1 6SGTelephone: 0191 230 0777Email: info@thegustogroup.comWebsite: www.gustouk.comNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 11

Side Cinema, Gallery and Cafe5 and 9 The Side,Newcastle upon TyneNE1 3JETelephone: 0191 232 2208Email: side.gallery@amber-online.comWebsite: www.amber-online.comNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 12

The Cooperage32 The Close,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 3RFTelephone: 0191 233 2940Email: info@thecooperagenewcastle.co.ukWebsite: www.thecooperagenewcastle.co.ukNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 13

Morden TowerWest Walls,Back Stowell Street,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 4XGEmail: conniepickard@mordentower.comWebsite: www.mordentower.comNearest Metro: St. James / Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 14

Marco’s Bar33 Dean Street,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 1PQTelephone: 0191 2325533Nearest Metro: Monument / Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 15

Gateshead Central LibraryPrince Consort Road,Gateshead,NE8 4LNTelephone: 0191 433 8400Website: www.gateshead.gov.ukNearest Metro: Gateshead¡VAMOS! map reference number: 16

North BarNeville Street,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 5DHEmail: info@northbar.co.ukWebsite: www.northbar.co.ukNearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 17

The Black Swan67 Westgate Road,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 1SGTelephone: 07906 355938Email: david@salsanewcastle.co.ukWebsite: www.salsanewcastle.co.ukNearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 18

The Salsa Club89 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne,Telephone: 0191 221 1022Email: jamie@thesalsaclub.co.ukNearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 19

Mr. LynchArchbold TerraceJesmondNewcastleNE2 1DBTelephone: 0191 281 3010Website: www.mrlynch.co.ukNearest Metro: Jesmond¡VAMOS! map reference number: 20

Popolo Bar82 – 84 Pilgrim Street,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 6SGNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 21

The Sage GatesheadSt Mary’s Square,Gateshead Quays,Gateshead,NE8 2JRTelephone: 0191 443 4661Website: www.thesagegateshead.orgNearest Metro: Gateshead¡VAMOS! map reference number: 22

Paradiso1 Market Lane,Newcastle upon Tyne,NE1 6SGTelephone: 0191 221 1240Email: info@thegustogroup.comWebsite: www.gustouk.comNearest Metro: Monument ¡VAMOS! map reference number: 23

Barn under a Wandering Star217 Jesmond Road,Newcastle upon TyneNE2 Telephone: 0191 281 7179Nearest Metro: Jesmond¡VAMOS! map reference number: 24

The Biscuit Factory16 Stoddart Street,Newcastle upon TyneNE2 1ANTelephone: 0191 261 1103Email: art@thebiscuitfactory.comWebsite: www.thebiscuitfactory.comNearest Metro: Manors¡VAMOS! map reference number: 25

Waygood Gallery and StudiosHarkers Building,548-560 Shields Road,Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne,NE6 2UT Telephone: 0191 265 6857 Email: art@waygood.orgWebsite: www.waygood.orgNearest Metro: Chillingham Road¡VAMOS! map reference number: 26

PLUS:Don’t forget to look out for other late additions and partners to the festival!

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¡VAMOS! VENUE MAP1. Dance City2. Saltwell Park3. Tyneside Cinema4. Digital5. Globe City6. World Headquarters7. Times Square8. All Saints Church9. Tokyo Bar10. Lit and Phil Society11. Secco Resto Bar12. Side Cinema, Gallery and Cafe13. The Cooperage14. Morden Tower15. Marco’s Bar16. Gateshead Central Library17. North Bar18. The Black Swan19. The Salsa Club20. Mr. Lynch21. Popolo Bar22. The Sage Gateshead23. Paradiso24. Barn under a Wandering Star25. The Biscuit Factory26. Waygood Gallery and Studios

19.00PM - 23.45PM FREE

PRE-BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL AS NUMBERS ARE LIMITED

FLAMENCO NORTE | NUMBERS ARE LIMITED

CONTENTSP2 MapP4-5 FridayP6-8 SaturdayP9-10 SaturdayP11 MondayP12 TuesdayP13-14 WednesdayP15-16 ThursdayP17-18 FridayP19-21 SaturdayP22-23 SundayP24 Tyneside Cinema ¡VAMOS! SeasonP25 Festival Extras

FUNDERS

¡GRACIAS!/OBRIGADOThere are many, many people to thank for their support andenthusiasm in helping to make ¡VAMOS! happen, so in no particular order: Tyneside Cinema: Mark Dobson, Fiona Fitzpatrick, Jonny Tull, Danielle Pender // City Screen, Jason Wood // Alan Lyddiard Dance City: Janet Archer, Raul Calderon, Judith Cashman, Stephanie Cribbs // Cafe Peel: Andy Hook // Newcastle City Council: Andrew Rothwell, Barbra Robson // Culture10: Carol Bell, Stella Hall, Kate Bennett, Kathie Wilcox, Suzy Goulding, Catherine Jowett, Nicola Short, Dezra Myers // Arts Council England, North East: Mark Monument, Rebecca Shatwell // Name: Tina Spiteri // The Sage Gateshead: Emily Till, Tamsin Austin, Ros Rigby, Mandy Baines, Leila D’Aronville, Amanda Wood, Helen Fussell // James Postlethwaite // Reuben Kench // Mo Lovatt // The Crack // Metro Newspaper // Stephen Hall // Retina Glitch // Lee No-Fi // Wax:On // Gusto: Aldo, Joseph and Tina De Giorgi // Popolo: John Dyer and Stuart Young // Gateshead Council: Karolynne Hart and Sue Hurrell // Globe City: Rashida Davison, Maria Vafiadi // World Headquarters, Tom Caulker, Antony Lynch // Tokyo: Kerry McCabe // Side Cinema, Gallery and Cafe: Graeme Rigby, Kerry Lowes // Morden Tower: Connie Pickard // Marco’s Bar: Nicki, Keith and Leon // North Bar: Paul Skevington // Salsa Amor: David and Margaret Blackmore // Line Up: Chris Murtagh // Pernod Ricard: Paul Graham // The Salsa Club: Simon, Jamie, Tony and Lee // Paul Davis // Mr. Lynch: Duncan Fisher, Vicki, Dan // Barn Under a Wandering Star: Mark Lagun // The Biscuit Factory: Andy Balman, Ramy and Marilyn Zack // Waygood Gallery and Studios: Helen Smith // Agustín Fernández // Coco Vega and Sara Lourenco // Big Display: Keith // Tubbyphunk: Bobzilla // David Guy, Steve Bird // Positive Brasil: Bocao and Rich // Northern Round // Glyn Connolly Cecilia Dalrymple, Maria Conaty, Barbara Willis Clark, Nancy Guy, Angela Uribe de Kellett, Marina ConollyNTC: Pete Warne, Steve Bishop // Nexus: John Meagher // Junot Diaz // Printing.com: David Wooton // Digital: Rob Cameron, Aarron Mellor, Dave Stone // So Design // Théâtre Sans Frontières: Helen Green, Michelle Vandenberg // Young Sinfonia: Joan-Albert Serra, Jacqui Cameron, Scott Stroman // Yve Nagoo // The Culture Club: Rachel Suddart // Neil Gow // Blue Sky Events: Jill Bennison Patricia Oliart // Anne Davies // Nina Laurie // Mark Sabine // C.E.T.L: Dawn Weatherston // Julio and Julian Barrera // Ton Chaw Fred Trujillo // Kate Barrera // Silas Green // Elisa Artaza // Isabel and Yolanda Barrera // Gemma Bailey // Andy Hockey // Theresa Webster // Alan Scott // InternStudy.com: Kate Gordon BELTA: Tatiana Visnevski Mendes, Mariglan Gabarra // Sam Christey and everyone at Absolute Life // Jim Maudsley // Cool Blue PR: Tanya Garland, Kaye Jemmeson, Stephen Green.

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¡VAMOS! forms part of NewcastleGateshead Initiative’s world-class festivals and events programme. For further information, visit www.NewcastleGateshead.com

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

DANCE CITY: 18.00PMDE LA NOCHE AL MAR

(FROM THE NIGHT TO THE SEA)FLAMENCO NORTE

This enticing walk through Spanish music and dance spans the 18th century to the present day, containing

short songs by Spanish composers. The dance combines carefully chosen selections from the XVIII century where the “Escuela Bolera” was created to the strength and elegance of the “Escuela Clásica

Española” ending fi nally with an explosion of passion with the purest Flamenco.

ESTRELA PRESENTS: WITH EYES WIDE OPENProduced by young people and women from Bahia

(NE Brasil) as part of a photography and human rights training course organised by Estrela. The one night exhibition shows a

colourful portrayal of Salvador, its culture, people, communities, cuisine and lifestyle - all as seen through young people´s eyes.

FRIDAY 7¡VAMOS! FESTIVAL LAUNCH AT DANCE CITY

Dance City offi cially launch the festival with the world premiere of the hauntingly beautiful ‘De Alba a la Noche’ from Flamenco Norte,

followed by a Peña Flamenca, live music, DJs, free dance taster sessions and

a tempting palate of Latin American food and cocktails! Read on...

FLAMENCO NORTE | DANCE CITY

FESTIVAL LAUNCH EVENTTickets £10.00 advance Dance City18.00pm - 23.45pmNearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 1

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PEÑA FLAMENCAA Peña (pronounced ‘Penya’) Flamenca is a gathering for people passionate about fl amenco and is named after a fl amenco artist whom the group particularly admires. It is designed to give you an experience of authentic fl amenco - at close quarters a chance to see top fl amenco artists from around the world in an informal and ‘traditional’ atmosphere - with much duende and jaleo. Professionals and afi cionados alike are encouraged to get up and sing, play the guitar or dance – whatever!

CAFE PEEL: LATIN AMERICAN FOOD AND DRINKAfter the Flamenca, why not eat, drink, be merry? In the cafe check out the selection of Latin American cuisine on offer only for one night...

LOS QUE LO DANPlaying Samba, Bossa Nova, Rumba and Son, Los Que Lo Dan have thrilled lovers of Latin American music all over the coutry. If you liked Buena Vista you’ll love this!

LATIN AMERICAN VISTASProjected imagery and live visuals of photography, postcards and artefacts from the North East Latin American community to add to the night’s ambience VJed by Glyn Connolly.

POSITIVE BRASIL DJsThese guys know how to spice things up with a vibrant mix of all thing Brasilica.

This event is kindly supported by Instituto Cervantes.

LOS QUE LO DAN | DANCE CITY

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SATURDAY 8Day two of the festival and over to Saltwell

Park for a family friendly picnic and if you’re travelling on the Metro system keep an eye open

for the ¡VAMOS! buskers out in full force!

SALTWELL PARK:12.00¡VAMOS! FAMILY PICNIC

Hot weather. Hot music. Enjoy a sunny Saturday afternoon in beautifully restored, award winning Saltwell

Park in Gateshead. Come with friends and family and bring a picnic inspired by the tasty dishes of South America. We’ll

provide the music, as well as street theatre, dance, stalls, children’s activities and food. For further details please

contact Sue Hurrell, 0191 433 6918.

METRO SYSTEM:12.00¡VAMOS! METRO MUSICA

Eddy and Coco Vega from APU are outon the Tyne and Wear Metro system

for the fi rst time today!

¡VAMOS! FAMILY PICNIC |SALTWELL PARK

¡VAMOS! FAMILY PICNICFreeSaltwell Park12.00 - 15.00Nearest Metro: Gateshead Central¡VAMOS! map reference number: 2

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Enjoying phenomenal success, Mexico’s ‘Amores Perros’ and ‘Y tu mamá también’ alerted the eyes of the world to the riches to be found in Latin American fi lmmaking. Respectively the audacious directorial debut of Alejandro González Iñárritu, and a return to his roots following a fruitful Hollywood excursion for Alfonso Cuarón, both fi lms featured the poster-boy looks and electrifying screen presence of Gael García Bernal. Confi dent, stylishly shot, and structurally complex, these fi lms typifi ed an emerging wave of Latin American fi lmmakers.

Remarkably, many of the fi lms made emerged during a period of acute economic famine; their completion facilitated by a new entrepreneurial spirit amongst investors and pan-Latin region co-productions. This “buena onda” of Latin American cinema was also embraced by the global media, and swept onto international shores.

This selection of recent fi lms at Tyneside Cinema is in advance of a major celebration of Mexican cinema at the National Film Theatre in September and provides an overview of the emerging talent on offer.

Helping to put the fi lms in a social, political and geographical context will be a series of guest speakers and special events, all celebrating the pleasures and riches coming from Latin America.

Contemporary Latin American Cinema

COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATELIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

TYNESIDE CINEMA|

“There is a Latin American movement. In the 1990s there was an Asian

wave of cinema and now there is a wave of Latin American directors”.

Fernando Meirelles (Director, City of God, The Constant Gardener)

“It’s chemistry, alchemy, pieces falling together at the same time. How can you

effectively explain other essential moments in fi lm history, like the

German New Wave? Sometimes these things are just moments in time, linked

to specifi c political, social or cultural situations. It’s not only that there were

a bunch of fi lmmakers. There were also actors, cinematographers, productions

designers, producers…”

Rosa Bosch (Producer)

Image: Théâtre Sans Frontières and Critical Tortoise Text: Tyneside Cinema

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Théâtre Sans Frontières bring this story to the stage

TYNESIDE CINEMA: 19.00 SPECIAL ¡VAMOS! EVENT: FROM STAGE TO SCREENThéâtre Sans Frontières and Tyneside Cinema are hosting a Mexican feast for the senses!Théâtre Sans Frontières has commissioned acclaimed playwright Linda McLean to adapt the novel Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water For Chocolate) for the stage and this event will preview the world premiere of a full production staged by Théâtre Sans Frontières later in the year. A rare opportunity to meet the director and cast and share the process of developing the play. Théâtre Sans Frontières will be previewing selected scenes and inviting the audience to give feedback during the evening. There’ll also be a chance to see the original fi lm of Like Water For Chocolate, one of the most successful foreign language fi lms in the UK in the last 20 years. In keeping with the food theme for the night you can buy a voucher for £5.00 (tbc) for some great tapas and a marguerita or beer provided by La Viña restaurant. The voucher is available in advance or on the door. Once the fi lm is over, there’ll be a pay bar and music to end the night! Como Agua Para Chocolate. (1992) Mexico. Dir: Alfonso Arau 123 min Cert 15.

This event will be introduced by Dr. Vanessa Knights, senior lecturer in Hispanic cultural studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, co-organiser of the ¡VAMOS! Festival.

CINEMATickets £8.00 / £6.00 Tyneside Cinema19.00 - 00.00Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 3

Saturday night and a succulent selection from Tyneside Cinema and Théâtre Sans Frontières followed by the best Latin Amercian Djs appearing at Shindig!

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GLOBE CITY: 13.00 THE FACTORY OF DREAMSMexican-American photographer Stefan Ruiz captures the stars, sets and melodrama of ‘telenovelas’ - Latin American soap operas. Ruiz has gained special access to the TV studios of Mexican media giant Televisa, known as ‘The Factory of Dreams’, where crews work year round to produce 50,000 hours worth of telenovelas annually for export to 110 countries. Taking us behind the scenes, Ruiz reveals a vast industry virtually unheard of in the West, but adored throughout Latin America and the non-Western World. Factory of Dreams 9th July -12th August. An Impressions Gallery Touring Exhibition.

WORLD HQ: 14.00 NO-FI PRESENTS:CULVER-COURTIS, ALEJANDRA & AERONAlan Courtis’ immense CV reads like a Who’s Who of the sonic avant garde, including collaborations with Yoshimi of the Boredoms, Lee Ranaldo, Pauline Oliveros and, of course Newcastle’s Culver. As founder member of Argentina’s infamous Reynols, he was involved in over 100 releases on labels across the US, Japan, Europe and NZ. The Spanish/American duo Alejandra & Aeron approach sound and the visual arts with a sensitivity to folklore, space and confl icts between tradition and modernity. Their audio works are arguably as much anthropological soundtrack as they are experimental soundscape. For their ¡VAMOS! set expect an aural exploration of their life in Spain and experiences of Iberian culture.

SUNDAY 9A day of dreams with hyper real photography at Globe City, music day and night at World Headquarters, oh... and the World Cup Final.Favela Funk and Footie on the same day!

THE FACTORY OF DREAMS | GLOBE CITY

ALAN COURTIS | WORLD HEADQUARTERS

ART, FOOD AND MUSICDAYTIME MUSIC AND

NIGHTIME CLUB EVENTDaytime events - free

13.00 - 17.00Night time event - £8.00 advance

22.00 - 2.00 Globe City and World Headquarters

Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 5 + 6

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TIMES SQUARE: 15.00 WORLD CUP FINALYes, we know there is no guarantee of England and

Brasil meeting in the World Cup Final but there’s no harm in dreaming! This outdoor screening will be a fi esta affair with

music and street food before the battle commences!

ALL SAINTS CHURCH: 16.00 CHAMBER MUSICDescribed as ‘blisteringly virtuosic’ and ‘anarcho-maverick’,

Mr McFall’s Chamber are an audacious spin-off from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, devoted to top-class

music-making. This programme explores the rich vernacular lifeblood running through the contemporary

concert music of Latin America and Spain.Programme

Ignacio Cervantes Adiós a Cuba / Carlos Guastavino Three Cantos Populares Sergio Camacho Four Names for the One Moon

Agustín Fernández Botanic Spider / Astor Piazzolla Adiós Nonino, Coral and Michelangelo ‘70 / Fabio Landa Pequeña Suite Cubana

WORLD HEADQUARTERS 22.30 DJ MARLBORO, FIBLA AND REC_OVERFLOW

Fernando Luis Mattos da Mata also known as DJ Marlboro is the hottest DJ in Brasil. He is the star of the Carioca Funk movement and is becoming a major force in Europe since

his appearance at last year’s Sonar festival. Resident DJ at Lov.e Club in São Paolo and famed for his furiously

sweaty, booty-shaking DJ sets. For those of you thrilling to Diplo’s sonic tourism, come feel the real Brasilian deal!

Representing Spain, come two of the countries most respectedproducers/performers, Fibla and Rec_Overfl ow. Barcelona based Fibla will bring his beautifully chopped up beats and

subtle rhythm patterns. Label mate and Madrid resident, Rec_Overfl ow offers up raw and deep electronica with

a smattering of dark hiphopisms and electro.As a unique addition to the event CETL (Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning)

will be running a competition for the best Latin music inspired compositions by music students in the region. The winner will perform on the night at World Headquarters!

CHAMBER MUSIC | ALL SAINTS CHURCH

DJ MARLBORO | WORLD HEADQUARTERS

SPORTFree / Times Square12.00 - 15.00 Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 7CLASSICAL MUSICTicketedAll Saints Church16.00 - 17.30Nearest Metro: Manors¡VAMOS! map reference number: 8

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GREY’S MONUMENT: 12.00 - 13.00LINE UP PMC PRESENTS:SOZNAKThe fi rst of three weekday lunchtime sessions of free music from some of the best Latin based acts from the North East region, presented by Line-Up PMC.

TYNESIDE CINEMA: 18.00 Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (18)Two teenage boys take a road trip to remember with an attractive older woman in this brilliant road movie, learning a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other along the way.

This screening will be presented by Mexican fi lm specialist Jason Wood whose ‘The Faber Book of Mexican Cinema’will be published in September.

TOKYO BAR: 20.00 LATINO ROOF PARTY This fantastic bar’s best secret is its sexy all year round roof garden. Come down tonight after the fi lm for an acoustic performance from Positive Brasil, DJ sets from Dave Guy, Steve Bird and Nik Barrera with ¡VAMOS! cocktail specials on the night!

Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN | TYNESIDE CINEMA

MONDAY 10Ease into the week with a Mexican road movieat Tyneside Cinema followed by lazy alfresco drinks and musical ambience at Tokyo Bar!

LATINO ROOF PARTY | TOKYO

CINEMA Ticketed / 18.00 / Tyneside Cinema

Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 3

BAR AND MUSICFree / Tokyo Bar / 20.00

Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 9

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LIT & PHIL SOCIETY: 19.00 DEBATE AND DISCUSSION

The beautiful surroundings of the Lit & Phil Society will play host to this free event of thought provoking discussion and challenging debate with acclaimed Dominican diaspora writers Junot Diaz, Fernando

Valerio-Holguín and chaired by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne’s Vanessa Knights.

This event is kindly supported by the British Academy.

SECCO BAR: 20.30 CUBAN RUM & CIGAR EVENT

What better environment for a night of true extravagance than Secco? Rum and cigar indulgence will take place all

evening with additional music thrown in the mix! This event is kindly supported by Havana Club.

TUESDAY 11Intellectual discussion and debate on the

current state of play in Latin America at the Lit and Phil, topped off by a rather sumptious

Cubano tinged evening at Secco Bar!

CUBAN RUM AND CIGAR EVENING | SECCO

DEBATE AND DISCUSSION | LIT AND PHIL

DEBATE AND DISCUSSIONFree / Lit and Phil / 19.00 - 20.30Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 10

CUBAN RUM & CIGAR EVENTFree21.00 / Secco BarNearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 11

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WEDNESDAY 12Martin Chambi’s truly breathtaking photography, John Cohen’s iconic fi lm and photography, followed by Peruvian cuisine in the cafe and dancing with Coco Vega... anyone?!

SIDE GALLERY: 18.00 GALLERY OPENING Martín ChambiMy people speak through my photographs. Peruvian Indian photographer Martín Chambi created one of documentary’s classic surveys: pictures from his Cusco studio, weddings, fi estas, people in the mountains; a complex portrait of a society.

Peru by John CohenPhotographer, fi lmmaker, ethnographer and musician, John Cohen fi rst visited Peru in the 1950s. Following many of the trails Chambi took through the country’s uplands, this exhibition is drawn from over 20 years of his travels.

12 July - 2 SeptemberOpening Event: Patricia Oliart of Cusco and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne talks on both photographers, Wednesday 12 July, 18.00

ARTFree and ticketed

Side Cinema, Gallery and Cafe18.00 - 23.00

Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 12

MARTIN CHAMBI (SELF PORTRAIT) | SIDE GALLERY

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JOHN COHEN | SIDE GALLERY

SIDE CINEMA: 19.30Q’EROS: THE SHAPE OF SURVIVAL

Having photographed their culture for over 20 years, John Cohen made this unique fi lm exploring the

Q’eros and their music.(John Cohen, 1979, 53 mins)

SIDE CAFE: 20.30 PERUVIAN/SPANISH FOODAfter the photography and fi lm, relax in the

Side Cafe for a selection of authentic Peruvian andSpanish cuisine - which will also be available

throughout the festival.

THE COOPERAGE: 20.30 SALSA VIVA One of the most successful salsa nights, ‘Salsa Viva’

with Coco Vega the force behind Peruvian band APU - offering free dance lessons 20.30pm - 21.30pm

followed by steamy salsa classics till late.

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CLUB EVENTTickets £5.00The Cooperage20.30 - 2.00 Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 13

THURSDAY 13Free daytime music in the city, exclusive readingsin the city’s walls from a red hot voice in Latin literature followed by Latin fl avoured Djs till late...

GREY’S MONUMENT: 12.00 - 13.00 LINE UP PMC PRESENTS: APUThe second lunchtime session of free music with the masterful and well loved APU!

MORDEN TOWER: 19.30 JUNOT DIAZ EXCLUSIVE READINGA punk chick. That’s what I became. A Siouxie and the Banshees loving punk chick. The puertorican kids on the block couldn’t stop laughing when they saw my hair, they called me Blacula and the morenos, they didn’t know what to say: they just called me devil-bitch. Yo, devil-bitch, yo, yo! My tía Rubelka thought it was some kind of mental illness. Hija, she said while frying pastelitos, maybe you need help. But my mother was the worst. It’s the last straw, she screamed. The. Last. Straw. But it always was with her.Mornings when I came downstairs she’d be in the kitchen making her coffee in la greca and listening to Radio WADO and when she saw me and my hair she’d get mad all over again, as if during the night she’d forgotten who I was. My mother was one of the tallest women in Paterson and her anger was just as tall. It pincered you in its long arms and if you showed any weakness you were fi nished. Que muchacha tan fea, she said in disgust, splashing the rest of her coffee in the sink. Fea’s become my new name. Nothing new, really. She’s been saying stuff like this all our lives. My mother would never win any awards, believe me. You could call her an absentee parent: if she wasn’t at work she was sleeping and when she was around it seemed all she did was scream and hit.

APU | GREYS MONUMENT

MUSIC Free

Grey’s Monument12.00 - 13.00

Nearest Metro: Monument

LITERARYTickets £5.00

Morden Tower19.00 - 20.30

Nearest Metro: St. James¡VAMOS! map reference number: 14

BAR MUSIC EVENTFree

Marco’s Bar20.30 - 00.00

Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 15

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JUNOT DIAZ | MORDEN TOWER

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As kids me and Oscar were more scared of our mother than we were of the dark or el cuco. She would hit us anywhere, in front of anyone, always free with the chanclas and the correa but now with her cancer there’s not much she can do anymore. The last time she tried to wail on me it was because of my hair but instead of cringing or running I grabbed her hand. It was a refl ex more than anything but once it happened I knew I couldn’t take it back, not ever and so I just kept holding onto her hand and waiting for what ever came next, for her to attack me with her teeth like she did to this one lady in the Pathmark but she just stood there shaking, in her stupid wig and her stupid bata, with two huge foam prosthesis in her bra, the smell of burning wig all around us. I almost felt sorry for her. This is how you treat your mother? she cried. And if I could have I would have broken the entire length of my life across her face but instead I screamed backAnd this is how you treat your daughter?Junot DiazThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (excerpt)

Published in The New Yorker, The Paris Reviewand “Best American Stories,” Junot Diaz blazed a trail with his vibrant debut short story collection ‘Drown’ back in 1996. With its bare-knuckled prose and tough, grim settings, Diaz works the same emotional landscape as early Jerzy Kosinski and Thom Jones. And like Jones and Kosinski, Diaz’s work mainly consists of thinly veiled autobiography. The ten stories in “Drown” tell of his impoverished, fatherless youth in the Dominican Republic and his struggle with immigrant life in New Jersey. Diaz has a precise eye for pain, rendering the suffering of the dispossessed with clinical accuracy.Robert Spillman - The New York Times Book Review

MORDEN TOWER: 19.30 JUNOT DIAZ READINGAs an exclusive to the ¡VAMOS! Festival, Junot will be

reading extracts from his soon to be published debut novel in the fantastically intimate surroundings of Morden Tower as well as taking part in the free

Lit and Phil event on Tuesday 11th July.Ticketed event. Limited numbers available.

MARCO’S BAR: 20.00 THURSDAY LATINOThese new weekly Latin fl avoured events take

place in Newcastle’s smallest and sexiest new bar - Marco’s Bar. Featuring Djs, acoustic

performance, cocktails and additional tapas!

GREY’S MONUMENT: 12.00 - 13.00LINE UP PRESENTS: DRUMDINThe fi nal Monument session of free music, this time featuring Drumdin.

SIDE CINEMA: 18.00 PERUVIAN CINEMAContemporary Peruvian fi lm (to be announced). Throughout ¡VAMOS! and after fi lm showings, Side Café serves a selection of Spanish/Peruvian specials.

THE GALLERY, GATESHEAD LIBRARY: EXHIBITION PREVIEW 18.00 - 20.00CHRISTIAN MIEVES ‘NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIES’This exhibition will showcase a series of new large and medium-size paintings inspired by photographs of anonymous spaces across the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds that have appeared in National Geographic magazine in the1960’s and 1970’s. The paintings explore the relationship between the human fi gure and its surrounding space, a subject that Christian has been developing since 2000.

Born in Germany in 1973 Christian Mieves studied in Germany and then came to Newcastle to complete a Masters in Fine Art at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 2005, awarded with a scholarship of the AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council). Based in Newcastle he works as an artist and in art education.National Geographies Exhibition 14th July - 25th August.

FRIDAY 14More free Latin music in the heart of Newcastle city centre, contemporary cinema at the Side Cinema and iconic paintings at Gateshead Library...

CHRISTIAN MIEVES | GATESHEAD LIBRARY

MUSIC Free

Grey’s Monument12.00 - 13.00

Nearest Metro: Monument

CINEMATickets £3.50Side Cinema

18.00 Nearest Metro: Central Station

¡VAMOS! map reference number: 12

ARTFree

The Gallery,Gateshead Library

18.00 - 20.00 Nearest Metro: Gateshead

¡VAMOS! map reference number: 16

MUSIC AND FOODFree

The Salsa Club20.00

Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 19

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THE SALSA CLUB: 20.00 LATIN MUSICThe Salsa Club plays host to a one-off night of Djs playing all that is currently cutting edge in the world of Latino Electronica

whilst you eat from the delectable ¡VAMOS! food menu!

NORTH BAR: 20.00 LATIN MUSICThe fantastically sleazy jewel in the Nice crown, provides Latin fl avoured post punk from Dj El.Dee and Almodóvar movies for your audio visual pleasure for one night only!

BLACK SWAN: 20.00 SALSA AMORNewcastle’s longest running salsa dance venue brings you

the most exciting, hot, sexy dancing and music with renowned Latin Dj and teacher, Mauricio Reyes of LatinMotion and

resident Dj Mr Blackmore. Even if you’ve never tried salsa dancing before, now’s your chance!

THE COOPERAGE: 20.30 SALSA VIVAAnother epic from Coco Vega and amigos with salsa lessons

from 20.30pm - 21.45pm, followed by a club event with live percussion by Paco Rivera and the Latin Gang.

DIGITAL: 23.00 WAX:ONWax:On is defi nitely the region’s strongest leftfi eld club

night held at Digital and for ¡VAMOS! hosts a one-off special of Brasillian inspired beats in the Other Rooms fl oor.

On the night the Wax:On crew are joined by Djs Bobzilla (tubbyphunk.com), Dave Guy and Nik Barrera -

plus live percussion by Mr. Darren and with live visuals provided by Retina Glitch.

SALSA AMOR | BLACK SWAN

WAX:ON | DIGITAL NIGHTCLUB

MUSICFreeNorth Bar20.00Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 17

CLUB NIGHT£5.00The Black Swan20.00 Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 18

CLUB NIGHT£5.00The Cooperage20.30 Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 13

CLUB NIGHTTicketedDigital23.00 Nearest Metro: Central Station¡VAMOS! map reference number: 4

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SATURDAY 15The fi nal weekend! Head down to Mr. Lynch for a Favela Fiesta featuring dance, food, music and the like... Later on you have bar Djs, a World Headquarters party as well as an epic performance of Flamenco Requiem by Paco Peña AND Alex Wilson’s R‘n’B Latino project both at The Sage Gateshead!

METRO SYSTEM:12.00¡VAMOS! METRO MUSICAEddy and Coco Vega from APU are outin force on the Tyne and Wear Metro system.

MR. LYNCH: 14.00 POSITIVE BRASIL PRESENTS“CARNIVAL!”The Positive Brasil crew take over the fab Mr. Lynch venue with a festival spirit good and proper! Live music from Banda Odara, batucada percussion, capoeira demonstrations, food, drink, games, craft stalls, dance, competitions and a fashionshow by Northumbria University Fashion course add to the fi nal weekend fl avour! To start the event there will be a seminar session by Kate Gordon from InternStudy.com on ‘Studying and Internships in Brasil’. This event is kindly supported by the Brazilian Educational & Language Travel Association (BELTA) and the Brazilian Tourist Board.(More info in the extra’s section.)

CARNIVAL | MR. LYNCH

¡VAMOS! METRO MUSICATicketed

Throughout the Tyne and Wear Metro system.12.00 - 14.00

CARNIVAL EVENTFree

Mr. Lynch14.00 - 17.00

Nearest Metro: Haymarket¡VAMOS! map reference number: 20

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THE SAGE GATESHEAD:19.30PACO PEÑA:

FLAMENCO REQUIEM IN PRAISE OF THE EARTH

Paco Peña embodies both authenticity and innovation in fl amenco. As guitarist, composer, dramatist, producer

and artistic mentor he has transformed perceptions of this archetypal Spanish art form. Peña began learning guitar

from his brother at the age of six and made his fi rst professional appearance at the age of twelve.

In the late 1960s he left Spain for London, where his recitals of fl amenco music captured the public imagination.

The fi rst half of this concert features Peña with his band,and the second half features his new piece, Flamenco Requiem, performed by Peña and his band plus one

of the region’s most accomplished choirs, The Singers, along with Gateshead Children’s Choir.

PACO PEÑA | THE SAGE GATESHEAD

MUSICTickets: A/B/C/D: £18.00 E: £6.00The Sage GatesheadHall One19.30 Nearest Metro: Gateshead¡VAMOS! map reference number: 22

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POPOLO BAR: 20.00LATIN MUSIC AND FOOD One of Newcastle’s most popular bars adds to the Latin vibe with Djs Dave Guy and Steve Bird playing all manner of Tropicalia tonight, alongside Latin American tapas available from the bar. A perfect warm-up for...

THE SAGE GATESHEAD: 22.00ALEX WILSON: R ‘n’ B LATINO NIGHTWhat with winning the BBC Rising Star Jazz Award in 2001 and spending a year touring with Courtney Pine’s band, Alex Wilson is a Latin jazz pianist to reckon with. Here, he’s created a new twelve piece band, the R ‘n’ B Latino project, which combines hard hitting salsa, hip drum loops and powerful vocals from UK soul-diva Heidi Vogel and Latino vocalists Alfonso de Jesus and Elpidio Caicedo. This is hot contemporary salsa with a drive and rhythm rarely heard in UK salsa bands.

“Alex Wilson has been slaying ‘em with his authentic, exciting Afro-Cuban sounds.” Mojo

WORLD HEADQUARTERS: 23.00LATINO WHQFor one night only and as part of the closing weekend,the downstairs of World Headquarters goes LATINO! With a mix of the best Latin based Djs in the region - including Positive Brasil, Coco Vega and the former Traveller posse – plus you have the ever reliable stalwart Tommy Caulker mixing it upstairs!

ALEX WILSON | THE SAGE GATESHEAD

BAR MUSIC AND FOODFree

Popolo Bar20.00

Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 21

CLUB EVENTTickets: £12.00 (standing/club style)

The Sage GatesheadHall Two

22.00 Nearest Metro: Gateshead

¡VAMOS! map reference number: 22

CLUB EVENTTickets £8.00

World Headquarters23.00

Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 6

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SUNDAY 16It’s the last day, the fi nale - se acabó la fi esta!

Back to The Sage Gateshead for a beautiful afternoon performance by the talented Young

Sinfonia orchestra (celebrating10 years!), the fi nal fi lm at Tyneside Cinema and the

festival thank-you party at Paradiso...

THE SAGE GATESHEAD: 15.00 YOUNG SINFONIAIn this concert, the orchestra performs Milhaud’s Brasilian-infl uenced work (“still haunted by my memories of Brasil,

I assembled a few popular melodies, tangos, maxixes, sambas – and even a Portuguese fado” said the composer)

and De Falla’s evocative Spanish work.

Since 1996, Young Sinfonia has been a winner of the Sainsbury’s Youth Orchestra Series in 2000; toured internationally, including to France, Holland, the Czech

Republic, Germany, Poland and Spain; performed for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh; worked with many guest tutors including composer John Casken and Evelyn Glennie; commissioned new works; and diversifi ed into other genres

through workshops and courses.

ProgrammeDe Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Milhaud Le Boeuf sur le Toit Conductor Scott Stroman

YOUNG SINFONIA | THE SAGE GATESHEAD

CLASSICAL MUSICTickets: £6.00The Sage GatesheadHall Two15.00 Nearest Metro: Gateshead¡VAMOS! map reference number: 22

CINEMATicketedTyneside Cinema18.00Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 3

CLOSING EVENTFreeParadiso20.00 Nearest Metro: Monument¡VAMOS! map reference number: 23

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TYNESIDE CINEMA: 18.00EVERYONE THEIR GRAIN OF SANDThe fi nale to Tyneside Cinema’s fi ve week ¡VAMOS! season is the award-winning U.S. documentary about the effects of globalisation on a small Mexican border community. Director Beth Bird followed the fi ercely determined residents of Maclovio Rojas in Tijuana, Mexico for three years as they battled the state government’s attempts to evict them from their homes to make way for multi-national corporations seeking cheap land and labour.“Stirring.... a gorgeous demonstration of people power.” Chuck Wilson. LA Weekly

PARADISO BAR AND BALCONY: 20.00CLOSING FESTIVAL PARTYA relaxed programme of Djs, musicians, food, cocktails and cigar rolling (?!) means a chance to say a huge thank-you to everybody who has contributed and supported the very fi rst ¡VAMOS! Festival! Muchas gracias and here’s to 2008!

EVERYONE THEIR GRAIN OF SAND| TYNESIDE CINEMA

Closing

Event!

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Sunday June 4th AMORES PERROS (2000). Mexico. Dir: Alejandro González Iñárritu. 153mins Cert. 18Three interconnected stories see the social strata of life in Mexico City collide in this impactful and stunning movie.This screening will be introduced by Dr. Ann Davies lecturer in Hispanic cinema and Dr. Vanessa Knights, senior lecturer in Hispanic cultural studies at The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, co-organiser of the ¡VAMOS! Festival.

Sunday June 11th LA NIÑA SANTA/THE HOLY GIRL (2004). Argentina. Dir: Lucrecia Martel Cert. 15 Sexual awakenings and Catholic guilt clash as 16-year-old Amalia looks to save the soul a middle-aged doctor (Belloso) when her religious hometown receives a conference of doctors.

Sunday June 18th MACHUCA (2004). Chile Dir: Andres Wood. 121mins Cert:15The award winning tale of Chile’s bloody coup d’état of September 11 1973, seen through the eyes of three children, changing their lives, their relationship and their country.This event will be introduced by Dr. Vanessa Knights.

Sunday June 25th CIDADE BAIXA/LOWER CITY (2005) Brasil Dir: Sergio Machado 98mins Cert:18A steamy and accomplished slice of Brasilian working-class life set in the northern coastal state of Bahia, where two friends fall in love with the same woman.“A violent, passionate, erotic fi lm with a steamy atmosphere” Philip French. The Observer

Sunday July 2nd BOMBÓN EL PERRO/BOMBON THE DOG (2005) Argentina Dir: Carlos Sorin. 97mins Cert: 12AAn hilarious, comedy about an out-of-work mechanic whose life is transformed when he’s given a pedigree dog to look after.“I can’t think about this fi lm without grinning all over my face ... a wonderfully likeable comedy about friendship, middle-age and Latin American machismo.” Peter Bradshaw. The Guardian

Saturday July 8th 18:00 – 00:00 SPECIAL EVENT: FROM STAGE TO SCREEN See page 8 for more details.

Monday July 10thY TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (2001) See page 11 for more details.

Sunday July 16th 18:00 EVERYONE THEIR GRAIN OF SAND (2001) See page 23 for more details.

Special thanks to Jason Wood, City Screen for his work and advice on collating the Tyneside Cinema ¡VAMOS! fi lm season.

¡VAMOS! FILM SEASON

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FOOD AND DRINKBARN UNDER A WANDERING STAR Newly located and always a treat, go and savour some of the Latin American specials only available during the festival!

ARTTYNESIDE CINEMA:THE STAIRWELL GALLERY 2ND JULY-26TH AUGUSTESTÁS SOLAS¿ BY MAURA FRAMROSEA series of photographs exploring the experiences of solitude in South and Central America.

MUSICMOUTH OF THE TYNE FESTIVALOPEN-AIR EVENING CONCERT:TYNEMOUTH PRIORY AND CASTLE15TH JULY, 18.00AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARSAs part of the weekend-long Mouth of the Tyne Festival - this evening spectacular features stars of world music including Afro-Cuban All Stars, led by Buena Vista Social Club creator Juan de Marcos González. Natacha Atlas, Eliza Carthy and the Ratcatchers and Bellowhead will join them. Tickets are available from The Sage Gateshead on 0191 443 4661 or by visiting www.thesagegateshead.org. Tickets cost £25 (£20 concessions).

FOOD SIDE CAFE The Side Cafe presents a Spanish and Peruvian themed selction during ¡VAMOS!

FOOD AND DRINK AND MUSICTHE SALSA CLUB Always a winner, The Salsa Club adds some Latin fl avours to its quality tapas menu.

FOOD AND DRINKBLUE COYOTE Another opportunity to sample one-off ¡VAMOS!food and drink specials...

DRINK TOKYO The already impressive Tokyo drinks menu gets better with a few Latino specials!

DRINK POPOLO Popolo briefl y goes Lat Am with some ¡VAMOS! specials during the festival.

ART THE BISCUIT FACTORYA special ¡VAMOS! themed exhibtion showcasing a range of artists, including the sculptor Antonio Lopez Reche, who is producing a new body of work for the show and Ines Azagra who has exhibited her wonderful skies and birds at The Biscuit Factory since 2003.

ARTWAYGOOD GALLERY AND STUDIOS:LITTLE JEWEL CINEMAThe Little Jewel is a window cinema on High Bridge. Passers-by can view the changing programme of artists fi lms, documentaries, music videos, and animations through the window as they walk by on this busy shopping street.

FASHION ¡VAMOS! TEE-SHIRTSA limited range of tee-shirts that explore and celebratethe Latin American theme of the festival. Keep your eyes peeled for them!

DRINK PARADISO Quality food (and a balcony) made evenbetter with ¡VAMOS! cocktails.

TALK EXPERIENCE BRASIL: MR.LYNCH 15TH JULY-13.00STUDY, INTERN & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESSaturday 15th July, 13.00, Mr. Lynch Come along to fi nd out more about the opportunities available to have a unique experience in this fabulous country. From academic programmes which can be combined with sports, cultural and artistic activities, ecology, adventure to traineeships in Brasilian companies and voluntary work in small communities. Presented by Kate Gordon, Director, internStudy.comThis event is kindly supported by the Brazilian Educational and Language Travel Association (BELTA) and the Brasilian Tourist Board.

FESTIVAL EXTRASAs an addition to the main programme there are many other unique ways to enjoy the festival!

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CREDITSFestival Director Nik Barrera // Festival committee Nik Barrera, Ian Biddle, Vanessa Knights, Andrew Nixon, Jill Bennisson // Festival coordinator Jill Bennisson

Treasurer Andrew Nixon // PR Cool Blue // Art direction and design Name www.name-site.com // Main festival parners NewcastleGateshead Initiative and Newcastle University

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