Special Halloween Milonga Qilombo

Philadelphia Argentine Tango School is hosting a special Halloween milonga on Saturday, October 31, and it's a two-part night. It starts with a screening of F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922), the silent horror classic, from 7:30 to 9:15 PM. The film is paired with a live cello performance by Brooklyn-based cellist Agustin Uriburu and an original score by Argentine composer Claudio Pena. It's a one-of-a-kind event that merges cinema and music into an immersive, spine-tingling journey, and it's not a first-timer: it previously played to sold-out audiences at Bad Therapy Bar and Red Pavilion in Brooklyn. There's a ten-minute intermission before the room shifts gears.

At 9:30 PM, the Milonga Qilombo takes over, and the night dances on into the early hours. DJ Meredith Klein will be on the decks, and the live music comes from guitarist Fede Diaz and bandoneonist Rodrigo Avalos, who'll be performing the Troilo-Grela arrangements. Costumes are welcome, so you can lean into the Halloween theme if you're in the mood. The milonga runs until 2:00 AM, so if you stay for both halves, you're looking at a long night of film and dance.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for under 18s with pre-registration by Thursday, October 29. If you wait until the door, it's $35 for adults and $20 for under 18s, provided it hasn't sold out. The screening runs 7:30 to 9:15 PM, and the Milonga Qilombo follows from 9:30 PM to 2:00 AM.