The Morehead-Cain

This week was particularly exciting because of a visit from Morehead alum Ken Smith ’84, who had brought his niece Lane and her friend Megan to Buenos Aires on a graduation trip.

On Sunday night, we went over to his apartment in Palermo and then to the amazingly hip and trendy Sucre restaurant in Belgrano for dinner.

On Tuesday evening we took another BA Free Tour with Ken and the girls to see the more cultural and aristocratic side of the city, which basically means I was craving the incredible real estate, the famous restaurants, and most of all, the chic stores like Louis Vuitton and Cartier.

And then there was Friday night, which featured one fun party after another: the show Fuerza Bruta, Buller (most delicious chocolate milkshake ever), the tango joint La Viruta, and the boliche Chic.

I had been told that Fuerza Bruta was similar to Cirque du Soleil (which I had fallen asleep during in Las Vegas, so I wasn’t tooooooo excited), but when I walked into Centro Cultural de Recoleta and saw a warehouse room full of people standing, no chairs, and heard techno music, I knew I was in for an experience.

I won’t ruin the show for anyone who wants to see it (I’d definitely recommend it and it’s coming to Chicago, Miami, and New York), but basically some highlights include dancers bellyflopping on a plexi-glass screen filled with water that’s a foot above your head, getting blocks of confetti smashed over your head by the cast (Ken Smith’s reaction to this was by far the most priceless moment of my trip), and raving in a mosh pit with one rather attractive dancer until you got soaked from the rain falling from above (and then getting invited to the after party).

Basically it was an amazingly fun night.

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