Theatre, Performance, and Culture in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Theatre, Performance, and Culture in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Travel to Buenos Aires to immerse yourself in Latin American music, dance, theater, and art. As a rich melting pot of Indigenous, African, and European influences, Argentina is a feast for your senses. You’ll be captivated by the varied elements of Argentine culture including tango, drama, food, visual art, and history. Building on your experiences, you will also have the chance to reflect on how Argentine customs and sentiment are echoed in Latinx-American art and theater performances in the U.S.

Coming soon! We’re planning to offer this program again for Spring Break 2026. We’ll add more information to this page as we receive it, and you can also alert your Education Abroad Advisor of your interest so we send you an email reminder.

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Term

Spring Break

Housing

Hotel

Program Highlights

See a behind-the-scenes tour and performance at Teatro Colón, considered one of the world’s top five great opera houses.
Perfect your dance moves with a class from some of the best tango instructors in the country.
Follow walking tours from the city’s most famous sights to edgy neighborhoods at the forefront of cultural and social transformation.
Take a cooking class and see a live show nearly every evening.

Program Contact Information

Desiree Dube

Sr. Education Abroad Advisor

Email: ddube1@kent.edu

Office Phone: 330-672-7989

Important Dates & Billing

We’ll add more information to this page as we receive it, and you can also alert your Education Abroad Advisor of your interest so we send you an email reminder.

Program Dates: Spring Break, exact dates TBA

Application Deadline: TBA

Deposit Deadline: TBA

You can :

Under "Categories" select "Student Travel Deposit: College of the Arts"
Under "Items" select "Faculty-Led: Theatre, Dance, Arts, and Culture of Argentina"
From there, you can add the item to your cart and complete the payment.

Withdrawal Deadline: TBA

Final Payment Deadline: The remainder of the program fee will be billed to your Kent State student account. The program fee deadline aligns with the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center's summer due dates. You should refer to the first Spring due date.

Application Process

You will need to complete a Kent State Education Abroad application. These quick steps will help walk you through the process.

1. Start an Education Abroad Application

When you click the "Apply Now" button (located towards the top and bottom of this page), you will be brought to the Education Abroad application system where you can view program costs and start an application. Be sure to submit your application before the deadline!

2. Guest Application (If applicable)

Are you a student at another university? To apply for a Kent State education abroad program, you will first need to apply for admission to Kent State University as a “Guest Student”. Please apply as either an “Undergraduate Guest Student” or as a “Graduate Guest Student”, depending on your course level.

Once you have applied and been accepted as a Kent State University student, you will receive an email with your FlashLine login credentials. Activate your account and then proceed to the next step, which is to apply to the Education Abroad program of your interest. You can return to this page and follow the “Apply Now” button to start that application.

You can also refer to the FAQs for Guest Students if you need further help.

3. Wait for Acceptance

Once you have submitted your study abroad program application, it will be reviewed by the faculty leader. Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis. You should hear back from us within one month.

4. Commit to the Program

If you are accepted, you need to log back into your application by going to and clicking LOGIN. Once you see the name of your program, you need to click on it and commit (i.e., accept your offer of admission).

Academics

Course Information

Course Name and CRN: THEA 41095/51095: Special Topics – Argentina Study Abroad CRN 17734 and 17800

Number of Credit Hours: 3

KSU Sponsoring College: College of the Arts

Course Language of Instruction: English

Maximum Capacity: 24 students

Faculty Contact Information

Professor's Name: Fabio Polanco

Title: Professor

Email: fpolanco@kent.edu

Phone: 330-672-0109

Eligibility

Students should complete a short interview with the faculty leader, Fabio Polanco. Contact fpolanco@kent.edu to arrange an interview.
2.5 minimum GPA. Students with a lower GPA will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Tentative Itinerary

This program is designed to take place over Spring Break.

Below is a tentative itinerary; however, the exact sequence and sites are subject to changes in availability and cost.

Day 1:

Meals included: Per airline
Flight departs for Buenos Aires

Day 2:

Meals included: Per airline, Dinner
Welcome to Buenos Aires! The Argentine capital has a distinctly European feel, with the passion and vibrance of Latin America. After all, here in the bordellos, tango was born!
Transfer to the hotel and check in.
Receive your public transportation passes for your time in Buenos Aires.
In the evening, taste the local cuisine with a group Welcome Dinner.

Day 3:

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Walking Tour of Buenos Aires
- The tour begins in Plaza de Mayo where Juan de Garay founded the city in 1580. Throughout the 17th century, as the Jesuits arrived in Buenos Aires, they laid a lasting imprint on the city as the architects of its most impressive historical buildings and the founder of the first university in the country.
- Our walking tour includes Casa Rosada, Cabildo, Cathedral, Colegio Nacional Buenos Aires, and Manzana de las Luces. Behind the pink house, crossing the stairs that connect you with Puerto Madero, you will be able to appreciate the contrast of two eras: moving from the Colonial times to modern day via new architecture such as the Women's Bridge by Santiago Calatrava.
- By bus we head to Parque Lezama where Pedro de Mendoza founded Buenos Aires in 1536. Lezama Park houses the National Historical Museum.
Evening Show

Day 4:

Meals included: Breakfast
Tango Dance Class
- Enjoy a personal tango class with the best dancers in the country!
Evening Show

Day 5:

Meals included: Breakfast
Colon Fabrica
- The Teatro Colón invites you to step into a captivating world, unveiling the enchantment that thrives behind its curtains. This is one of the few “factory theaters” in the world. Here, everything essential for an exceptional program is crafted and brought to life—be it scenery, costumes, wigs, shoes, or special effects. Immerse yourself in a rare space within the bustling city, where art and heritage, globally acclaimed productions, and age-old theatrical creations seamlessly coexist.

Day 6:

Meals included: Breakfast
Walking Tour of Graffiti Street Art
- This walk through the working-class neighborhood of La Boca in the southern part of the city includes a wide variety of murals, which fuse the characteristics of graffiti and street art in Buenos Aires to reflect the social background of these neighborhoods.
Evening Show

Day 7:

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Cooking Class: Experience the spectacular food of Buenos Aires and cook a traditional meal!
Evening Show

Day 8:

Meals included: Breakfast
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA)
- This museum aims to "inspire new perspectives from Latin America" by showcasing art from the beginning of the 20th century to the present. MALBA's mission is: "Co-create a plural, inclusive and participatory meeting space that favors the affective and cognitive relationship of the public with art and with Latin America."
Evening Show

Day 9:

Meals included: Breakfast
Food Market Tour
- With a typical Italian facade and large interior spaces, the Mercado de San Telmo opened in 1897 to cater to the needs of the new wave of immigrants arriving from Europe. The stalls have since been updated but the market conserves its original structure of metal columns and beams, so a visit is still like stepping back in time. There are stalls selling food, spices, antiques, crafts, records, and toys, making for an eclectic mix, while the coffee stall is said to have some of the best coffee in town.

Day 10:

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch
Political Theater Tour
- Catalinas Sur Theater Group is a community art project founded by people from the neighborhood of La Boca, south of Buenos Aires. Today, El Galpon de Catalinas is the place where more than 500 people from all ages participate in different artistic activities. Their productions combine a high artistic quality with the depth of today’s social issues and the dynamics of collective and community work. For this reason, they have achieved great recognition, not only in Buenos Aires, but also in the rest of Argentina and in other parts of the world. For them, art is memory, identity, and celebration. Through this, they work to recover the value of our individual and collective stories and history.
Evening Show

Day 11:

Meals included: Breakfast, Dinner
Farewell Dinner
Evening Show

Day 12:

Meals included: Breakfast
Flight departs for Cleveland

Location & Transportation

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina with over 15 million inhabitants, making it the most populous city in the country. The city is known for its 19th-century buildings such as the balconied presidential palace, La Casa Rosada. Students can enjoy their time there with all kinds of activities such as spending the day at the Buenos Aires (artificial) beach, visiting la Plaza de Mayo, or going to the Caminito Street Museum.

The currency used in Argentina is the Argentinian peso.

Transportation

Included: Flights, airport transfer to the Buenos Aires hotel, and ground transportation for group events while in Argentina.

Not included: Transportation to and from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and local transportation during free time in Argentina.

Airports

Cleveland (CLE), Dallas (DFW), Buenos Aires (EZE)

Local Transit

Students may use buses, subways, free bike shares, taxis (radio taxis ordered from places like a hotel recommended), and rideshares.

Financial Aid & Scholarships

It is possible to use your federal financial aid to go on Kent State University-approved education abroad programs. You can learn more on the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center website.

It is also possible to use most Kent State scholarships for education abroad costs. You can find education abroad scholarships on ScholarshipUniverse.

If you have any questions about using your financial aid and scholarships for study abroad, you can contact the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center.

Health & Safety

Pre-Departure Orientation

Prior to your study abroad experience, you will participate in a mandatory pre-departure orientation hosted by the Office of Global Education. During this orientation, you will be provided with information including but not limited to:

international travel procedures;
in-country resources;
health and safety resources and information;
culture shock and resources to help prepare for living abroad.

All students are encouraged to register with the prior to departure.

You can also review a wide variety of resources we’ve pulled together for you on our “Before You Go” page.

Country Profile

You can learn more about your destination(s), including travel advisories, through the .

In addition, we encourage you to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) travel page for for traveling to your destination(s).

If vaccinations or medications are needed according to the CDC, you should make arrangements for appointments with your healthcare provider or the DeWeese Health Center as soon as possible. Appointment openings at the DeWeese Health Center are limited and vaccines may need to be ordered, which takes time. Please note that not all immunizations are available at the DeWeese Health Center.

Costs and Funding

Costs for the program will differ for every student. You can use our Cost Calculator to get an estimate of what you might expect for your program.

We also encourage you to meet with your Education Abroad Advisor and reach out to the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center to see how your aid may apply to an international program.

Jack in front of a colorfully painted wall and door in Buenos Aires.

Jack Walker

Musical Theatre

“Over break, I studied abroad in Buenos Aires and experienced so many eye-opening cultural differences not only in the theatre, but also just in how passionate they all are; Passionate for theatre, history, and their country. Being a non-native speaker in their country also opened my eyes to people who may not speak English as a first language, but everyone was so patient there and filled with kindness. Buenos Aires is an experience I definitely will never forget.”

Your Journey is Just Beginning

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