If you’re tired of always going to the same bars and traditional karaoke no longer gets your adrenaline pumping, there’s one of the most original activities in Buenos Aires that combines the best of the world of cinema with karaoke. If there are movies you’ve watched 35 times and know the lines by heart, you’re not alone. And so you can treat yourself to reciting those lines as if you were the character from your favorite movie, Dobla Jam was born: a night at a bar in Buenos Aires where you can step into the characters’ shoes and read the lines from your favorite movies on a giant screen.
Karaoke Without Music That’s Always a Hit: Movie karaoke on a giant screen where you dub your favorite scenes.
Forget about singing off-key: here, the idea is to take the stage and do a live voice-over of pop culture’s most iconic scenes. From Shrek and The Simpsons to Harry Potter and Pulp Fiction, you’ll be able to lend your voice to your favorite characters in front of an audience that’s ready to have a good time with you and just like you. Here’s how Dobla Jam works—an event in Buenos Aires that blends cinema, acting, and live comedy at various venues throughout the city.
How the Dobla Jam experience works
Contrary to what many people think, the lines aren’t made up on the spot, and you don’t have to be a genius at theatrical improvisation either. Dobla Jam works exactly like karaoke: the muted scene is projected onto a giant screen, and those who join in for each scene receive the original dialogue so they can read it, perform it, and add their own style or accent in real time.
As the organizers say: you don’t have to “do the voices well”—you just have to show up ready to have a ridiculously good time.
What You Need to Know
Dobla Jam isn’t just in Buenos Aires—it’s so popular that you’ll also find it in Chile, Uruguay, and other provinces of Argentina. To find out the next date and join in on this movie-scene karaoke, we recommend following @doblajam on Instagram.
You can buy tickets on the organizers’ Instagram profile, and below we’ll give you a couple of tips to make the most of your experience:
- Preparation is key: The scenes to dub are highly sought-after and sell out in minutes. Some fans wait for tickets to go on sale and start warming up their voices weeks before the event.
- The 72-Hour Email: Three days before each session, the organizers email you the complete list of available scenes. That’s when you sign up for the one you like best.
- Did you buy your ticket too late? If you bought your ticket for this movie karaoke event after the mass email was sent out, don’t worry. Message them immediately via Direct Message (DM) on Instagram, and they’ll send you the scenes that are still available.
- The Live Waitlist: Advance bookings are limited, but if you don’t get a spot on the pre-registration list, many more scenes are added to the screen on the day of the event so you can sign up right there.
