Day by Day
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Milonga Las Morochas
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Tango Salón
FilmsTienda HarrodsBokova celebrates the lives of the tangueros and tangueras, old milongueros, local and foreign dancers of all ages, all of whom share stories of tango and love.
At the Confitería Ideal, there is an atmosphere of eternal romance, haunted by the old 20s orchestras and the melodies of the tango ensembles that echoed between its columns in the 40s and 50s, and the dreams of poets who were reinventing the world at their tables.
By Jana Bokova
Argentina, 2004, 70 min, colour.
Fundación Tango Argentino
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
to top 16 de agosto
Milonga Porteño y Bailarín
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
El Torcán
FilmsTienda HarrodsLuis Cardei always had a smile on his face in spite of his haemophilia. Supported by the love of his mother, wife and son, he manages to overcome the ordeal. After thirty years of singing tango in bars and nightclubs, he finally fulfils his lifelong dream: to become a renowned Buenos Aires singer.
By Gabriel Arregui
Argentina, 2008, 105 min, colour.
Tango y Cabaret - Casak - Del Mazo
LecturesTienda HarrodsA good deal of the heyday of the typical orchestras in the 1940s and 1950s went by in the semidarkness of cabarets, heering up those nights of tango and dance. From Chantecler to Tibidabo, a whole mythology was born, which later extended to the lyrics, the cinema, the low life of “Milonguita” and the memories of those who witnessed the activity of the two nightclubs. However, his legend still mystifies us. How was the everyday life of the tango musicians in the cabaret? Were families allowed? Which were the emblematic orchestras in each venue? Was the admission unaffordable? Focusing on the indissoluble relationship between tango and cabaret in the forties and fifties, this lecture coordinated by journalists Mariano del Mazo and Andrés Casak gathered the musicians and researchers who can shed light on a topic that is as fascinating as it is hazy. Juan Carlos Godoy will be livening up the occasion with his songs.
By Mariano del Mazo and Andrés Casak.
Tango Brujo
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
to top 17 de agosto
Clínicas de estilo orquestal: El Estilo Aníbal Troilo
ClinicsTienda HarrodsThe festival offers four clinics for the technical analysis of compositions for typical orchestras.
Form Monday 17 to Wednesday 19, always at 11am, the sessions will delve into the key features of the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Carlos Di Sarli and Osvaldo Pugliese, respectively; and the closing session, on Thursday 20, will focus on the analysis of the work of contemporary composers for different tango ensembles. The clinics will be held by Julián Peralta, and a group of students of the Escuela Orlando Goñi will play some exemplifying pieces.
Fernando Galera y Vilma Vega
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsThe connection between the partners and their command of the dance floor
How to handle the dynamics and shades of the music. Open and close embrace in the same sequence. Colgadas (hangers) and volcadas (tip-overs) from the close embrace.
By Fernando Galera and Vilma Vega
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $60 (3 classes)
Parakultural
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Ana María Schapira
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsTango milonguero
Simple and complex figures will be studied. Their technique. Movement around the dance floor. The embrace and the connection between the partners. Rhythm and musicality.
By Ana Schapira.
Payable lesson. Admisson information at Harrods front desk.
Price: $25 (1 class)
Crepúsculo Rojo
FilmsTienda HarrodsThe lives of Michel (Bruno Putzulu), Clara (Marisa Paredes) and David (Féodor Atkine) are marked by a tumultuous past in Buenos Aires which now, in Paris, brings their paths together. This “other side of the world,” that haunts the characters’ present, has left a different mark on each one of them. The stories of the three characters are tragically intertwined without them noticing it.
By Edgardo Cozarinsky
France/Spain, 2003, 90 min, colour.
Tango y Box - Osvaldo Príncipi
LecturesTienda HarrodsBoxing is the sport that has been most related to tango throughout the history of the city of Buenos Aires. It is nearly a century-long relationship that has placed the stars of the ring in the annals of tango history. Moreover, many tango aces hit the ring: among them are Celedonio Flores and Cátulo Castillo, whose skills were registered in many a chronicle. These tangos, made into “video clips,” will be watched and discussed in the 90-minute lecture given by specialised journalist Osvaldo Príncipi. The lecture will provide the opportunity to recall –with official bibliography–
different anecdotes of outstanding tango figures and to evoke, by means of archive material, the close bond between tango and boxing. How did boxing found a place in tango lyrics? Are people aware of the fact that the two disciplines have a shared vocabulary? What is the ranking of favourite tangos with boxingrelated lyrics and how where their authors’ inspired to write them? These are some of the topics to be discussed.
By Osvaldo Príncipi
to top 18 de agosto
Clínicas de estilo orquestal: El estilo Di Sarli
ClinicsTienda HarrodsThe festival offers four clinics for the technical analysis of
compositions for typical orchestras. Form Monday 17 to Wednesday 19, always at 11am, the sessions will delve into the key features of the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Carlos Di Sarli and Osvaldo Pugliese, respectively; and the closing session, on Thursday 20, will focus on the analysis of the work of contemporary composers for different tango ensembles. The clinics will be held by Julián Peralta, and a group of students of the Escuela Orlando Goñi will play some exemplifying pieces.
Fernando Galera y Vilma Vega
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsThe connection between the partners and their command of the dance floor
How to handle the dynamics and shades of the music. Open and close embrace in the same sequence. Colgadas (hangers) andvolcadas (tip-overs) from the close embrace.
By Fernando Galera and Vilma Vega
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $60 (3 classes)
El Motivo
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Gabriela Elías
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsMilonga con traspié
Communication between the partners: clarity in leading the partner and sensitivity to the lead. Rhythm and musicality. Embellishments and cadencia (cadence).
By Gabriela Elías.
Payable lesson. Admisson information at Harrods front desk.
Price:$20 (1 class)
Notas de Tango
FilmsTienda HarrodsThis mixture of documentary and fiction tells the story of a
filmmaker who intends to make a film on tango and with this in mind sets about looking for an actor to play the leading role, while working in its preproduction and carrying out a research work including interviews with musicians, dancers and film critics.
By Rafael Filipelli
Argentina, 2000, 88 min, colour
Olga Besio
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
to top 19 de agosto
Clínicas de estilo orquestal: El estilo Pugliese
ClinicsTienda HarrodsThe festival offers four clinics for the technical analysis of compositions for typical orchestras.
Form Monday 17 to Wednesday 19, always at 11am, the sessions will delve into the key features of the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Carlos Di Sarli and Osvaldo Pugliese, respectively; and the closing session, on Thursday 20, will focus on the analysis of the work of contemporary composers for different tango ensembles. The clinics will be held by Julián Peralta, and a group of students of the Escuela Orlando Goñi will play some exemplifying pieces.
Fernando Galera y Vilma Vega
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsThe connection between the partners and their command of the dance floor
How to handle the dynamics and shades of the music. Open and close embrace in the same sequence. Colgadas (hangers) and volcadas (tip-overs) from the close embrace.
By Fernando Galera and Vilma Vega
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $60 (3 classes)
Escuela Argentina de Tango
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
3 Minutos
FilmsTienda Harrods3 Minutos interweaves the experiences of four women of Buenos Aires who do not know each other and lead very different lives from one another. During the unfolding of their day they confront problems and disappointments of a very personal nature. But for each one the moment arrives when they must put the day aside and escape into another world, to put on their tango shoes and go to the milonga to dance, to fulfil a desire, a need, even if it’s only for the few minutes that a tango lasts.
By Eva Baratta
Argentina/Italy, 2004, 76, colour.
Mora Godoy
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsTango for the stage
The creator of the multi-prize-winning musical Tanguera reveals her secrets for the stage. Trained as a ballet dancer at the Instituto Superior de Arte of the Teatro Colón, she continued her education in Russia. Back in Buenos Aires, Mora Godoy took part in the Modern Jazz Ballet and the company Tango x 2. In 2001, she premiered the musical Tanguera, which has been touring the world non-stop ever since. She has also directed the shows Tango fatal, Los Creadores, Tango Emoción and Tangorama. She was in charge of the choreographies of dancer Maximiliano Guerra for the shows Tangos Mirando al Sur (2001) and Tango Vertiginoso (2004). She has been directing her own tango school for ten years.
By Mora Godoy.
Payable lesson. Admisson information at Harrods front desk.
Price: $50 (1 class)
Carolina Pizzo
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Adriadna Naveira y Fernando
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Acrotango, Altertango, Dema de Bolsillo, Mariano Fernández, Orquesta Agua Pesada
Garage TangoCiudad Cultural KonexAcrotango, Altertango, Dema de Bolsillo, Mariano Fernández, Orquesta Agua Pesada. Milonga Dj
A panorama of an emerging generation –raised within the codes of rock– that found catharsis in a visceral tango of Spanish guitars and dance orchestras, raw or acid lyrics and a garage attitude.
Curator: Gabriel Plaza
to top 20 de agosto
Clínicas de estilo orquestal: Análisis de Orquestación de Nuevas Formas
ClinicsTienda HarrodsThe festival offers four clinics for the technical analysis of
compositions for typical orchestras.
Form Monday 17 to Wednesday 19, always at 11am, the sessions will delve into the key features of the orchestras of Aníbal Troilo, Carlos Di Sarli and Osvaldo Pugliese, respectively; and the closing session, on Thursday 20, will focus on the analysis of the work of contemporary composers for different tango ensembles. The clinics will be held by Julián Peralta, and a group of students of the Escuela Orlando Goñi will play some exemplifying pieces.
Malena Taber y Lucas Galera
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsSalon Tango: the walk and embrace
The lesson begins by focusing on the awareness of each dancer’s body as a means of acknowledging the partner and thus being able to function as a couple.
By Malena Taber & Lucas Galera.
Payable lesson. Admisson information at Harrods front desk.
Price: $20 (1 class)
La Viruta
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Carla Marano y Javier Antar
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsNew tango: structure-technique-elements
Structure of the dance and techniques of movement. Rhythmic
sequences with possible combinations of sacadas, ganchos (hooks) and boleos. Synchronisation of both roles.
By Javier Antar and Carla Marano
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $40 (2 classes)
Payable lesson. Admisson information at Harrods front desk.
Tango Deseo
FilmsTienda Harrods“Cozarinsky goes back to his distant origins, the Porteño popular culture. But there is a present, that of the company Tangokinesis and choreographer Ana María Stekelman. The bodies of dancers move about a mysterious space, dancing to the rhythm of the orchestras of the city. The film opens with a dance lesson on classic techniques, but the warmth of tango and the sensuality of the dancers go some steps further. New horizons unfold in the enclosed world of this dance of obscure rituals. There are no words or reflections; only bodies, dancing, a camera and the fervour of the two dancers” (Néstor Tirri).
By Edgardo Cozarinsky
Argentina, 2002, 26 min, colour.
Carolina Rivero
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Fabiola Susman
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
La Vikinga/ Tango Queer, Los Hermanos Butaca, Tomi Lebrero, Fuertes-Varnerin
Garage TangoCiudad Cultural KonexLa Vikinga/Tango Queer, Los Hermanos Butaca, Tomi Lebrero, Fuertes - Varnerín, Orquesta Hojarasco
A panorama of an emerging generation –raised within the codes of rock– that found catharsis in a visceral tango of Spanish guitars and dance orchestras, raw or acid lyrics and a garage attitude.
Curator: Gabriel Plaza
to top 21 de agosto
El tango brasileño, por Humberto Aruajo
LecturesTienda HarrodsHowever surprising, Brazilian tango exists and its charming history is closely related to the presence of African descendants in that country.
Humberto Araujo, a renowned saxophonist, arranger, researcher and, since a couple of months ago, Under-Secretary of Culture of Rio de Janeiro, will give a lecture on this fascinating subgenre, aided with music pieces.
By Humberto Araujo.
Moderator: Camila do Valle.
Jorge Manganelli y Jessica Grumberg
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsSocial dance
The lesson will focus on the sensitivity and clarity of the message as the basis of improvisation and its application in salidas and sacadas which can be performed on the dance floor.
By Jorge Manganelli and Jessica Grumberg.
Payable lesson. Admisson information at Harrods front desk.
Price: $25 (1 class)
Estudio DNI Tango
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Carla Marano y Javier Antar
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsNew tango: structure-technique-elements
Structure of the dance and techniques of movement. Rhythmic sequences with possible combinations of sacadas, ganchos (hooks) and boleos. Synchronisation of both roles.
By Javier Antar and Carla Marano.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $40 (2 classes)
Tango Salón
FilmsTienda HarrodsBokova celebrates the lives of the tangueros and tangueras, old milongueros, local and foreign dancers of all ages, all of whom share stories of tango and love.
At the Confitería Ideal, there is an atmosphere of eternal romance, haunted by the old 20s orchestras and the melodies of the tango ensembles that echoed between its columns in the 40s and 50s, and the dreams of poets who were reinventing the world at their tables.
By Jana Bokova
Argentina, 2004, 70 min, colour.
Ana Carla Romera
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Fonografía
Gatherings of CollectorsTienda HarrodsThe history of phonography. Lost albums on extinct formats
Following last year’s experience, the other two gatherings of collectors will be coordinated by researcher and teacher Gabriel Soria, the vice presdent of the Academia Nacional del Tango (Tango National Academy). The collectors will be talking about their extensive experience in treasuring albums, and the audience will delight in the sound of historic pieces in their original formats. The first meeting will deal with the art of recording, with the guest presence of José Soler, a musician, violinist and recording engineer of the Odeón studio since the fifties. He was the technical engineer of the orchestras of Osvaldo Pugliese, Alfredo De Angelis, Aníbal Troilo, Roberto Firpo and Francisco Canaro. He will be recounting anecdotes about those years when the great classics were being recorded. The second session will feature the participation of Héctor Lucci, a collector of phonographic devices and cylinders, and Bruno Cespi, who boasts a massive collection of photographs and scores. Lost recordings on different formats will be played and discussed by them and a group of fellow collectors.
Martín y Regina
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
to top 22 de agosto
De la parrilla al tango jazz - Experiencias de improvisación, por Pablo Aslán
ClinicsTienda HarrodsPablo Aslán is a double bass player. Settled in New York, he treads the paths of tango and jazz with equal competence. In a different way, improvisation is a common element to both genres and with this clinic, aimed at instrumentalists in general, Aslán offers a systematic approach with tools that bridge the gap between them.
By Pablo Aslán.
Milonga Sunderland - Carlos y Rosa Pérez
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Milonga La Baldosa
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
El Torcán
FilmsTienda HarrodsLuis Cardei always had a smile on his face in spite of his haemophilia. Supported by the love of his mother, wife and son, he manages to overcome the ordeal. After thirty years of singing tango in bars and nightclubs, he finally fulfils his lifelong dream: to become a renowned Buenos Aires singer.
By Gabriel Arregui
Argentina, 2008, 105 min, colour.
Práctica con maestros de AMBCTA
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
to top 23 de agosto
Milonga Práctica
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Milonga Abrazo Tango
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Crepúsculo Rojo
FilmsTienda HarrodsThe lives of Michel (Bruno Putzulu), Clara (Marisa Paredes) and David (Féodor Atkine) are marked by a tumultuous past in Buenos Aires which now, in Paris, brings their paths together. This “other side of the world,” that haunts the characters’ present, has left a different mark on each one of them. The stories of the three characters are tragically intertwined without them noticing it.
By Edgardo Cozarinsky
France/Spain, 2003, 90 min, colour.
Ayelén y Federico
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Apertura del Mundial de Baile - Juan Carlos Copes: El Homenaje
Opening Ceremony of the Dance World CupTeatro Avenidato top 24 de agosto
Claudio González y Melina Brufman
The Process of Choreographic CreationTienda HarrodsClaudio González & Melina Brufman stand out for their performances on the most prestigious stages worldwide. Their work on the great musicals such as Tanguera or Forever Tango enabled them to venture into very distinct styles. Their versatility is reflected in the choreographies they created for their shows, including Tango Elemento, Episodios Cifrados en Tango and Eternamente Tango, among many others. They are regular members of the company O Tango, with which they have toured Europe. As teachers, they took part in several international festivals, including the Tango Dance World Cup, in which they were also judges.
Notas de Tango
FilmsTienda HarrodsThis mixture of documentary and fiction tells the story of a filmmaker who intends to make a film on tango and with this in mind sets about looking for an actor to play the leading role, while working in its preproduction and carrying out a research work including interviews with musicians, dancers and film critics.
By Rafael Filipelli
Argentina, 2000, 88 min, colour
Escuela de Tango de Claudia Bozzo
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Marta Antón y Manolo
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsTango canyengue
With African roots, tango canyengue is the first tango to be danced. Its main characteristics are its musicality and playfulness.
By Marta Antón y Manolo.
Payable lesson. Admisson information at Harrods front desk.
Price: $40 (2 classes)
Mundial de Baile: La Competencia Tango Salón
Salon TangoLa TrastiendaThe great annual challenge: the best dancers contest in Buenos Aires for the world title in the categories of Salon Tango and Stage Tango. Hundreds of couples, from Argentina and abroad, will be judged by a panel of remarkable artists. The two exciting finals will be held at the mythical Luna Park stadium.
Clase Magistral por Carlos Copello
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsSequences of Antonio Todaro
Everything a tango dancer may wish for, Carlos Copello
accomplished it. He toured the world alongside the companies Tango Argentino, Esquina Carlos Gardel, Tango Pasión and Forever Tango; performed with Mariano Mores’s orchestra, the Sexteto Mayor and the Sexteto Tango; shot films under the direction of Robert Duvall, Wong Kar-Wai and Sally Potter; and shared the dance floor with Carmencita Calderón and Valeria Mazza. A disciple of Todaro, today Carlos Copello passes on his instructor’s
dance secrets. Todaro was a model of tango dance classicism, taking traditional tango to the limit of its technical possibilities without losing its very essence. He trained almost all currently established dancers.
By Carlos Copello.
Payable lesson. Admisson information at Harrods front desk.
Price: $50 (1 class)
Carolina Rivero
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Catálogo del Tango
Book PresentationsTienda HarrodsRanging from essays to fiction, all the way up to poetry and historical research, there is an ever-growing number of tango-
related books. The Festival provides the framework for the presentation of precious titles.
to top 25 de agosto
Laura Roatta
The Process of Choreographic CreationTienda HarrodsLaura Roatta graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte of the theatre Teatro Colón and was a member of that theatre’s permanent troupe of dancers, under the direction of renowned national and international choreographers. The leading dancer of the Modern Jazz Ballet, Laura toured Argentina and the world alongside Julio Bocca. She teaches at the Dance Workshop of the Teatro San Martín and has participated as a judge in international competitions, including the Grand Prix de Laussane in Argentina. The deputy choreographer of Tanguera, she choreographed and directed, alongside Margarita Fernández, Hernán Buenos Ayres, featuring Hernán Piquín, and the film Aniceto, directed by Leonardo Favio. At present she runs her own contemporary dance company, Pies Desnudos.
3 Minutos
FilmsTienda Harrods3 Minutos interweaves the experiences of four women of Buenos Aires who do not know each other and lead very different lives from one another. During the unfolding of their day they confront problems and disappointments of a very personal nature. But for each one the moment arrives when they must put the day aside and escape into another world, to put on their tango shoes and go to the milonga to dance, to fulfil a desire, a need, even if it’s only for the few minutes that a tango lasts.
By Eva Baratta
Argentina/Italy, 2004, 76, colour.
Escuela de Tango de Carlos Copello
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Marta Antón y Manolo
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsTango canyengue
With African roots, tango canyengue is the first tango to be danced.
Its main characteristics are its musicality and playfulness.
By Marta Antón y Manolo.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $40 (2 classes)
Mundial de Baile: La Competencia Tango Salón
Salon TangoLa TrastiendaThe great annual challenge: the best dancers contest in Buenos Aires for the world title in the categories of Salon Tango and Stage Tango. Hundreds of couples, from Argentina and abroad, will be judged by a panel of remarkable artists. The two exciting finals will be held at the mythical Luna Park stadium.
Clase Magistral por El Pibe Sarandí
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsMilonga
Traditional Milonga and milonga con traspié. Posture, orientation and combination of movements.
By El Pibe Sarandí
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $30 (1 class)
Olga Besio
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Tango Elemento - Claudio González y Melina Brufman
The Independent SceneTeatro 25 de MayoEarth, water, fire, air. And a fifth element that encompasses them all and sets them in motion. The fifth element can only be sensed, it is hidden in the mystery of the blood. The fifth element is passion, the vital impulse, the positive pole in permanent connection with the negative pole. Man and woman: tango. Five elements constitute the world. They converge like rivers in the hearts of mankind.
Choreography, General Direction and Dancers: Melina Brufman and Claudio González
Guest singer: Andrea Panone
to top 26 de agosto
Festival de Tango en el Borda
Dance PerformancesFocusing on the stage dimension of the tango dance –its exquisite tradition, its evolution, its possibilities to be explored and merged with other languages– the festival offers a programme which gathers well-established figures and emerging talents. Milena Plebs, Aurora Lúbiz and Johana Copes were summoned by the festival to be part of the creative team that undertook the artistic design of the different sections.
Dancers: Gachi Fernández y Juan Manuel Fernández among others.
Coordination: Lic. Silvana Perl
Borda Hospital - Dr. Ramón Carrillo 375 - Barracas
Tango Deseo
FilmsTienda Harrods“Cozarinsky goes back to his distant origins, the Porteño popular culture. But there is a present, that of the company Tangokinesis and choreographer Ana María Stekelman. The bodies of dancers move about a mysterious space, dancing to the rhythm of the orchestras of the city. The film opens with a dance lesson on classic techniques, but the warmth of tango and the sensuality of the dancers go some steps further. New horizons unfold in the enclosed world of this dance of obscure rituals. There are no words or reflections; only bodies, dancing, a camera and the fervour of the two dancers.” (Néstor Tirri)
By Edgardo Cozarinsky
Argentina, 2002, 26 min, colour.
Escuela de Tango La Esquina
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Luis Solanas
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsImprovisation
The quest for the personal language starting from the space, the music and circular and linear displacements. The process of creation. Spontaneity.
By Luis Solanas.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $20 (1 class)
Mundial de Baile: La Competencia Tango Escenario
Stage TangoLa TrastiendaThe great annual challenge: the best dancers contest in Buenos Aires for the world title in the categories of Salon Tango and Stage Tango. Hundreds of couples, from Argentina and abroad, will be judged by a panel of remarkable artists. The two exciting finals will be held at the mythical Luna Park stadium.
Johana Copes y Aurora Lúbiz
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsWomen technique
Johana Copes and Aurora Lúbiz toured the world with their dance, later to become renowned teachers. They are regarded as specialists in the needs, problems and solutions for female tango dancers. Their regular lessons on techniques for women are widely esteemed in the tango milieu, and most of the dancers of the new generation were trained by them. On this occasion, they offer two advanced level lessons with the following schedule: for the first lesson, techniques of balance, pivots, ochos (eights), turns and quality of movements; the following day, technique of embellishments.
By Johana Copes and Aurora Lúbiz.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $50 (2 classes)
Charla Juan Carlos Copes
LecturesTienda HarrodsSpecialised journalists offer a historical perspective on two fertile universes associated with tango: those of the cabaret and boxing. There will be plenty of anecdotes, enlightenment
and sensitive analysis.
Martin Ojeda
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Tango Cuidadano - Esteban Domenichini
The Independent SceneTeatro 25 de MayoEsteban Domenichini is the lead dancer of the musical Tanguera and the artistic director of Michelangelo tango house. He danced for Juan Carlos Copes in his show Copes Tango Copes, as well as for singers Soledad Pastorutti and Marcela Morelo.
Grupo Lado Ciego, Falopa, Cucuza, Castiello - Moscato Luna, Chino Laborde
Garage TangoCiudad Cultural KonexGrupo Lado Ciego, Falopa, "Cucuza" Castiello - Moscato Luna, Chino Laborde - Dipo Dvitko, Orquesta La Vudú, MIlonga Dj.
A panorama of an emerging generation –raised within the codes of rock– that found catharsis in a visceral tango of Spanish guitars and dance orchestras, raw or acid lyrics and
a garage attitude.
Curator: Gabriel Plaza
to top 27 de agosto
Leonardo Cuello
The Process of Choreographic CreationTienda HarrodsLeonardo Cuello is a dancer of tango, ballet and Argentine folklore. He took part in the companies Tangokinesis, Tanguera and Tango Emoción, and shared the stage with Eleonora Cassano as leading figures of the play La Duarte. Leonardo was also in charge of the choreography of the show Cinderella-Tango Club for Eleonora Cassano. He was artistic director of Intra Circo and Innovacinco, for which he created Tigrou. He set up his own company, La Compañía de Leonardo Cuello, giving birth to Melancólico, Spiritual, Urbano, Diamante and Nobleza de Arrabal, under the umbrella title of Quintaescencia. He is a teacher and a choreographer at IUNA (Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte - National University Art Institute) and gives seminars on choreography and tango in many countries. He also carries out assistance and artistic collaboration for dance companies from Argentina and abroad.
Mundial de Baile: La Competencia Tango Escenario
Stage TangoLa TrastiendaThe great annual challenge: the best dancers contest in Buenos Aires for the world title in the categories of Salon Tango and Stage Tango. Hundreds of couples, from Argentina and abroad, will be judged by a panel of remarkable artists. The two exciting finals will be held at the mythical Luna Park stadium.
Tango Salón
FilmsTienda HarrodsBokova celebrates the lives of the tangueros and tangueras, old milongueros, local and foreign dancers of all ages, all of whom share stories of tango and love.
At the Confitería Ideal, there is an atmosphere of eternal romance, haunted by the old 20s orchestras and the melodies of the tango ensembles that echoed between its columns in the 40s and 50s, and the dreams of poets who were reinventing the world at their tables.
By Jana Bokova
Argentina, 2004, 70 min, colour.
Clase Magistral por Miguel Ángel Zotto
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsGiros and enrosques (turns and twists)
Miguel Zotto is one of the most important dancers of his generation. He took part in Tango Argentino and later founded, alongside Milena Plebs, the company Tango x 2, a landmark of the 1990s that gave rise to a cliché-free style that was exported to the whole world: a “for export” style of which the full-blooded Porteños approve. With an over twenty-year career, the company keeps growing and captivating audiences worldwide. Zotto’s dancing is elegant and playful, two features of Buenos Aires men which, when delivered moderately, characterise the good tango. This is an ideal opportunity to learn from a great artist who rarely gives lessons.
By Miguel Ángel Zotto.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $50 (1 class)
Escuela de Tango Mora Godoy
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Johana Copes y Aurora Lúbiz
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsWomen technique
Johana Copes and Aurora Lúbiz toured the world with their dance, later to become renowned teachers. They are regarded as specialists in the needs, problems and solutions for female tango dancers. Their regular lessons on techniques for women are widely esteemed in the tango milieu, and most of the dancers of the new generation were trained by them. On this occasion, they offer two advanced level lessons with the following schedule: for the first lesson, techniques of balance, pivots, ochos (eights), turns and quality of movements; the following day, technique of embellishments.
By Johana Copes and Aurora Lúbiz.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $50 (2 classes)
Cristina Sosa y Daniel Nacucchio
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Tango - Roberto Herrera
The Independent SceneTeatro 25 de MayoHistoric and modern compositions combine in two acts. Dance is the master of the stage. The company delivers impressive choreographies with the live music of Quinteto Decarísimo and a brief space for Argentine folklore from a contemporary and urban perspective. Featuring Estanislao Herrera as guest artist and musical direction by Ariel Rodríguez.
Milena Plebs y Ezequiel Farfaro - Guardia Hereje
Garage TangoCiudad Cultural KonexMilena Plebs y Ezequiel Farfaro - Guardia Hereje, Javier "Cardenal" Domínguez - Pablo Banchero, Orquesta Misteriosa Buenos Aires, MIlonga Dj
A panorama of an emerging generation –raised within the
codes of rock– that found catharsis in a visceral tango of
Spanish guitars and dance orchestras, raw or acid lyrics and
a garage attitude.
Curator: Gabriel Plaza
to top 28 de agosto
Milena Plebs
The Process of Choreographic CreationTienda HarrodsMilena Plebs was a member of the companies Grupo de Danza Contemporánea del Teatro San Martín and Tango Argentino. She founded the Compañía Tango x 2 alongside Miguel Zotto, giving birth to the shows Tango x 2, Perfumes de Tango and Una Noche de Tango. Milena choreographed the Operita María de Buenos Aires, a show for the Centro Piazzolla Tango and the documentary video Milena Baila el Tango… Con Ezequiel Farfaro, and was awarded the prizes María Ruanova 91, Trinidad Guevara 94 and Premio Gino Tanni. She has been a columnist for El Tangauta magazine since 2007. In 2008, she presented the choreography Sintonías at the festivals Festival Rojas Danza 2008 and V Festival Cambalache. She also devotes her time to teaching and researching on the origin, history and evolution of the tango dance.
Mundial de Baile: Semifinal Tango Salón
Salon TangoTango PorteñoThe semi-final rounds, both in the Salon Tango and Stage Tango categories, are an invitation to take part in the decisive
stages of the competition. The winners of the qualifying rounds are joined by the champions of the affiliated competitions.
El Torcán
FilmsTienda HarrodsLuis Cardei always had a smile on his face in spite of his haemophilia. Supported by the love of his mother, wife and son, he manages to overcome the ordeal. After thirty years of singing tango in bars and nightclubs, he finally fulfils his lifelong dream: to become a renowned Buenos Aires singer.
By Gabriel Arregui
Argentina, 2008, 105 min, colour.
Daniela Inés Peez Klein y Juan Miguel
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsMusicality and expression for dancers
The exploration of the concept of musicality and its expressive possibilities: rhythm as a trigger for choreography, counterpoint as a discourse possibility and the importance of orchestration and harmony.
By Daniela Inés Peez Klein and Juan Miguel Expósito.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $20 (1 class)
Escuela de Tango de Mayoral y Elsa María
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Horacio Godoy
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsDifferent tango styles
The aim of the lesson is to differentiate between the diverse tango styles, going back to the golden age of tango and its grand orchestras, all of which applied to the milonguero dancer.
By Horacio Godoy.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $20 (1 class)
Jose Manrique y Natalia
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Mundial de Baile: Semifinal Tango Escenario
Stage TangoTango PorteñoThe semi-final rounds, both in the Salon Tango and Stage
Tango categories, are an invitation to take part in the decisive
stages of the competition. The winners of the qualifying rounds are joined by the champions of the affiliated competitions.
Propuesta Cinco - Dos extraños son y La última curda
The Independent SceneTeatro 25 de MayoPropuesta 5 breaks with all conventions and clichés. They offer not only unusual dance varieties, but also the many possibilities for couples and groups of three, four and five dancers. The duos are indistinctly made up of male-male and male-female partners. Their show ranges from the most sober and rigorous aspects of salon tango to the most kinetic side of neotango and stage tango. Featuring Augusto Balizano, Claudio González, Fernando Gracia, Miguel Moyano and Paula Rubín.
to top 29 de agosto
Clase Magistral por Juan Carlos Copes
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsTango lesson
An illustrious milonguero and acclaimed figure of the stage tango, Juan Carlos Copes is not only a dancer and choreographer but also an established teacher. The secrets of his style, his characteristic figures and his unique choreographic language have drawn the attention of the followers of the genre for decades. In his own words: “There is no person in the world, and there will never be, who holds the truth about tango-dance, for, as it is a means of expressing feelings, it cannot take a specific shape. For that reason I do not like being called a teacher. One can get to be a guide for those who feel tango and wish to dance it, regardless of their age. In that case then, one can help, lead and support that passion for something so noble, so pure, so Argentine.” Among his innumerable students are Robert Duvall, Liza Minelli, Julio Bocca and Eleonora Cassano.
By Juan Carlos Copes.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $50 (1 class)
Crepúsculo Rojo
FilmsTienda HarrodsThe lives of Michel (Bruno Putzulu), Clara (Marisa Paredes) and David (Féodor Atkine) are marked by a tumultuous past in Buenos Aires which now, in Paris, brings their paths together. This “other side of the world,” that haunts the characters’ present, has left a different mark on each one of them. The stories of the three characters are tragically intertwined without them noticing it.
By Edgardo Cozarinsky
France/Spain, 2003, 90 min, colour.
Adriadna Naveira y Fernando
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Ayelén y Federico
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Mundial de Baile: Final Tango Salón
Salon TangoLuna ParkThe selection of the winners of the Dance World Cup, in the Salon Tango category, will turn the stage of the Luna Park stadium into a most prestigious dance floor. The great closing night of the category offers multiple attractions: as well as the competition itself, pianist and composer José “Pepo” Ojiuieki and his orchestra, alongside singer and composer Chico Novarro and singer Julia Zenko, will present a show dedicated to the great author from Santa Fe province. Directed by Aurora Lúbiz, the dancers of Corporación Tango will deliver a closing choreography in which the brand new winners will also be showing off their skills.
to top 30 de agosto
Notas de Tango
FilmsTienda HarrodsThis mixture of documentary and fiction tells the story of a
filmmaker who intends to make a film on tango and with this in mind sets about looking for an actor to play the leading role, while working in its preproduction and carrying out a research work including interviews with musicians, dancers and film critics.
By Rafael Filipelli
Argentina, 2000, 88 min, colour
Estudio La Mariposita de San Telmo
Dance Lessons and Seminars / Initial levelsTienda HarrodsBy teachers from the most representative schools in Buenos Aires. Take part in the unique experience of dancing tango.
Free Lessons. The admission begins 10 minutes before the class.
Teté Rusconi y Silvia Ceriani
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsMusical variations
“If we close our eyes we can listen better.” This phrase summarises the aim of the lesson, which will be dealing with simple sequences and their combination in the rhythm of the main orchestras of the 1940s: those of D’Arienzo, Troilo, Di Sarli and Pugliese.
By Teté Rusconi and Silvia Ceriani.
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $30 (1 class)
Clase Magistral por María Nieves y Juan Manuel Fernández
Dance Lessons and Seminars / AdvancedTienda HarrodsTango lesson
Rather than a conventional lesson on dance techniques, this will be the occasion for everyone to meet María. A unique opportunity to get to know the most improtant dancer nowadays. From the milongas and the slums all the way up to the most prestigious theatres worldwide, María Nieves, together with Juan Carlos Copes, laid the foundations of contemporary tango as art and entertainment… and they managed to do so without role models and without ever leaving the neighbourhood. In 1983, they put tango in the world’s spotlight as the leading couple of the show Tango Argentino. This did not happen by chance, but as a well-deserved recognition for an over 30 year career in Argentina, from their first, successful steps which in 1951 lead them to win a dance contest after being acclaimed by an audience of ten thousand and later on, in 1952, to the creation of the Conjunto Juvenil de Tango Moderno (Modern Tango Youth Ensemble), from which stemmed every tango company touring the world today.
By María Nieves and Juan Manuel Fernández
Payable lesson. Admisson at Harrods front desk.
Price: $50 (1 class)
to top 31 de agosto
Mundial de Baile: Final Tango Escenario
Stage TangoLuna ParkThe decisive stage of the championship in the Stage Tango
category will bring face to face the most outstanding couples. The thrill surrounding the Final will be further enhanced by a show that gathers two artists from different backgrounds, whose talents have earned them accolades from audiences worldwide: raúl Lavié and Elena roger. Another figure of international renown, dancer Mora Godoy, will direct her company in a closing choreography, later to be joined by the splendid winners of the dance World cup in the Stage Tango category.
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