Day by Day

Festival de Tango en el Borda

Focusing 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

“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

By 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

Improvisation

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

The 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

Women 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

Specialised 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

By 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.

Juan Vattuone

Juan Vattuone

Sexteto Milonguero - Dj Tarantino

Sexteto Milonguero

Tango Cuidadano - Esteban Domenichini

Esteban 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

Grupo 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