What is tango? If you ask for what tango is, you will get as many answers as there are dancers. Some say that Canaro is tango but Piazzolla is not. Others say that it is an elaborate variation of the salida. There are those who claim that tango is about two hearts making a connection […]
What is tango? If you ask for what tango is, you will get as many answers as there are dancers. Some say that Canaro is tango but Piazzolla is not. Others say that it is an elaborate variation of the salida. There are those who claim that tango is about two hearts making a connection […]
Although this post is going to be about two performances in which Eugenia Parilla is one of the dancers, it will be about Chicho. It will be about two different aspects about Chicho that are close to diametrically different. When we think about Chicho, we think about one of the great innovators of tango nuevo.
Although this post is going to be about two performances in which Eugenia Parilla is one of the dancers, it will be about Chicho. It will be about two different aspects about Chicho that are close to diametrically different. When we think about Chicho, we think about one of the great innovators of tango nuevo.
There are many clichéd ideas about the tango. In the stereotypical image the man wears a black suit, vest and red tie. He has dark hair combed back with brylcreem. The woman wears a dress or skirt and of course, sky-high heels. Some part of her outfit is almost always red and the dancers’ attitude […]
Do you remember how as a child you would take a friend by the hands and begin to spin? Your feet had to be placed close to each other as your bodies moved farther and farther apart. That centripetal motion, not to mention the companionship and the joy of playing with a good friend, created […]
«Det ubalansertes balanse» Du husker sikkert hvordan du som barn kunne holde en av dine venner i hendene, og så begynne å snurre. Føttene kom nærmere og nærmere, men kroppene lenger og lenger fra hverandre. Sentripetalkraften, og ikke minst samværet og følelsen av å leke med en god kamerat, ga et herlig magesug. Det føltes […]
Nok et forsøk Selv om man har danset tango i omtrent hundre år er tangoen av i dag et moderne påfunn. Tidlig på 1990-tallet var det nemlig noen karer i Buenos Aires som bestemte seg for å finne ut av hva som var mulig å gjøre med tangoen. De stiftet den såkalte ”Tango Investigation Group”. […]
Hva er så tango La oss til å begynne med si at vi ikke vil svare på spørsmålet i denne artikkelen. Det er nemlig altfor komplekst. Derfor kommer det bare til å handle om musikken her. Å snakke om tango er som å snakke om jazz. Det er rart at så forskjellige stiler som storbandmusikk […]
