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Incisive interviews with musician/composer Daniel Rojas and dancers Jacqueline Gutierrez Simpson and Anthony Miller explore how tango is essential to their world in ‘Beats of Colours’.This short Australian documentary by Pablo Castrillón focuses firstly on Daniel Rojas and his lifelong passion for music and being a musician. Daniel is known to many in Sydney for …
For more than 20 years there has been a school for tango musicians in Buenos Aires, which bears the name of Emilio Balcarce. Born in 1918 in Buenos Aires, Balcarce, whose birth name was Sitano, was first a violinist. Later he became known as a baneonist, conductor, composer and arranger. In his early twenties he …
The Brisbane Tango Orchestra, which was founded in 2021 by Chloe Ann Williamson, is embarking on a project with Owen Salomé, which promises to be awesome. Owen was one of the founding members of Sydney tango ensemble, Tángalo, which schmoozed Australian tango dancers from 2013 to 2018 when the members set off on their own …
At last there is a national calendar of tango events for Australian dancers and tango schools. Sponsored and supported by Morena Dancewear tangoevents.au provides tango dancers with information on classes, milongas, practicas, workshops and more across the country. Tango schools are invited to submit their events and ensure that their activities’ information is up to …
There’s plenty happening in the second half of 2022. I have managed to track down these tango festivals, it includes favourites and a couple of exciting new events. I have also found a couple of musical events featuring some of Australia’s outstanding tango musicians. Check them out – but if you fancy going to any of …