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Book Inside Tango Argentino

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  • Author : ANTO N. GAZENBEEK
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-10-03
  • ISBN : 9780359957330
  • Pages : 250 pages

Download or read book Inside Tango Argentino written by ANTO N. GAZENBEEK and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the dark years of military dictatorship, Tango had fallen into oblivion all over the world, even in Argentina. The ""Tango Argentino"" tango show was the show that led to the worldwide revival of interest in Tango. He made his debut in Paris, then conquered Broadway and, later, the whole world. Antón describes in the book some of the artists who participated in the show: Juan Carlos Copes, Miguel Ángel Zotto, and Milena Plebs, Gloria and Rodolfo Dinzel, Gloria and Eduardo, Virulazo, and Elvira. Every committed tanguero/a should know the history of the revival of Tango: this book is for them! In the book, we come face to face with the myths of dancers, musicians, and singers. It tells us some gossip about the fights and jealousies behind the scenes. It tells us also about the creation of clothes, now icons of any tango show. It is final: only by knowing the beginning of this new era, we can better understand its current global success. Tango is a universal language!

Book Inside The Show Tango Argentino

Download or read book Inside The Show Tango Argentino written by Antón Gazenbeek and published by Enrico Massetti Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the dark years of the military dictatorship, Tango had fallen into oblivion all over the world, most especially in Argentina. The “Tango Argentino” show was the show that led to the worldwide revival of interest in Tango. It debuted in Paris, then conquered Broadway and, later, the whole world. Juan Carlos Copes, Miguel Ángel Zotto, and Milena Plebs, Gloria and Rodolfo Dinzel, Gloria and Eduardo, Virulazo, and Elvira are some of the artists who participated in this legendary show and are described in great detail in this book, now known as the definitive work on Tango Argentino. Every serious tanguero should know the history of the revival of Tango and this book is for them. Tango Argentino: What a book! What a book! It enchants immediately, like the show, taking us to the beginnings of Tango, accompanying us in its history, gradually creating the irresistible desire of Tango in the reader. In the book, we come face to face with the myths of the dancers, musicians, and singers. It tells us some gossip about the fights and jealousies behind the scenes and tells us also about the creation of the costumes, now iconic in the worlds of theater and fashion. We also read that Lady Diana and the Japanese Emperor Hirohito were so enchanted by the Tango that they wanted to learn it. It is finally confirmed: only by knowing the beginning of this new era, we can better understand its current global success. Tango is a universal language!

Book More Than Two to Tango

Download or read book More Than Two to Tango written by Anah’ Viladrich and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Argentine tango presents a glamorous fa?ade of music and movement. Yet the immigrant artists whose livelihoods depend on the US tango industry receive little attention beyond their enigmatic public personas. More Than Two to Tango offers a detailed portrait of Argentine immigrants for whom tango is both an art form and a means of survival. Ê Based on a highly visible group of performers within the almost hidden population of Argentines in the United States, More than Two to Tango addresses broader questions on the understudied role of informal webs in the entertainment field. Through the voices of both early generations of immigrants and the latest wave of newcomers, Anah’ Viladrich explores how the dancers, musicians, and singers utilize their complex social networks to survive as artists and immigrants. She reveals a diverse community navigating issues of identity, class, and race as they struggle with practical concerns, such as the high cost of living in New York City and affordable health care. Ê ArgentinaÕs social history serves as the compelling backdrop for understanding the trajectory of tango performers, and Viladrich uses these foundations to explore their current unified front to keep tango as their own ÒauthenticÓ expression. Yet social ties are no panacea for struggling immigrants. Even as More Than Two to Tango offers the notion that each person is truly conceived and transformed by their journeys around the globe, it challenges rosy portraits of Argentine tango artists by uncovering how their glamorous representations veil their difficulties to make ends meet in the global entertainment industry. In the end, the portrait of Argentine tango performersÕ diverse career paths contributes to our larger understanding of who may attain the ÒAmerican Dream,Ó and redefines what that means for tango artists.

Book Inside The Show Tango Argentino

Download or read book Inside The Show Tango Argentino written by Gazenbeek Anton (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Tango

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  • Author : Camille Cusumano
  • Publisher : Seal Press
  • Release : 2008-11-10
  • ISBN : 0786726253
  • Pages : 367 pages

Download or read book Tango written by Camille Cusumano and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2008-11-10 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tango is a memoir by a woman who loved, lost, got mad, and decided to dance. The book traces the author's fall, redemption, and renewal through tango. After a violent encounter with her ex’s new girlfriend, Camille Cusumano decided she had some serious soul-searching to do. She took off for Buenos Aires intending to stay a few short weeks, but when her search for inner peace met with her true passion for tango, she realized she’d need to stay in Argentina indefinitely. Tango chronicles Camille's experience falling in love with a country through the dance that embodies intensity, freedom, and passion—all pivotal to her own process of self-discovery. From the charm of local barrios to savory empanadas, Camille whole-heartedly embraces the ardent culture of Argentina, and soon a month-long escape turns into a year-long personal odyssey. Slowly letting go of her anger through a blend of tango, Zen, and a burgeoning group of friends, she discovers that her fierceness and patience can exist in harmony as she learns how to survive in style when love falls apart.

Book Why Tango

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  • Author : Veronica Toumanova
  • Publisher : CreateSpace
  • Release : 2015-09-08
  • ISBN : 9781517189471
  • Pages : 100 pages

Download or read book Why Tango written by Veronica Toumanova and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are interested in Argentine tango you know that, as Veronica writes in one of her essays, "Tango, no matter your involvement in it, becomes a kind of a world separate from the rest, with its own particular joys, sorrows, difficulties, rules, goals and pleasures." And in this world there are both happiness and suffering. Whether you are a total beginner or an experienced dancer, in Veronica's essays you will discover a rich source of knowledge and inspiration as she tackles complex psychological, social and pegagodical issues in tango as a social dance and a performing art. Her essays offer a profound and well articulated reflection on the contemporary tango scene, supported by insights from psychology, neuroscience, biomechanics and bodymind techniques. What is the most effective way of learning tango? Why do we suffer so much while trying to learn it? How to stay happy and healthy while engaging intensively in this activity? Why does tango bring us so much joy and how to cultivate this joy no matter your age, looks and physical capacities? These are just some of the questions the author touches upon in this book that includes her first nineteen essays written between November 2013 and December 2014. Her essays, published as a blog on her Facebook page, are shared by tango people all over the world and translated into 14 languages so far by enthusiast volunteers.

Book Tango Argentino in Buenos Aires

Download or read book Tango Argentino in Buenos Aires written by Patricia Müller and published by Enrico Massetti Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-02 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategien, Übungen und Ratschlage um immer glücklich Tango zu tanzen. egal ob in Buenos Aires oder anderswo. Dieses Buch ist eine Liebeserklärung an den Tango, speziell an jene Traditionen, die bald verschwinden, wenn wir sie nicht lebendig halten. Patricia Müller stellt uns den Tango vor, in dem sie über seine historische Entwicklung, Persönlichkeiten und wichtigen Plätzen in Buenos Aires nachforscht. Sie erzählt wie Indios, afrikanische Sklaven, spanische Kolonisten und europäische Emigranten diesen Tanz entwickelten. Dazu gibt sie ambitionierten Tänzern Tipps und lehrt mit einfachen und praktischen Übungen den Körper zu kräftigen und ihn auch zu entspannen, zu tanzen indem man eine Einheit mit dem Partner wird und unsere Emotionen zu akzeptieren. Man lernt wie man eine ‘gute Figur‘ im Tanzsaal macht und wie man in richtiger Art und Weise die Regeln und Rituale des Tangos interpretiert. Tango ist ein Tanz, der anspricht und uns mitreißt: Körper, Geist und Emotionen, egal ob wir zuschauen oder ihn tanzen, egal ob wir ihn lieben oder ablehnen. Tango klopft in deinem präzisen Moment an eure Tür: habt keine Angst und scheut nicht davor zurück! ‘Man fühlt sich bei der Entdeckungsreise des Tango an der Hand genommen. Jetzt gibt es keine Geheimnisse mehr. Buenos Aires wartet auf uns!’ Chiara Scozzari, Tangotänzerin seit ’98 Seit ihrer Kindheit erhielt Patricia Müller eine ausführlich Erziehung in Tanz und Musik und ab 1977 begann sie ihre Ausbildung in asiatischen Bewegungstherapien. Ab 1988 ist sie Co-Leiter der florentinischen Schule Ki Dojo und unterrichtet dort seit 1996 den Milonguero Apilado Stil (auch Tango de Salón Apilado genannt). 1996 erschien ihr erstes Buch ‘Pratiche Taoiste‘ (Taoistische Künste) gefolgt von weiteren zu taoistischen und Tangoargomenten.

Book The Tango in the United States

Download or read book The Tango in the United States written by Carlos G. Groppa and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the earliest years of the 20th century, North American ballroom dancers favored the waltz or the polka. But then a new dance, the tango, broke onto the scene when Vernon and Irene Castle performed it in a Broadway musical. Rudolph Valentino, Arthur Murray, and Xavier Cugat popularized it in the 1920s and 1930s, and thousands of people crowded onto dance floors around the country to hear the music and dance the tango. This work chronicles the history of the tango in the United States, from its antecedents in Argentina, Paris and London to the present day. It covers the dancers, musicians, and composers, and the tango’s influence on American music.

Book I Wanted to Dance   Carlos Gavito  Life  Passion and Tango

Download or read book I Wanted to Dance Carlos Gavito Life Passion and Tango written by Ricardo Plazaola and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CARLOS EDUARDO GAVITO (4/27/1943 - 7/1/2005) was born in La Plata, Argentina. He spent his youth in the barrio of Avellaneda (to the south of Greater Buenos Aires) and the rest of his life circling the globe. He traveled for more than forty years and visited more than ninety countries. He spoke English, Italian, French and Portuguese fluently and could make himself understood in German, Russian and Japanese. He was a universal man who took the tango from the barrio to the world. He began dancing not too long after he started to walk, and then there was no stopping him: tango, rock, folklore, Latin rhythms, swing. On stage and off, there was no dance he didn't try. Over the years, he searched for his own place in the dance world, and then his own tango: the absolutely unique style that brought him to fame. In the mid 90s, after being out of Argentina for many years, he gained international renown with the company of Forever Tango and word got back to Buenos Aires.

Book Masculinities

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  • Author : Eduardo P. Archetti
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2020-12-23
  • ISBN : 1000181367
  • Pages : 169 pages

Download or read book Masculinities written by Eduardo P. Archetti and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complex relationship between nationalism and masculinity has been explored both historically and sociologically with one consistent conclusion: male concepts of courage and virility are at the core of nationalism. In this ground-breaking book, the author questions this assumption and advances the debate through an empirical analysis of masculinity in the revealing contexts of same-sex (football and polo) and cross-sex (tango) relations. Because of its rich history, Argentina provides the ideal setting in which to study the intersection of masculine and national constructs: hybridization, creolization and a culture of performance have all informed both gender and national identities. Further, the author argues that, counter to claims made by globalization theorists, the importance of performance to Argentinian men and women has a long history and has powerfully shaped the national psyche. But this book takes the analysis far beyond national boundaries to address general arguments in anthropology which are not culture-specific, and the discussion poses important comparative questions and addresses central theoretical issues, from the interplay of morality and ritual, to a comparison between the popular and the aristocratic, to the importance of ‘othering' in national constructions - particularly those relating to sport. This book represents a major contribution, not only to anthropology, but to the study of gender, nationalism and culture in its broadest sense.

Book The Meaning Of Tango

Download or read book The Meaning Of Tango written by Christine Denniston and published by Portico. This book was released on 2014-12-08 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the backstreets of Buenos Aires to Parisian high society, this is the extraordinary story of the dance that captivated the world - a tale of politics and passion, immigration and romance. The Tango was the cornerstone of Argentine culture, and has lasted for more than a hundred years, popular today in America, Japan and Europe. 'The Meaning of Tango' traces the roots of this captivating dance, from it's birth in the poverty stricken Buenos Aires, the craze of the early 20th century, right up until it's revival today, thanks to shows such as Strictly Come Dancing. This book offers history, knowledge, teachings and in-sights which makes it valuable for beginners, yet its in-depth analysis makes it essential for experienced dancers. It is an elegant and cohesive critique of the fascinating tale of the Tango, which not only documents its culture and politics, but is also technically useful.

Book Tango Argentino

Download or read book Tango Argentino written by Paul Bottomer and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slip a rose between your teeth, step out with a partner and slide into the rhythms of Buenos Aires for one of the most romantic, passionate and energetic dances of all time.

Book The Tango Singer

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  • Author : Tomás Eloy Martínez
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2014-07-31
  • ISBN : 1408857499
  • Pages : 188 pages

Download or read book The Tango Singer written by Tomás Eloy Martínez and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bruno Cadogan has flown from New York to Buenos Aires in search of the elusive and legendary Julio Martel, a tango singer whose voice has never been recorded yet is said to be so beautiful it is almost supernatural. Bruno is increasingly drawn to the mystery of Martel and his strange and evocative performances in a series of apparently arbitrary sites around the city. As Bruno tries to find Martel, he begins to untangle the story of the singer's life, and to believe that Martel's increasingly rare performances map a dark labyrinth of the city's past.

Book Paper Tangos

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  • Author : Julie M. Taylor
  • Publisher : Duke University Press
  • Release : 1998
  • ISBN : 9780822321910
  • Pages : 174 pages

Download or read book Paper Tangos written by Julie M. Taylor and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In PAPER TANGOS, classically trained dancer and anthropologist Julie Taylor examines the poetics of the tango, while recounting a life lived crossing the borders of two distinct and complex cultures. Drawing parallels among the violence of the Argentine Junta, tango dancing, and her own life, Taylor weaves the line between engaging memoir and cultural critique. The book's design includes photographs on every page that form a flip-book sequence of a tango. 89 photos.

Book Tango Dance and Music

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  • Author : Kendra Stepputat
  • Publisher : Taylor & Francis
  • Release : 2024-01-30
  • ISBN : 1003825974
  • Pages : 274 pages

Download or read book Tango Dance and Music written by Kendra Stepputat and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first to explore tango argentino as translocal practice, with a focus on the European context. Beyond that, the book crosses borders in the use of both qualitative and quantitative methods, ranging from participant observation to statistical data evaluation, including optical motion capture for movement analysis. Most of all, it is an important contribution to the emerging field of choreomusicology, focusing on movement and sound structures, dancers and musicians, and the complex relations between all of these factors that all have their share in shaping tango argentino practice.

Book In Strangers  Arms

Download or read book In Strangers Arms written by Beatriz Dujovne and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tango is easily the most iconic dance of the last century, its images as familiar as an old friend. But are they the whole story? Peeling back the poster propaganda that has always characterized the tango publicly, this intimate study shows the invisible heart of the dance and the culture that raised it. Drawing on direct experience and conversations with dancers, it reveals much about the role of the tango in Argentinean culture. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Book The Tango Machine

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  • Author : Morgan James Luker
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2016-10-24
  • ISBN : 022638554X
  • Pages : 233 pages

Download or read book The Tango Machine written by Morgan James Luker and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Tango Machine, ethnomusicologist Morgan Luker examines the new and different ways contemporary tango music has been drawn upon and used as a resource for cultural, social, and economic development in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In doing so, he addresses broader concerns about how the value and meaning of musical culture has been profoundly reframed in the age of expediency where music and the arts are called upon and often compelled to address social, political and economic problems that were previously located outside the cultural domain. Long hailed as Argentina s so-called national genre of popular music and dance, tango has not been musically or socially popular in Argentina since the late 1950s, and today the vast majority of Argentines consider tango to be little more than a kitschy remnant of an increasingly distant past. Nevertheless, tango continues to have salience as a potent symbol of Argentine culture within the national imaginary and global representations. Ultimately, Luker argues that tango in Buenos Aires is not exceptional, but in fact emblematic of musical culture in the age of expediency, where the value and meaning of music and the arts are largely defined by their usability within broader social, political, and economic projects. Luker tackles here some of the core conceptual challenges facing critical music scholarship; the book will be an important resource for readers in ethnomusicology and music, anthropology, cultural studies, and Latin American studies."