Virtual Tango Festival
The Virtual Tango Festival took place from May 22-25, 2020, and included thirty-five events: group classes (for individuals and couples), lectures, and concerts - all offered online.
We are not planning to hold a Virtual Tango Festival in 2021.
RESOURCES FOR REGISTRANTS:
- Advice for the Best Virtual Tango Fest experience - How to access help before and during the festival
- Virtual Artists Table - Learn more about the artists’ ongoing online activities
- What You Need for Special Activities - If you are taking yoga, the bookmaking workshop, or the Nonviolent Communication Workshop, please have these items on hand.
NOTE: For most registrants, your zoom links are in the receipt(s) that got emailed to you when you registered. If you registered before we had the zoom links figured out, you have received a personal email from me with your links. If you can’t find the email, check your spam and promotions folders. You can also login to your yogareg account to view your receipt.
Check out the bios/photos of our truly amazing Presenters.
View the Virtual Tango Festival Press Release
The grid below includes all festival offerings. The time zone is New York (UTC/GMT minus 4 hours).
2020 VIRTUAL TANGO FESTIVAL SCHEDULE |
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| YOUR LIVING ROOM | YOUR DINING ROOM |
| Friday, May 22 | |
| 2-3 pm: Yoga for Tango Dancers - Carolyn Merritt | |
| 3:30-4:30 pm: Make a Tango Notebook (Class on bookmaking) - Kristin Balmer | 3:30-4:30 pm: Individual Technique for Followers & Leaders: Practical and dynamic exercises that can be practiced in very small spaces.Includes exercises for axis, alignment, balance and adornments. (Class for individuals) - Octavio Fernandez & Carla Marano |
| 5-5:30 pm: Lovingkindness Meditation (FREE activity for everyone) - Communally setting a loving and positive intention for the worldwide tango community and for the world as a whole during this challenging time. Led by Mitra Martin, with live music played by Korey Ireland. | |
| 5:30-6:30 pm: Virtual Happy Hour (free) | |
| 6:30-8 pm: How Was Tango Born? (Lecture) - Leandro Ragusa (bandoneonist) | 6:30-7:30 pm: Understanding Milonga Traspie - Musicality (Class for individuals) - Oliver Kolker |
| 8:30-9:30 pm: Concert by pianist Pablo Estigarribia | |
| Saturday, May 23 | |
| 11 am-12 pm: Yoga for Tango Dancers - Monica Moya | 11 am-12 pm: The Walk (Class for individuals) - Technique vs. Expression. Grounded technique for a deep, rooted tango walk. - Matias Facio |
| 12:30-1:30 pm: Musical Figures (Class for Couples) - Adam Hoopengardner & Ciko Tanik | 12:30-1:30 pm: Pivots & Giros: Pivot technique, tools to make giros more fluid and comfortable (Class for individuals) - Ines Muzzopappa |
| 2-3:30 pm: Nonviolent Communication Methods as Applied to Tango (Lecture) - Andrei Andreev & Mitra Martin | |
4-5:30 pm: Society and Culture in the Buenos Aires of Tango (1920s-1940s) Exploring key changes in the history of Buenos Aires society and culture in central decades of the modernization of Argentine Society, including changes in sociability, gender relations, fashion, and the cultural industry. (Lecture) - Leandro Benmergui |
4-5 pm: Musical Textures (Class for individuals) - Adam Hoopengardner & Ciko Tanik |
| 6-7:30 pm: History of the Bandoneon (Lecture/Demonstration) - Leandro Ragusa (bandoneonist) | 6-7 pm: Adorned Giros, including leader and follower adornments (Class for couples) - Adrian Veredice & Alejandra Hobert |
| 8-9 pm: Concert featuring Tomos Regolo (piano) of Romantica Milonguera, Christine Brebes (violin), Gustavo Rember (guitar and vocals), Raul Jaurena (bandoneon) and Emiliano Messiez (piano), and more... | |
| Sunday, May 24 | |
| 11 am- 12 pm: Yoga for Tango Dancers - Veronika Kruta | 11 am- 12 pm: Follower Sacadas (Class for couples) - Technique & Structure and combinations with other elements - Matias Facio |
| 12:30-1:30 pm: Improvisation (Class 1 of 2): Leader Front Sacadas & Follower Back Sacadas (Class for couples) - Octavio Fernandez, Carla Marano & Natacha Lockwood | 12:30-1:30 pm: Three-Dimensional Awareness (Class for individuals) - Andres Amarilla |
| 2-3:30 pm: Sexual Citizenship and the Tango World: Exploring the nature of consent, boundaries, and creating safer communities (Lecture and part of a Virtual Book Tour) - Dr. Jennifer Hirsch, co-author of Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power and Assault on College Campuses, and Mitra Martin. Content warning: The discussion of Sexual Citizens will include descriptions of actual sexual assaults, as students recounted them. |
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| 4-5:30 pm: Milongueros - The Tension between the Individual and the Collective (Lecture) - Flor Argento | 4-5 pm: Technique for Everyone (Class for individuals) - Erin Malley & Doruk Golcu |
6-7:30 pm: What Makes Tango Tango? (Lecture) - Emiliano Messiez (pianist) |
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| 8-9 pm: Concert by Duo Grieco-Ragusa, featuring Nili Grieco, flute, and Leandro Ragusa, bandoneon | |
| Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day) | |
| 11 am- 12 pm: Yoga for Tango Dancers - Marina Kenny | |
| 12:30-1:30 pm: Tango Barre (Class for Individuals who have a ballet barre available) - Meredith Klein | 12:30-1:30 pm: Improvisation (Class 2 of 2): Follower Boleos with Different Leader Accompaniments (Class for couples) - Octavio Fernandez, Carla Marano & Natacha Lockwood |
| 2-3:30 pm: All Tango Orchestras are Not Created Equal (Lecture) - Korey Ireland | |
| 4-5 pm: Rhythm & Melody: Perspective & Sequences(Class for couples) - Adrian Veredice & Alejandra Hobert | 4-5 pm: Quality of Movements & Interpretation(Class for individuals) - Andres Molina & Natacha Lockwood |
| 5:30-7 pm: Lessons Learned on Community Building (Lecture) - Alberto Cordero & Micaela Barrett of the Cleveland Tango School | |
| 8-9 pm: Concert featuring La Juan D'Arienzo | |
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VTF Presenters
The Virtual Tango Festival now includes 48 amazing artists. (Shocked Emoji.) Click below to view their bios and photos.
Pricing & Registration
PRICING
Pricing is in U.S. dollars
UPDATE ON REGISTRATION DEADLINE: We will keep online registration open during the festival so that you can pay last-minute. If you pay through our registration system, you can pay and have a zoom link sent to you automatically to join any activity, even while in progress. However, if you are outside the U.S., our registration system does not recognize non-U.S. credit cards (I’ve tried to change it, and I can’t). You will need to paypal me and email your selections (see below). In that case, there will be a 5-hour delay. Please try to register early so we can get you your zoom links and have you all set before the festival starts!
22 activities: $155
16 activities: $130
10 activities: $90
5 activities: $55
Single activity: $12
Certain activities: FREE
REGISTRATION
If you are in the U.S., you can easily register through our secure registration system.
If you are outside the U.S., our registration system often has trouble processing your credit card. Not to fear! You can paypal payment to [email protected] or email that same address, requesting that I call you to process your credit card over the phone. Before you do, please fill out this registration form.
If you just want to participate in FREE activities, like the Lovingkindness Meditation, that is totally fine. We need you to still register, so that we know to send you a link to tune in. We will not post the zoom links online for security reasons.
Worldwide Tango Covid-19 Survey
I’ve been working with a group of volunteers (Mitra Martin, Korey Ireland, and others) to explore ways we can connect and support each other across communities. Getting good data about the current reality of tango and needs of community members is a first step to guide mutually beneficial initiatives.
I’m asking you to take a few minutes today to help with this project. We are hoping to reach people who dance, create, and work in tango all over the world, but we need your help. Would you please:
Take the survey! Your voice and perspective is critical. It may take you up to 20 minutes to complete the survey, or more depending on how much you write. We will review every single confidential response and do a thorough analysis to identify patterns, and publish what we learn for the tango community. All your responses are strictly confidential and will be reported in aggregate, never be attached to your name.
Share the link to this survey - via email, instagram, or Facebook!
Please note: We worked very hard to be sure this survey was bilingual in Spanish and English. If you or someone you know is looking for the Spanish version, find it in the dropdown at the upper right of your screen.
The deadline for completion is June 5.
Thanks so much!
Meredith
2030 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
617-291-3798
[email protected]