News of dance

City Hall boots Telerman out from Teatro Colón top role

28-08-2024 23:06 Among the motives, strong differences between the ex-City mayor Telerman and Culture Minister Gabriela Ricardes; Mayor Jorge Macri’s request for austerity.

by Claudio Corsalini

CULTURE

Julio Bocca named new director of Teatro Colón

28-08-2024 22:56 World-famous ballet dancer will replace Jorge Telerman at the helm of Buenos Aires’ most famous theatre, along with Gerardo Grieco.

Human rights

Rio carnival group pays tribute to wronged hero of black history

07-02-2024 11:25 Paraíso do Tuiuti's carnival song is a tribute to João Candido, a sailor in the Brazilian navy who led a revolt against slave-like conditions on ships.

DANCE

Malambo: Argentine dance from the pampas goes global

30-10-2023 15:01 While fighting to gain a foothold domestically, the malambo – a dance from Pampas folklore – is becoming known internationally.

DANCE & CULTURE

In inflation-hit Buenos Aires, tango enthusiasts sway the blues away

06-09-2023 09:36 Many milongas have had to close amid spiralling inflation, but the biting economic crisis cannot keep tango enthusiasts from heading to the capital's dance halls.

Tango World Championship

Argentine-Brazilian duo wins Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires

03-09-2023 09:45 Cloudy weather, rainfall fails to dampen performances at 2023 Tango World Championship; Winners crowned: Bruna Estellita-Julián Sánchez for Stage section, Suyay Quiroga-Jhonny Carvajal in Pista category.

TANGO WITH A TWIST

Tango Queer: Argentina’s famous dance has a new surname

25-03-2023 06:00 While the dress and music of the Argentine tango have updated with the times, the dance has lacked one marked revision: the role of the dancers has remained remarkably immutable. That’s where the idea for Tango Queer was born: a space that permitted dancers of any gender to fill the role they pleased: lead, or be led.

by Erica Davis

News of dance

City Hall boots Telerman out from Teatro Colón top role

Julio Bocca named new director of Teatro Colón

Rio carnival group pays tribute to wronged hero of black history

Malambo: Argentine dance from the pampas goes global

In inflation-hit Buenos Aires, tango enthusiasts sway the blues away

Argentine-Brazilian duo wins Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires

Tango Queer: Argentina’s famous dance has a new surname

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