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Tango is probably the
most sensual and erotic dance ever. It has its origin in the
19th century when it was originally danced in the poor Barrios
of Buenos Aires.
Rather than just a dance Tango represents much more than that.
In an almost dramatic piece of theater love, hate, fear and
desire are expressed through sensual movements and passion.
At the beginning it was surprisingly danced by pairs of men
to the music of the flute, the violin and the guitar, the first
of which was subsequently replaced by the "bandoneón"
(a type of accordion) which gave it its distinctive flavor.
With the addition of the nostalgia and melancholy contributed
by immigrants, the tango developed to give forth such musicians
as Astor Piazzolla and Aníbal Troilo.
Tango has just been discovered by the younger generation in
Europe and United States. These days Tango is gaining an enormous
popularity worldwide and many have been caught by the Tango
fever. Classes and concerts are increasingly offered everywhere
from San Francisco to Moscow.
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explosion of interest in the most unlikely places. In London
you can tango every night of the week; in tiny towns in Holland,
Germany, even Norway and Finland (where it has been declared
as national music and dance) , tango aficionados gather together
night after night. Japan has its own tango sub-culture .
The birth of tango took place towards mid-19th century, with
the formation of dwelling conglomerates around the young city
of Buenos Aires. Those who lived there, peasants from inland,
European immigrants and some disadvantaged porteños
(born in Buenos Aires) made up a new social class. Perhaps
as a way of identifying themselves as a group and of feeling
they belonged in their new home, they began to create cultural
expressions derived from this mixture. This was the start
of tango, characterized by its extremely closed codes, which
were only accessible to the working classes.
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Due to this impossibility of understanding
by other audiences, the diffusion of tango was difficult and
was basically approached through dance, which was earlier than
tango itself in its most characteristic musical format (let
alone sung tango, which arrived much later). It is clear that
tango culture, understood as some particular usages and customs,
is earlier than tango as an artistic expression. Salon dances
involving a man and a woman embracing were the precedent for
tango, which was refined until it became what has long been
known as tango. Somebody said: -Tango is something else than
a soft wave turned into music, it is the deepest dance in the
world -, and he who spoke these words was not Argentine. The
truth is that it must be acknowledged that it represents the
last step in the universal dance evolution as regards dances
of mixed couples.
What started with dance was eventually coming of age in the
expert hands of great men, who, inspired in the popular melting
pot, captured the richest part of the Buenos Aires culture in
their compositions. Themes always refer to the ordinary man
and his problems, the city and memories. Thus, tango becomes
a portrayal of Buenos Aires and its people. For this reason,
undoubtedly, since the best of the Buenos Aires culture is carried
in each song, tango gained ground abroad. |
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Tango
Concerts (Free) |
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Palacio de
Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Bolívar 1. Salón Dorado
Montserrat
4323-9669.
Los domingos de todo el año a las 18.00 hs.
Teatro Nacional Cervantes
ORQUESTA NACIONAL DE MÚSICA ARGENTINA "JUAN
DE DIOS FILIBERTO"
Libertad 815
Retiro
4816-4224.
Dirección: Néstor Marconi y Atilio Stampone
Martes de Abril a Noviembre a las 19.00 hs. (Sujeto a compromisos
de la Orquesta).
Entrada gratuita (retirar las entradas en boletería
desde las 10 hs.).
Teatro Presidente Alvear
Av. Corrientes 1659
San Nicolás
4374-6076/4833
ORQUESTA DEL TANGO DE LA CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
Dirección: Carlos García y Raúl Garello
Cantante: Hernán Salinas
Jueves de Julio a Noviembre a las 13.30 hs. Entrada gratuita.
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Tango
Shows |
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BAR SUR
Estados Unidos 299
San Telmo
4362-6086
info@bar-sur.com.ar
www.bar-sur.com.ar |
BUENOS AIRES SUR
Villarino 2359
Barracas
4301-6758 |
CABALLITO BLANCO
Marcelo T. de Alvear 479
Retiro
4311-0906
4312-5271 |
CAFÉ HOMERO
Cabrera 4946
Palermo
4777-7015
rubenjuarez@movi.com.ar |
CAFE TORTONI
Av. de Mayo 829
Montserrat
4342-4328
tortoni@infovia.com.ar
www.cafetortoni.com.ar |
CAMINITO TANGO SHOW
Del Valle Iberlucea 1151
La Boca
4301-1520
negri@lud.com.ar
www.allshop.com/rest/caminitotango |
CLUB DEL VINO
Cabrera 4737
1414
Palermo
4833-0050
clubdelvino@interar.com.ar |
DENARO
Matheu 1498
San Cristobal
4942-7322 / 5598 |
EL CHINO
Beazley 3566
Pompeya
4911-0215 |
EL QUERANDI
Perú 302
Montserrat
4345-0331 / 1770
querandi@querandi.com.ar
reservas@querandi.com.ar
www.querandi.com.ar
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EL VIEJO ALMACEN
Independencia y Balcarce
San Telmo
4307-7388 / 6689 / 6919
valmacen@infovia.com.ar
www.viejo-almacen.com.ar |
ESQUINA HOMERO MANZI
Av. San Juan 3601 Esquina Boedo
Boedo
4957-8488
info@esquinahomeromanzi.com.ar |
LA CUMPARSITA
Chile 302
San Telmo
4361-6880/4302-3387 |
LA ESQUINA DE CARLOS
GARDEL
Carlos Gardel 3200
Abasto
4867-63633 |
LA VENTANA
Balcarce 431
Montserrat
4331-8689 / 0217 / 4334-1314 /5
laventana@sion.com.ar
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MOROCO
Corrientes 2048
Balvanera
4954-6911/12
4954-6912 |
NUEVO SIGLO TANGO
CAFE MOLIERE
Chile 299
Montserrat
4957-2823 / 4932-0964
4932-0964
show@nuevosiglotango.com.ar
www.nuevosiglotango.com.ar |
SABOR A TANGO
Belgrano 2378
Balvanera
4942-2591 / 4308-6022
sabortango@ba.net |
SEÑOR TANGO
Vieytes 1655
Barracas
4303-0231/34
srtango@softway.com.ar |
TACONEANDO LA VEREDA
DE BEBA
Balcarce 725
San Telmo
4307-6696
4307-6696
info@taconeando.com
www.taconeando.com |
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Tango
Associations
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Academia Porteña
del Lunfardo.
Estados Unidos 1379
San Cristóbal
4383-2393
Lunes a Viernes 14.00 a 19.00 hs.
Academia Nacional del Tango.
Av. de Mayo 833 1º P.
Montserrar
4345-6967 |
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Tango
Visits and Museums |
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ASOCIACIÓN
AMIGOS BOTICA DEL ANGEL
Luis Sáenz Peña 541
Montserrat
4384-9396
Sobre la historia del tango, folklore, ángeles.
Visitas Guiadas en idiomas inglés, francés
y japonés. Reservas al 4384-9396 Entrada: $ 10.
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Museo de Carlos Gardel
(Casa del Teatro)
Av. Santa Fe 1243
Retiro
4813-5906/ 3941.
Horario: Jueves 16.00 a 18.30 hs. Entrada: Gratuita. |
Museo Manoblanca
Centenera y Tabaré.
Nueva Pompeya
Dedicado a la memoria del poeta porteño Homero
Manzi.
Para visitas guiadas llamar al Tel. 4918-9448. |
Museo SADAIC.
Lavalle 1547, 1º piso.
San Nicolás
4371-2883
Lunes a Viernes de 10 a 15 hs.
afarina@sadaic.org.ar
www.sadaic.org.ar |
MUSEO
VIVO DEL TANGO
Piedras 720
San Telmo
4302-2099
Martes a Domingos de 10 a 20 hs. Entrada: $ 3.
Visitas guiadas (en alemán, castellano, francés,
inglés, italiano, japonés, portugués)
Martes a Domingos a las 20 hs., show de tango, cena y
clase de tango.
Entrada: Menú Ejecutivo $ 40 Menú VIP $
70 con reserva previa.
museo@velocom.com.ar
www.museovivodeltango.com |
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Tango
Sightseeing |
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Mural de
Tango.
Cruce de las Avs. Martín García, Paseo
Colón y Alte. Brown.
La Boca
Esquina Martiniano Leguizamón E/ Av. Riestra
y Delfín Gallo
Villa Lugano
CIRCUITO CARLOS GARDEL EN SUBTE LINEA B
ESTACION FEDERICO LACROZE:
Tumba y Monumento a Carlos Gardel, Cementerio de
la Chacarita. Av. Guzmán
790.
ESTACION CARLOS GARDEL:
Monumento y Casa de Carlos Gardel, Jean Jaures 763.
ESTACION CALLAO:
Museo SADAIC. Lavalle 1547, 1º piso. Tel.: 4371-2883
Lunes a Viernes
de 10 a 15 hs.
ESTACION CARLOS PELLEGRINI:
Av. Corrientes y Esmeralda, conocida como ´´
La esquina del tango´´, placas en
homenaje a Carlos Gardel y a otras figuras.
ESTACION L. N. ALEM:
Plazoleta del Tango
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