MASTERCLASS
7pm – 9pm with Nito & Elba / Leo & Tracey
OPENING MILONGA (DJ Damian Baggio)
9pm – 1am (11pm) “Rueda de los Maestros“
Location: Tangobar, at Albert Schweitzer Haus,
Schwarzspanierstraße 13, 1090 Vienna
SHOW compañía OUR TANGO (Director:Martin Acosta)
7:30pm – 9pm
MILONGA (DJ Fabian Feiguin, LIVE: SEXTETO MILONGUERO)
10pm – 2am
PERFORMANCE with Martín y Chiara
PERFORMANCE with Leo y Tracey
Location: Theatersaal (VHS Meidling)
Längenfeldgasse 13 – 15, 1120 Vienna
BREAKFAST MILONGA
10am – 12am
Location: Tango Atelier
Schönbrunner Str. 58, 1050 Vienna
WORKSHOPS
12am – 1:30pm with Nito y Elba
1:30pm – 3pm with Leo y Tracey
3pm – 4:30pm with Nito y Elba
Location: Tango Atelier
Schönbrunner Str. 58, 1050 Vienna
SHOW Compañía Tango Fatal (Director: Guillermo Berzins)
7:30pm – 9pm
Location: Theatersaal (VHS Meidling)
Längenfeldgasse 13 – 15, 1120 Vienna
MILONGA (DJ Leo Fandango, LIVE: Orquesta Corazón Del Tango)
10pm – 2am
PERFORMANCE with Guillermo y Mariana
PERFORMANCE with Nito y Elba
Location: Theatersaal (VHS Meidling)
Längenfeldgasse 13 – 15, 1120 Vienna
BREAKFAST MILONGA (DJ Carolina S.A.)
10am –12am
WORKSHOPS
12am – 1:30pm with Leo y Tracey
1:30pm – 3pm with Nito y Elba
3pm – 4:30pm with Leo y Tracey
Location: Tango Atelier
Schönbrunner Str. 58, 1050 Vienna
MILONGA las Tardecitas (DJ Jesus San Román)
6pm – 1am
Location: Tangobar, at Albert Schweitzer Haus,
Schwarzspanierstraße 13, 1090 Vienna
WORKSHOPS & MASTERCLASS
LEO & TRACY | NITO & ELBA
MASTERCLASS
LEARN THE STEPS FROM THE MASTERS
NITO & ELBA
WORKSHOP 1 Intermediate and advanced
Enrosques, back and forward – right and left.
WORKSHOP 2
Milonga lisa and traspié.
WORKSHOP 3
Vals cruzado
Complex figures, technique and variations.
LEO & TRACY
WORKSHOP 1 Intermediate and advanced
Dynamic, Structure & Mechanic of the couple
WORKSHOP 2
Musicality, interpretation & variations in the improvisation
WORKSHOP 3
Pure figures, complemented by interlace & chains.
PERFORMERS, SHOWS & ORCHESTRAS
MARTIN & CHIARA
Together since 2013, Martin and Chiara have been dancing in numerous theatre productions and promotional events around Austria – where they are currently based – such as the Concordia Ball (2018, Rathaus), TU Ball (2017, Hofburg Wien), the Embassy of Argentina in Vienna, and the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien during the presentation of their Musical “Evita” (2016, Raimund Theater). They worked with musician-composer Diego Collatti & his “Minimal Tango Ensemble” (2016, ORF Radiokulturhaus), orchestra director Pablo Boggiano in the Tango-Opera “Maria de Buenos Aires” (2017 and 2015, Theater Akzent), and Flamenco choreographer Marco de Ana in “Insistencia” (2016, 11. Burgenländische Tanztage – International Dance Festival), and “Salon Klimbin” (2014, Museum Secession Season Opening), as well as with Sergio Cattaneo (2018, 2015 and 2014, Theater am Spittelberg).
Abroad, they have worked with dancer-choreographer Guillermo Berzins in “Tango Fatal” (2019 and 2018), artistic director Adriano Mauriello in “Revelacion Tango” (2017, Teatro Sistina in Roma and Teatro Duse of Bologna, among others), and have performed at the Waldorf Hotel in London, as well as in numerous other events in the UK, such us the International Dorset Tango Festival in 2018 and 2017.
In Vienna, they are the Managing and Creative Directors of the Tango Atelier, where they work as Trainers and Instructors of Tango Salon, the social art-form of Tango
NITO & ELBA
“living legends of Tango”
Together they are the living legend of tango. Argentines Juan Aurelio García and Elba Natalia Sottile, known artistically as Nito and Elba, add “almost 160 years between the two” and for more than 40 years they have been dancing partners at the milonga and in life. Luxury masters at the Vienna Tango congress, for the second time in Vienna, they are here to teach the secrets of their “fantasy lounge” dance.
GUILLERMO & MARIJANA
Guillermo Berzins was born in Buenos Aires. At the early age of 6 he entered the dance world and is now a world-renowned Argentinian tango teacher, dancer, choreographer and organizer of important events related to dance. He is also a member of the International Dance Council (CID UNESCO) and of AMBCTA (Asociación de maestros, bailarines y coreógrafos de tango argentino).
Guillermo stages dance performances, holds classes and workshops all around the world, excelling in several festivals, stage, television and film productions. He served on the jury in many international dance competitions.
Marijana started working in the company “Tango Fatal” in 2014, and became prima ballerina of the company in 2018, pairing with the choreographer of the company Guillermo Berzins. She currently teaches tango regular classes with Simone Pradissitto in Portogruaro and Vittorio Veneto, in Italy and continues performing with Guillermo Berzins in Europe.
LEO & TRACEY
Leo’s Tango career spans over 50 years as he comes from a traditional Tango family – he was taught by his father from 7 years old in Buenos Aires. His style of Tango is unique and authentic and reflects years of being brought up and living amongst family and friends who themselves loved Tango – not only as a dance but also it’s music, poetry and philosophy. He has developed his own unique methodology of teaching Tango and with his partner and wife Tracey, has created and produced his own teaching book.
Tracey has danced Argentine Tango for over 16 years. Her background training of Ballet, Ballroom and Latin American Dancing, allows her to help people trying to adapt from other dance styles to Argentine Tango so that they dance the real Tango not a mix of styles! She has had extensive training of Argentine Tango with Leo over the last 10 years.
Together they have taught and performed in numerous places including Negracha Tango Club, at the prestigious London Waldorf Tango Supper, and the Blackpool Tower Ballroom to name but a few. They have also taught abroad in Vienna, Sicily and Sardinia but prefer to concentrate on their activities at home in the UK. In 2013, they were the first professional Argentine Tango couple to create their own Teaching Methodology, Syllabus and Diploma under the name of ‘The London Argentine Tango School’ based on the teaching of Leo’s father and Leo’s experiences which was the first of its kind to be presented in the UK. This culminated in them writing and publishing their own book – The ABC of Argentine Tango – which can be purchased directly through them or via Amazon.
Leo and Tracey have worked together for over 10 years and during that time have taught 100’s of students throughout the UK how to dance the social, improvised art form of Argentine Tango. This is something they both passionately believe in, to the extent that every single one of their performances are also improvised.
They dance exactly as they teach and are committed to preserving and teaching this wonderful art form of the social dance so that many more people can enjoy it in the future.
COMPAÑIA OUR TANGO
“Our Tango” is a production that loosely identifies with the stories of 3 generations of a family of Tangueros. Besides depicting the history of the city of Buenos Aires – from the time of the ‘20s to the ’40s, the ’60s to the ’80s and to the present time, it also portrays the magic that is hidden within the streets of this port city. This aspect is illustrated by the fates of the diverse characters within the piece.
“Our Tango” is a young Company assembled from artists from across the world that has a lot of background knowledge and potential. The company mixes Tango in it’s purest form with the revolutionary Contemporary Dance, to find a point where both dance styles meet in harmony.
The Cultural City of Vienna was chosen for their Debut and is the starting point of their forthcoming Worldtour.
Director: Martín Acosta (Dancer and Choreographer)
Idea: Leonardo Fandango (Dancer, Singer and Writer)
Musical Accompaniment: Orchestra Garufa
COMPAÑIA TANGO FATAL
TANGO FATAL is an international Argentine tango dance company based in Trieste (Italy). The idea for Tango Fatal originated with Guillermo Berzins, a world-renowned Argentine tango dancer and choreographer, who decided to bring the magic of this passionate dance to Europe, continuing the tradition started by many illustrious predecessors who made Argentine tango well-known and loved worldwide.
The show has a big emotional impact. Thanks to skilful and innovative lighting, the sensual and mysterious porteño atmosphere comes to life on the stage, all the same maintaining an abstract, suspended in time setting. This is why it always seems up to date and contemporary and it never diverts the audience’s attention and focus from dancing, which remains the foremost element.
Dancing on the romantic and dramatic melodies of the most well-known tangos while combining rhythms from different tango ages with Argentinian folklore’s infectious energy and astounding contemporary choreography, it’s a pretty safe bet that TANGO FATAL will fascinate you!
In addition to the stage show, presently on tour in several European towns, with its ensemble of 19 performing artists, TANGO FATAL can offer customised events using various personnel meeting any need and request.
ORQUESTA CORAZÓN DE TANGO
CORAZÓN de TANGO is a tango project founded by exceptional violinist Oksana Peceny, first violin in Slovene National Theatre in Maribor. Her tango story started back in 2005 when she joined Astorpia Quintet. They performed on biggest stages in Slovenia and in some places abroad
ORQUESTA GARUFA
Our group has made presentations in Europe since 2010. In this way, we have evolved in program and concept, transforming our proposal, unique in its genre, into a coming and going of ideas and stories that represent our own and others’ cultural traits. At our concerts, you can appreciate, for example, the history and evolution of Tango, as well as the similarities and contrasts between Latin American and European cultures. The link is, in a large part of the program, humour. As an almost inevitable consequence of our academic musical training, our presentations, with a recital or concert format, offer the public new and mixed-nature ideas, such as a Tangoretta (hybrid of Tango and Operetta) or musical pieces where interspersed Milonga and the Candombe with Mozart’s Magic Flute. “
SEXTETO MILONGUERO
Sexteto Milonguero formed in 2006 by Javier Di Ciriaco (Singer).
It is one of the best-known tango orchestra, which has traveled almost all over the world, with a unique and unmistakable personality.
It is one of the most recognized orchestras in recent years, one of the most traveled around the world taking the tango to an innumerable number of cities
The style of the group, has a beginning, in essence, danceable. And over the years, also because of the diversity of places where they have been presented in recent years, such as theaters or festivals worldwide, have added to their extensive repertoire, a variety of songs that can be called only for concerts. Own songs, songs of Argentine folklore, etc..and of course Tango Traditional and news Tangos too.
This has allowed to show and merge the different influences that each one of the members of the sextet, which include: Argentina’s popular music, jazz, classical, rock, etc. …. Current contemporary influences.
The charismatic singer Javier Di Ciriaco and his orchestra perform traditional rhythms from Argentina: classic tangos from the 1940s, jazzy Piazzolla, Milonga, Zamba, Chacarera , Argentinean Folklore. The sensitive arrangements and their own compositions distinguish themselves through their unmistakably unique musical language… Sexteto Milonguero “Swing”. They convey a freshness and feeling that extend far beyond mere technical skill.
With 13 years of carer, Sexteto Milonguero, played milongas, theaters and festivals throughout Argentina, made 2 tours in Latin America and 13 European tours covering more than 20 countries, and many cities plus Canada, Singapure and China and recently, 2017-2018 2 tours in EEUU covering 12 cities.
Documentaries: JOYRIDE WITH SEXTETO MILONGUERO about the 2016 European tour of the Argentine tango orchestra Sexteto Milonguero. Media Mania Films
THE DEEJAYS
RESERVATIONS
Thursday 9
MASTER CLASS
40€
MILONGA Tango Bar
15€
Friday 10
SHOW Our Tango
40€
MILONGA
25€
Saturday 11
Frühstücks MILONGA
10€
WORKSHOP
40€ (PRICE PER WORKSHOP GROUP OF 3 WORKSHOPS 120€)
SHOW Tango Fatal
40€
MILONGA
25€
Sunday 12
Frühstücks MILONGA
10€
WORKSHOP
40€ (PRICE PER WORKSHOP GROUP OF 3 WORKSHOPS 120€
MILONGA las Tardecitas
12€
PACK FULL PASS
250€
PACK A-SHOW PASS
50€
PACK B-MILONGA PASS
50€ (PRICE FOR BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MILONGAS)
PACK C-WORKSHOP PASS
150€ (PRICE FOR ALL WORKSHOPS AT TANGO ATELIER)
OTHER PAYMENT POSSIBILITIES
In alternative, you can also acquire the pass of your preference using the following bank account data:
1.
MARTIN ACOSTA SPONDA
AT18. 1200. 0100. 1364. 0619.
BIC SWIFT: BKAUATWW
2.
After the transfer, please send us the payment receipt by email to: info@viennatangocongress.wien
IMPORTANT:
Don’t forget to include the correspondent names of the ticket holders.
3.
Your pass will be available at the Vienna Tango Congress’s counter.