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.
The last decade has seen a world-wide
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.
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.
Tango
Concerts (Free)
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.
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
Tango
Visits and Museums
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.
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
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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