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What is the Argentine Tango Cultural tour?
Our mission is
to research, preserve and promote traditional tango and other
forgotten forms of this dance integrating it with art and music. This
company, based in Buenos Aires, is dedicated to the research and
acquisition of historical material (documents, videos, photos, and
interviews), documenting information related with traditional tango,
producing reports, documentaries, shows, lectures and cultural tours
to preserve and promote this beautiful culture around the world.
Tango... Beautiful, powerful,
creative and with plenty of culture.
The aim of this tour and the
products we present is to raise funds to support our mission.
We are able to provide from a 1 day to 6 day program for
your community based on our list of options described below.
Sponsored by:

Argentine Cultural Tour Contents
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Antón Gazenbeek has carried
out a profound and thorough investigation of over 9 years into the roots
of tango dance and culture. With his private collection of videos,
documents and photos obtained from many sources around the world and
from personal interviews with authentic milongueros and dancers from all
time periods, he has revealed the mysteries of tango. Antón will speak
about tango, milonga and vals and give a review of all the different
styles with which those dances have been interpreted from 1920 until
today.
Oriented towards universities, social institutions
and/or private groups interested in discovering the evolution of tango
dance.
By
Antón Gazenbeek: Tango Historian, assisted by Sergio Segura.
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The
tango evolved and had many different interpretations throughout the
ages. Antón Gazenbeek and
Carina Losano are experts in the old and almost forgotten
styles of Canyengue, Orillero and Tango Fantasía. They are also experts
in tango salón and stage tango of the 1980s. Their great passion is the
show “Tango Argentino” in which they are well known experts. They
recreate choreographies from the show in original makeup and costumes.
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Several topics for workshops using material based upon historic research
including a speech on its history.
Tango milonguero, Vals criollo, Milonga, Tango Orillero, Tango Fantasia, Musicality, Different orchestras interpretation, Tango
Figures from the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s (Steps from Miguel Balmaceda, Virulazo,
Pepito Avellaneda, Lampazo, Sancinela, Fino, Arturito).
The special feature of this tour:
Tango al Revés: Tango in shadow position . An
fascinating and fun style
from the '60's with an alternative embrace.
By Antón Gazenbeek & Carina Losano assisted
by Sergio Segura.
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a list of the available tango dance workshops & seminars...) |
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These unique, one of a kind workshops link the past with the present.
The participants will have the rare opportunity to view films of
milongueros from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s demonstrating figures.
These figures will then be analyzed, taught, and explained by Antón and
Carina, assisted by Sergio Segura. The exact details of the original
interpretation of the steps will be given and a more technical overview
of how to apply them to the dance of today will be given by the
teachers.
By Antón Gazenbeek & Carina Losano assisted
by Sergio Segura.
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Sergio Segura began photographing many young tango dancers in
Buenos Aires, being one of the first to introduce digital photography in
Argentina. In the last few years, due to his deep interest in tango, he
has dedicated himself to photography. His exhibits have been shown all
over the United Status and have been recently presented in the World
Tango Festival and the NYC Summer Tango Festival.
His best known works are the tango photography recreations: “Tango in
París 1920” and "Tango Argentino show in 1983" with have been shown in
The World Tango Festival 2006. The magazine Tango Danza, of Germany, has
bought the rights to Mr. Segura’s photos to make a production of tango
postcards on sale all over Europe.
The aim of this tour is also invite local artists to show his
work related with tango.
All this
work will be shown and sold at special events with a dance
demonstration.
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Sergio Segura Productions is dedicated to the production and sale of
tango teaching DVDs taught by the professional dancer and historian Antón Gazenbeek with Natalie Laruccia and Cecilia Gonzalez.
In this tour we are presenting 3 new teaching DVDs:
Advanced Figures & Sequences Volume 2. Level:
Intermediate and Advanced.
NEW!
Tango Salón: The Fundamentals of Social Argentine Tango. Level:
Beginners. Filmed in the legendary milonga club Sin Rumbo. NEW!
Tango al
Revés:
Tango in shadow position Level: All Levels.
A fascinating and lost style with an alternative embrace from the 1960’s. First and only teaching
video in the world of this style!!
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This is a multimedia
educational show which portrays the evolution of tango dance. It is the
result of many years of research conducted by Antón Gazenbeek on the
anthropology of tango dance and history. It has an original and creative
mix of lecture, rare and historic video clips, and live dance
demonstrations with authentic costumes from the original time period.
This show allows the viewer to understand how tango has evolved into what it is
today.
The show is ideal for educational and cultural institutions, museums,
and embassies
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August 16th to 26th
Buenos Aires |
Tango World Championship
Qualifications - NEW!! |
These are the qualifying rounds for all
those interested in participating in the World Tango Dance Championships in
Buenos Aires. The American Final will be held during the VII NYC Summer
Tango and Film
Festival, July 15th to 22nd.
Preliminaries will be held in every city
visited by "The 3rd. Argentine Tango Cultural Tour". The winner will
receive facilities to travel and compete in NYC.
(send an email to:
sergioseguratango@yahoo.com.ar for more
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Documentary films and
diffusion of investigation about social tango |
Antón
and Sergio are constantly interviewing authentic milongueros on film
trying to understand and preserve the voice of these social dancers.
Their impressions,
stories, anecdotes, and social customs will be discovered by those
interested through these films.
Different
topics have been preserved in different documentaries which will soon be
presented in international film festivals.
(more info coming soon..)
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About Antón Gazenbeek and
Carina Losano |
For
Antón Gazenbeek
and Carina
Losano the preservation and conservation of historic tango styles is very
important. Their dance style reflects the style of the authentic
milongueros of the 1940s and 1950s and especially the dance of Maestros
Antonio Todaro and Raúl Bravo.
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To
hire these events contact
Sergio Segura
Argentine Tango Cultural Events Producer
& Artist Representative
sergioseguratango@yahoo.com.ar
All
communities are welcome
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