The war in Ukraine affects everything and everyone. How does it affect queer tango? Are we, who dance it, any different from anyone else in how we think, feel, act, and respond? Can we make a difference? – these are all questions asked by Ray Batchelor in his latest article.
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We are very happy to announce that Chamuyo Queer International Tango Meeting 3d edition comes back to Valencia, Spain, from May 12th to 15th 2022.
Kathy Davis: What a treat to see that wonderful iconic photo of men in butchers’ aprons and Fedoras dancing tango together in turn-of-century Buenos Aires on the cover of Clare Parfitt’s Cultural Memory and Popular Dance! The book is not just about tango; it is an interesting collection of chapters about the role of dancing in how people remember important events. …
Video (2.49): Music video – Suyay Quiroga and Lorena Garcia dancing ‘Y Suma y Sigue’ by Juan d’Arienzo. Video by Simplemente Tango.
Video (2:32): Ezgi Turmuş and Derya Kılıç (2015) performing at Samsun Tango Weekend 2015.
Video 1-3: Sigrid Van Tilbeurgh and Maria Filali’s show at the Tango Norte (milonga), Stockholm, Sweden, 3rd December 2021.
Video (3:00): Abrazo Queer Tango (California) ran a series of online milongas in the winter of 2020. Anahí Carballo (Argentina) was one of their guest performers.
Video (1:21:55): In this zoom interview, Ray Batchelor (UK) talks about: Finding out about Queer Tango; Becoming a Queer Tango researcher; The Queer Tango Project; Queer Tango imagery in history; Finding connection in tango.
Video (3:20): Liliana Chenlo y Roxane Camargo. Streaming para la “Milonga Tango Queer Abrazo”
Noviembre 2020. Music: La Mariposa, Osvaldo Pugliese. Published by Liliana Chenlo.
Video (3:18): Exhibición Tango Queer, Roxane Camargo y Liliana Chenlo, marzo de 2021, Chique (Osvaldo Pugliese).
Video (12.29): Mundial de tango 2021. Semi final, tango salon, ronda 1: Liliana Chenlo and Roxane Camargo.
Video (2:52): with this performance, Federico Carrizo and Juan Segui won 2nd place in the category ‘Escenario’ (performance) at El Mundial, the world tango competition. Video by Alex Sarropoulos.