La Roca Intensives are created to invite absolutely fantastic teachers to come to Amersfoort, the Netherlands, and mainly teach the teachers (masterclass weekend). Started in 2018 with Stephanie & Fausto and Maja & Marko and in 2019 Michelle & Joachim and again Stephanie & Fausto, Maja & Marko will be back in 2023.

Next to this masterclass weekend, some workshops are offered at different levels: Workshops for intermediate and very advanced dancers on friday evening.

Also part of this weekend is La Roca on saturday 17th (reservation required and max 120 dancers) and a Farewell party with the performance of Maja and Marko on sunday 18th.

In this one-off performance tango meets flamenco embodied by dancers Kalina Duffner & Gastón Godoy, to the sounds of the Arturo El Polaco‘s flamenco guitar and Gang Tango quartet with singer Carlos Roulet!

‘Luces de tango’ es el segundo encuentro anual de tango – teatro – performance en Madrid, donde varios artistas tangueros, algunos de gran renombre a nivel local e incluso internacional, se reúnen con la necesidad de vídeo vivir y creer en lo que les hace vivir, que es la búsqueda permanente de nuevos lenguajes que resalten y enriquezcan al tango argentino en todas sus facetas.

Entradas en los siguientes enlaces:

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Just back from international festival, Habana Clásica in Cuba, opera and tango singer, Ann Liebeck, tango maestros Julian Rowlands , Tom Mason (Midnight Tango) and their guest, the great Cuban jazz violin virtuoso, Omar Puente, present an evening of Dietrich, Piaf, Gypsy and Tango songs in a staged recreation of Marlene Dietrich’s visit to Havana, Cuba and the exclusive club Sans Soucis in the 1950’s. Enjoy classic Dietrich and Piaf songs and some gypsy jazz and tango with a Cuban twist. The artists are well known on the Latin Jazz and Tango scene and have appeared in productions all over the UK, in major European opera houses (Vienna State Opera, Royal Opera House) and in the West End. Omar Puente is a regular star performer at Ronnie Scotts and Jazz Café as well as Pizza Express Soho.

The artists present a new show this evening which is immersed in tango, Latin Jazz, Gypsy Jazz and the European dance forms which appear in cabaret, opera and classic Hollywood movies.The explosion of the arts between the two great world wars in Europe is reflected in the international careers of Dietrich and Piaf. Both artistes were immersed initially in the local culture of Berlin and Paris, the cabaret clubs and bal musette, which would be represented in early 20th C film, and then later in Hollywood movies. German film makers were arguably the best in the world in the 1920’s and the Paris jazz scene had its own particular flavour with the gypsy jazz and the brilliant local songwriters and singers who dissolved many of the barriers between low and high culture. Opera and operetta were also touched by many of the same themes, and opera singers were among the earliest film stars .

Our programme today reveals some common themes in musical genres, linked by hypnotic rhythms of tango, gypsy songs and vals, Hollywood glamour and the political turmoil of the 1930’s with the displacement of whole populations all over Europe to great cities as far afield as New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires and La Habana. ‘Marlene canta el tango…’ shows us how closely and emotionally the music of Old and New World influenced many composers and songwriters.Piaf and Dietrich both appeared in the night club Sans Souci in Miramar, the most exclusive suburb of Havana in the mid 1950’s. Oh to have been a fly on the wall at this time. We only imagine here something of the atmosphere of their ghosts in the great days of Cabaret, when Havana hosted the world’s superstars. We hope to bring you a tropical flavour this evening with our cocktail of music. Hasta luego!

Join The Tango Siempre septet for a retrospective of the ensemble’s 20 years of repertoire and a showcase of new directions for tango music.

The Tango Siempre septet recreates the intense and passionate sound of the great Argentinian orchestras of tango’s golden age and the ensembles for which Piazzolla wrote some of his greatest works.

Soprano Ann Liebeck performs some of the Argentine composer’s most emotional ballads and arias.

The group showcases authentic traditional tangos, the nuevo tango of Piazzolla, and contemporary works by Tango Siempre.

This event is part of Latin Rediscovery’s Havana Buenos Aires Latin Classical Music Festival.

‘Here is the tango: raw, intoxicating, speaking with its true voice’ Financial Times

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Enter the world of tango diva Violetta, an ageing singer who lives out her dreams in the suburban milongas of Buenos Aires.

This fully staged evening of specially arranged popular opera, tango and musical numbers features opera singer Ann Liebeck in the title role. She is joined by  award winning tango dancers Dante and Miriam and West End performer and contemporary dancer Nuno Queimado. This captivating performance will also be enhanced by special projections by Viennese opera designer and artist Gilles Gubelmann.

Live music from virtuoso Cuban jazz violinist Omar Puente and his guest tango band, featuring star bandoneon player Julian Rowlands of Midnight Tango (Olivier award-nominated with Tango Siempre), accompanies the action on stage as Violetta wanders the streets and milongas in search of her long lost love.

The show has received enthusiastic reviews from audiences at Kings Place, Purcell Room QEH, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and at Artsdepot, Finchley.

The CD Violetta’s Last Tango produced by Julian Rowlands was launched at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Pheasantry in April 2016 and has received 5 star reviews on Amazon. New English performing translations have been specially written for this show.

Special tango tasters with Mina and Giraldo and Dante and Miriam will take place during April in Hoxton and at Wiltons on April 3rd, 10th and 24th.

‘Vincent Simone & Flavia Cacace’s farewell show is effortlessly entertaining feel-good dance – 100% Strictly’ (Evening Standard)

‘A must see for Strictly fans!’ (Radio Times)

Following their sell-out hit shows Midnight Tango and Dance ‘Til Dawn, Strictly Come Dancing superstars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace open their most captivating show yet to sensational reviews following their hit UK and Ireland tour.

Don’t miss your final chance to see these much-loved TV favourites, World Dance title-holders and Argentine Tango Champions as they say goodbye to the stage. It’s a thrilling, new performance featuring classic hits such as At Last, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, When I Fall in Love, and Blue Skies played by a live band. Vincent & Flavia dance with virtuosic firepower alongside a sterling ensemble in this charming love story.

Book now and see this beautiful couple do what they do best live, in an intimate, passionate and explosive experience – it’s time for The Last Tango.

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