New York choreographer Kate Weare has long had a fascination with Argentine tango and the inextricable duality it represents. In “Drop Down,” a duet she created in 2006 and presented in 2012 at the ...
This weekend, dance aficionados can choose between two of the most popular contemporary motifs: tango and jazz. The New Orleans Ballet Association will present “Tango Fire,” a 10-member tango ensemble ...
Two dance traditions — modern dance and Argentinian tango — will explore what it means to communicate through movement when French-Argentinian tango company Union Tanguera and contemporary dance ...
This past June, the International American Ballet presented Tango Metamorphosis, a performance blending traditional tango with contemporary ballet and live music. The event, held at the Consulate ...
Aside from acting, actor Robert Duvall’s grand passion is tango dancing. He combined those two loves in the “Assassination Tango” movie (2002), playing a hit man in Buenos Aires. Quite the expert ...
Contemporary dance is a catch-all phrase used fairly indiscriminately, meaning many things to different dance communities across a wide range of cultures. In fact, it’s probably easier to say what ...
Santa Barbara County is blessed with a diversity of vital nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health, well-being, growth, civic leadership and compassion of our community. Charitable ...