Orquesta Tipica Ciudad Baigon extra concert in Eindhoven 10-10-10

Ciudad Baigon

21st century. A new generation. A need slowly seeping through. The concept of Tradition starts to work no longer as a mirror, but as a bridge towards the unexplored. This formula brought about real team work, which forged the Typical Tango Orchestra: a formation responsible for The Golden Age of Tango Music. Henceforward, the task was to perceive the new society and to produce accordingly. Also, to explore urban folklore and arrive at two mandatory instances: to create the nonexistent and to boost what was already in existence, in the pursuit of excellence. To discover that social language in constant distortion; the same language that meanders generating new forms.

To discover the intangible logic which hangs to every breeze. And as a consequence, our first request: Permiso (Excuse me) - the first Tango composed by Ciudad Baigón : our opening gesture; and as an aftermath, our first album Ciudad Baigón. Then came the strategies to inaugurate new audiences; to perform street tango in Buenos Aires (with a piano on the sidewalk, literally!) Soon after that came our first encounter with the lands of origin: twelve musicians experiencing their initiation rites around Europe: Paris, Prague, Berlin, Milan, Zürich.

And on return, the big question: what..s going on with Tango today? And the answer opens up new projects: the era of rush without a substance must come to an end. We must find the pillars of tradition but ignore traditionalism; and generate concept. Integrate. Investigate the city..s past history. And then, the breakthrough: Destierro –our second album; and the same idea lives on in new tango after tango. We find out who we are; we arrange tango masterpieces, challenging the established culture; we celebrate each revival.

And then, we revisit them over and over again.Origin of western music, finishing line after over a century of blending Europe and America. And from then on, the last rung (rather the first of our extended, new phase): to conceive a new space for this current, this generation; to inaugurate the Ciudad Baigón nights. To develop this concept and impregnate it with life. In short, to conjugate Tango in the present tense.

start salon 17.00
start concert : about 19.00
entrance : 5 euro
Location : Scala, Eindhoven, Kanaalstraat 6




Tipo Tango Eindhoven
website
info on myspace

Tangosalon en optreden tijdens Nijmeegs Uitfestival 10-12 september

Doble Ocho presenteert een tangodansproductie met vier dansparen uit Nederland en Duitsland tijdens het Nijmeegse Uitfestival 10-12 sept A.S. In het kader van Brachen Siedlung - een rondreizend Kunst- en Cultuur Festival - zal er om 15.00 uur een tango optreden plaatsvinden in het Hunnerpark (achter het Valkhofmuseum) met aansluitend rond 15.30 een gratis tangosalon.

Optreden: 15.00 - 15.20 uur
Salon: 15.30 - 17.30 uur
Toegang is gratis

Voor meer informatie, locatie, volledige programma: klik hier

Doble Ocho presents a tangoproduction with four dancecouples from Holland and Germany during the Uitfestival in Nijmegen. In the context of Brachen Siedlung - a traveling cultural festival - there will be a tangoperformance with an open air tangosalon afterwards. The performance will start at 15.00h in the Hunnerpark (behind the Valkhof Museum).

Performance: 15.00 - 15.20 uur
Salon: 15.30 - 17.30 uur
Free entry

More information: click here

EN LAS SOMBRAS, multi media Tango show at the Castle Amerongen

On 16 September 2010 tango dancer Christiane Palha and (on special invitation) tango dancer Esteban Moreno will present at Castle Amerongen (the Netherlands) a special tribute to tango music and dance, titled: EN LAS SOMBRAS.
This special evening will be the start of a new bimonthly tango tradition at the recently restored castle.
The special combination of music, dance and film offers a highly esthetical and involving story, highlighting the passionate essence of the tango. Guided by the captivating music of amongst others Astor Piazzolla the traditional mystery and improvisations of the tango are shown. The live video projections are inspired by the Argentine poem ‘EN LAS SOMBRAS’ (Manuel Meaños, 1936).
Dancers Christiane Palha and Esteban Moreno combine in cooperation with Gustavo Beytelmann, Andre Heuvelman, Santiago Cimadevilla, Micha Molthoff and video maker Altin Kaftira their artistic qualities, resulting in an evening of synergy and serendipity. With her beauty, history, nature and style Castle Amerongen with her premises offers the perfect location for this special event.

LINEUP:

Dance:
Christiane Palha (Brasil)
Esteban Moreno (Argentina)

Musicians:
Gustavo Beytelmann : piano
Andre Heuvelman : trumpet
Santiago Cimadevilla : bandoneon
Micha Molthoff : violin

website : click here

Doble Ocho presents in september 2010: a Tangoproduction during Ruhr 2010 Cultural programme

In the context of the programme of Ruhr as Cultural Capital 2010, Doble Ocho persents a tangoproduction on three different locations in Holland and Germany in September. This special production is realized through a cooperation between German and Dutch tangodancers. On all three locations there will be a possibility to dance after the performance. For more information: click here

Nocturna in Café Ada

After several shows in Holland and playing at the Berlin tangofestival, Nocturnos, winner of the Concurso del Ocho 2010, will play at Café Ada in Wuppertal on the 4th of September. The concert starts at 20.30 and afterwards there’s a open-ended milonga. The entrance fee is 8 euros (incl. milonga) For more information concerning the group and music of Nocturna:click here and the programme in ADA, click here

VIDEO Nocturna plays in Int. Tangofestival Berlin 2010

Norteños in the Toonzaal

On the 2nd of October Norteños plays at the Toonzaal in Den Bosch. This tango-ensemble has strongly evolved after winning the Concurso del Ocho encouragement prize. The ensemble has been extended with new, enthousiastic musicians and built out their repetoire. Inspired by the first vocal tango’s (the tango canciones) from the years ’20 till ’50, they will play their beautiful oeuvre to listen and dance to at the opening of the tangoseason in Musiccentre De Toonzaal.
view the flyer

Nocturna wins Doble Ocho Concurso

foto: Michel Oehlen order photos of doble ocho from Michel Oehlen here

Trio Tango Nocturna won the 3rd Concurso del Ocho, the international Tango Music Competition held in Nijmegen on march 12th. The Encouragement price was given to NORTENOS.

Nocturna was immediately invited by a delegation of Cafe Ada from Wuppertahl to perform there later this year, and also the INTERNATIONAL TANGOFESTIVAL BERLIN send Hauke Juranek to invite the Trio Nocturna. As result of a coorperation with these international festivals, the winner has the oppertunity to play on these festivals when the organisation agrees and when the winner fits in the festival programme. Also negociations with the Sitges festival may lead to a performance in Spain later in july.

Nocturna will perform on the openingnight of the Berlin festival on may 19th/ See their website here


Nocturna (‘of the night’) is the title of a fast milonga from the Argentinean tango repertoire. The music of Trio Nocturna is in an original way based on this repertoire. The trio consists of Charlotte Dupuis (voice, violin) Mirek Walton (guitar, piano) and Boris Franz (double bass). The repertoire of Trio Nocturna includes new arrangements of tango classics (e.g. of A. Piazzolla en S. Piana) and contemporary compositions by Mirek and Boris. The diversity of influences is audible on the debut album of the trio: Milonga del norte (February 2009). The members of the trio graduated from various conservatories and each has a diverse musical backround. Their strong musical connection comes forward in poetic, quite dance-able, joyous and melancholic tangomusic.

go to the Nocturna website here