Tradition and Transformation
Although tango is a traditional dance form with clearly defined codes—specific steps, figures, musical structures and historically rooted gender roles—I approach it from my background as a contemporary dancer. This creates a productive tension: on one hand, I acknowledge and respect the value of tradition and its embodied knowledge; on the other, I remain attentive to how these codes can be inhabited, questioned and reinterpreted from a contemporary perspective.
Even when performing what is considered “traditional” tango, I am still a contemporary dancer. This position turns tango into an ongoing learning process—both challenging and enriching—where tradition is not treated as a static reproduction, but as a living practice that gains meaning through presence, interpretation and context.
Musiker: Tango Trío Novecientos (Borås-Sverige). Medlemmar: Leire Pérez-fiol (Baskien), Jonas Müthing-kontrabas (Germany), Sebastián Caldas-gitarr (Uruguay).
Koreografi: Nidia Martínez Barbieri (Argentina).
Prmiere: July 2017. Skillinge Tango och Dans Festival. Skillinge teater.
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