Argentino y lector (así se auto-describe) Emmanuel Trifilio habla de su experiencia tocando bandoneón, componiendo música y viviendo como inmigrante y artista en Washington, DC.

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Argentine and reader (as he describes himself) Emmanuel Trifilio talks about his experience playing bandoneon, composing music, and living as an immigrant and artist in Washington, DC. [In Spanish with an English translation here.]

Creadora/Producer: Liz Sabatiuk | Música/Music: "De Cayetano" grabado por Trifilio Tango Trio y "El Eco de tu Amor" grabado por QuinTango | Image(n): Eric Booth

Notas/Show Notes

• Lee más sobre Emmanuel en su sitio web. Luego escucha sus composiciones para Trifilio Tango Trío y QuinTango y ve el vídeo donde bailamos yo y Rubén.
• Conoce el cuento de Julio Cortazar que menciona Emmanuel, "La noche boca arriba."
• La Casa del Tango en La Plata todavía existe.
• Para descubrir el Rock Argentino de la niñez de Emmanuel, revisa esta enciclopedia!
• Lee la historia de los bandoneones “AA” y mira a Astor Piazzolla tocar su homenaje “Tristezas de un doble A.”
• Lee más sobre Carlos di Sarli, el compositor y pianista que inspiró el tema “De Cayetano.”
• Emmanuel “cita” a un amigo en el episodio; se refiere a Miguel Di Genova de Otros Aires.

Read an English translation of Emmanuel's episode here.

Ve una transcripción del episodio de Emmanuel aquí.

“I change because I can.”

German tango pioneer Brigitta Winkler shares what she's most passionate about 40 years into her tango journey and why she believes in tango's ability to unite.

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: “Margo,” by Armando Pontier with lyrics by Homero Expósito | Image Credit: Unknown

SHOW NOTES

• Visit Brigitta's website or watch her dance with Rebecca Shulman, Tomás Howlin, and Astrid Weiske.
• Two tango humans previously featured on this podcast consider Brigitta a mentor: Aja Fenn and Mitra Martin.
• Read an interview with Brigitta that includes the iconic black and white photo described in the episode.
• Watch a video of Brigitta's and Angelika's teachers, Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau.
• Learn more about Eric Jorisson via interviews for Joe's Tango Podcast and DonAgucho.
• Watch clips from Tango Mujer performances featuring Brigitta.
• Learn more about movement systems Brigitta has studied: Body-Mind Centering; Release, Alexander, Feldenkrais, and Klein techniques; contact improvisation; Authentic Movement; Axis Syllabus; the Franklin Method; and Fighting Monkey.
• Read the lyrics of "Margo" in English thanks to the Tango Poetry Project.
• Visit the Queer Tango Project website and read Birthe Havmoeller's "10 Dogme Rules For The Dance Style of 'Queer Tango.'"
• Follow Manu Sanz on Facebook or through her collaboration, "Poetry, Tango y Otras Hierbas." (Bonus points if you nerd out in Spanish about her inspiration for the term "emirecs"!)
• Listen to Brigitta's interview for Joe's Tango Podcast.

Read a transcript of Brigitta's episode here.

Almost 4 years after making the case for why we should all be dancing tango, Simona Ciampi is back to share her experiences with healing through art and how she's using skills learned through tango to improve her daily life.

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: "El Carillon de la Merced" by Enrique S. Discepolo, performed by Carlos Molina y Su Orquesta | Image Credit: Alejandra Rúa Álvarez

Show Notes

• Listen to the original episode, "Why we should all be dancing tango, with Simona Ciampi," and follow Simona on Instagram.
• Learn more about Simona’s somatic coach, Chen Lizra.
• View the painting Simona created inspired by her family history.
• Watch examples of the Italian folk dances Simona mentions: Tarantella, Tammurriata, and Pizzica.

Read a transcript of Simona's episode here.

"...through, just, love and committing to your own journey within a culture and within a craft and within a practice, you can embody whatever you want to. And there's nobody to tell you that it's not authentic or real or enough."

Co-founder of Oxygen Tango School and Awaken Tango Mitra Martin talks about her Persian heritage and the value of research, innovation, acceptance, and attention in tango.

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: “Zorzal”, arranged and recorded by Orquesta Típica Misteriosa Buenos Aires with music and lyrics by Dorita Zárate | Image Credit: Glenn Campbell

Show Notes

• Learn more about Mitra's perspectives and work on her website. (Bonus points if you learn more about “The Romance of the Rose” and gardens in Persian poetry or even read Mitra's thesis!)
• Read some background about Iran’s history and government, then read Mitra’s reflections on Iran's 2022 protests.
• TriANGulO changed locations but is still going strong as a studio and community under the leadership of its founder, Carina Moeller.
• Listen to “Instinct Tango, with Aníbal Dominguez” for another perspective on how contact improv relates to tango.
• Read why Mitra recommends learning tango one-on-one rather than in conventional group classes.
• Listen to different versions of the same song, “El Choclo,” to get a sense of the different styles of Carlos Di Sarli and Juan D’Arienzo.
• Learn more about Marshall Rosenberg’s framework of nonviolent communication and read a post by the student Mitra mentioned, Andrei Andreev, applying Rosenberg's framework to tango.
• Listen to “Flowing together, with Avik Basu” and visit Awaken Tango to read the Inner Experience of Tango report.
• Mitra shouted out the following folks as key sources of inspiration and support in her tango journey: Avik Basu, Stefan Fabry, Jaimes Friedgen, Korey Ireland, Dave Lampson, Carina Moeller, Rebecca Shulman, Daniel Trenner, and Brigitta Winkler.

Read a transcript of Mitra's episode here.

In summer of 2021, Scott Boddye said goodbye to all but two-suitcases worth of worldly possessions and became a digital nomad. Since then, he's traveled on 4 continents and counting, learned to dance in heels, and created a social media platform for tango dancers that he hopes to launch any day now.

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: "Loca" composed by Manuel Jovés, arranged and recorded by Tango Bardo | Image Credit: Kappu Chino

Show Notes

• Check out Scott's website to learn more about him, then visit the website for Mundo Tango.
• Learn more about Daniela Borgialli, Scott's first tango teacher, then read an article about the Tango Club at Arizona State University - which is still going strong almost 20 years after Scott studied there!
• For a deeper dive on gender norms and tango, check out any or all of the following HoT episodes: Small movements toward tango for all, with Arno Plass; Embracing to change the world, with Alex Pacheco Castillo; Image, authenticity, and building bridges, with Phi Lee Lam; Reflections of a queer tango trailblazer, with Augusto LaMarshall.

Read a transcript of Scott's episode here.

Aja Fenn on the value of committing to our teachers, the significance of the yin-yang symbol to tango, how performance culture has evolved since she started, her philosophy on social dancing, and what's inspiring her 24 years into her tango journey.

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: "Duo de Amor" written by Astor Piazzolla, performed by Tango Bardo | Image Credit: Maurice Kaplan

Show Notes

• Learn more about Aja's current activities through Fabrica Tango's website or by perusing her YouTube channel, then watch Aja perform with Fabrica co-founder Masha Abapolnikova (in Philly, as mentioned in the episode).
• See the trailer of the film that inspired Aja to try tango, The Tango Lesson.
• See what Aja's first maestro, Matías Facio, is up to these days, then learn more about legendary milonguero Tete Rusconi and Aja's first practice partner, Mitra Martin.
• Learn more about Sharna Fabiano's current work exploring the relationship of lead and follow, then watch clips from TangoMujer performances and a performance where Sharna and Aja switch roles.
• Nerd out about the origin of the yin yang.
• Watch Brigitta Winkler perform or visit her website, then watch a performance by Nancy Lavoie.
• Nerd out about tango nuevo.

Read a transcript of Aja's episode here.

Singer. Producer. DJ. Argentine woman on a mission. Camila Arriva is working in multiple ways to bring women's voices to modern tango. (And yes, she also dances.)

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: "Cantando" by Mercedes Simone; short clips of "Soñando," by Paquita Bernardo with lyrics by Eugenio Cárdenas, and “Ni una Menos” by Verónica Bellini, all performed by Camila Arriva Grupo as part of their MUJERES project | Image Credit: Facu Suárez

Show Notes

• To learn more about Camila and MUJERES, visit her website at http://camilaarriva.com.
• Listen to a 2018 BBC audio documentary about the feminist revolution in Buenos Aires, read an article about the feminist tango movement, then check out 2 groups Camila mentioned in her interview, Tango Hembra and Movimiento Feminista de Tango.
• Listen to Michael Lavocah's episode or visit his website to learn more about tango's Golden Age. Bonus: follow "Volver," the TV channel Camila watched as a child, on social media!
• Learn more about Paquita Bernardo and some of the “cancionistas” that inspire Camila (including one who didn’t make it into the episode): Tita Morello, Azucena Maizani, Mercedes Simone, and Nina Miranda.
• Hear an NPR podcast on why cumbia is the musical backbone of Latin America, then listen to a playlist of Argentine Cumbia.
• Listen to the version of "Ni una Menos" by China Cruel, the band of songwriter Verónica Bellini, then watch a video of Gaby Mataloni and Rocío Lequio dancing to Camila's version.

Read a transcript of Camila's episode here.