Join us to explore the History, Culture & Mysteries of Argentine Tango through Music, Dance, Poetry, Art and Special Guests!

Hosted by Renee Rouger & Ilene Marder

EACH MONTH JOIN US FOR TWO+ HOURS OF EVERYTHING TANGO!
8pm-10pm
Doors open at 7:30 for Dancing with DJ La Rubia Del Norte
Doors close at 10:30 for an extra half hour of Dancing, Tango Talk, and assorted merriment
Sponsored and Co-Hosted by the Garage Dance Cooperative, Red Hook, NY

Featuring:
WOMEN IN TANGO:
From Buenos Aires, The Goddess of Tango, GUILLERMINA QUIROGA, is interviewed by RENEE ROUGER.
Join us for an inside look at her magnificent career and impressive achievements. Not to be missed!

MUSIC & DANCE PERFORMANCES:
From Argentina, world- renowned tango pianist, arranger and composer PABLO ESTIGARRIBIA!
His album Tangos Para Piano won the prestigious Garden Prize for Best Tango Album in 2015.

TANGO POESIA (Tango Poetry):
Special guest JOHN OSBURN, Tango lyric translator and Professor of Drama and Dramatic Literature/NYU, joins
RENEE ROUGER, tanguera, dancer, actress, founder of Rougertango and NYC’s Milonga Falucho, for English and Castellano recitation of Extraordinary Songs by Extraordinary Composers.

MEET THE MUSIC:
Guardia Vieja- Golden Age- Modern Orquestas with ILENE MARDER “La Rubia Del Norte”. Organizer and Tango DJ for 17 years including guest DJing around the USA, and in Buenos Aires with a standing invitation to return. “When You Know La Musica You Become A Better Dancer”!

TANGO UPDATE:
Local, Regional & World Focus. MAIA MARTINEZ & DAVID SALVATIERRA, founders of New York’s popular Dojo Dance Company and of the Hudson Valley Tango Festival, talk about what it’s like to teach dance during the pandemic while trying to keep the community together.

VIRTUAL MILONGA
Dancing for ½ hour before door opens and an extra 1/2 hour at the end for After Party Dancing with TDJ Ilene Marder playing some of the most beautiful music in the world.

Here’s the link for this month’s Milonga La Pandemia:
Link – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81855094131

Meeting ID – 81855094131

Suggested Donation- $10

This event is supported by voluntary contributions. All donations go to the performing artists and to pay production expenses with balance going to support operations of The Garage Dance Co-Operative. But we understand times are tough…Pay whatever you can afford.

Here’s our PayPal Donation Link –
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GDCDonate?locale.x=en_US

Questions/inquires
Contact Renee or Ilene
renee.rouger@gmail.com
imhmedia@gmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you!