Curso History of the Tango (4 horas) - Rome - December 6, 2009
Professor: Lidia Ferrari
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My report will consider more than one hundred years of history of the tango in its four dimensions of expression: music, speech, dance and song. Present cultural geography, social and political life of the city that gave the country: Buenos Aires.
The tango spread from the late 19th century in a city where trade is accelerating in the wake of a massive European immigration, which transforms into a cosmopolitan city, rich in cultural events.
In such a world populated by people who speak different languages \u200b\u200band that we meet both in brothels in the patio of the 'conventillos' or along the sidewalks of the streets is the gestation of a 'way of dancing' profoundly original accompanied by the music then Available: milonga, tango, Andalusian mazurka, candombe. The diversity of environments and characters of the city are found in the tango: the brothels, cafes, clubs, colleges - places where you can dance aristocrats, 'compadritos', the bullies, the 'Milonguita'.
Del Tango will be analyzed both the changes in his coming and going for the world is relevant aspects of the evolution and transformation of its forms of expression. In music we will walk the years ranging from the 'trio' primitive, through innovation 'decariana', to the great orchestras of the '40s, Astor Piazzolla, and the revival of recent times. The route of the words of the tango: the texts of the origins and prostibili, through Angel Villoldo, Pascual Contursi and the tango song, Celedonio Flores. The poets of tango: Discépolo y Manzi. Horacio Ferrer y Eladia Blazquez. The reflection of comedy and tragedy of 'Porteño' in the words of the tango. In dance we will focus in analyzing both the diversity of sites where we danced and danced as the stages of its evolution choreography, reflecting the different role played by the dancers. The song we will do the raids in the manner of interpretation of the song 'Buenos Aires': by Villoldo, through Gardel, the singer so far. The perspective of this paper will outline the historiographical and mythical aspects that shape the way we perceive the tango. Este curso será
dictado en el marco del Corso and Instructor for Bailarina de Tango Argentino que organizes the Italian National Academy Tango Argentino. Para más información
: www.anitatango.it
