Monthly Archive for April, 2010

Tango Antwerp Festival 2010: 21-24 May

Published on April 28, 2010 in Antwerp and festival. 0 Comments

It’s been a while since there was a real big tango festival in Antwerp, but next month there will be a special one: “Tribute to Osvaldo Zotto – Tango Antwerp Festival 2010“.

As you can see from the name, the festival has been dedicated to the recently deceased and much loved Osvaldo Zotto, who was supposed to perform at the festival. Instead, the festival opens with a solo from Gisele Avanzi, his last dance partner, and will also feature maestros like Roberto Herrera, Alejandra Mantiñan, Aoniken Quiroga, Frank Obregón, Jenny Gil, Anibal Lautaro, Valeria Maside, Mariano & Cosima Dias Campos, Lautaro Cancela and Lucila Segura. Music from the well-known orchestras Ensemble Hyperion, Tango 02, Mabel Gonzalez & Trio Herman Ruis and the DJs Felix Picerna, Francesco El Actor (Ar), Nettie & El Karangatang (NL).
Put it in your agendas: Friday May 21st until Monday May 24th, it’s festival time in Antwerp!

Brussels Tango Festival: visiting photographers

Published on April 17, 2010 in Brussels, festival and photo. 0 Comments

Of course I was not the only one with a camera on the festival. There were other shooters, pro or semi-pro, from all over Europe who also tried to capture the magic on film. Here are some of their best pictures:

Arndt (Germany)

Ishka (Spain)

Lucien (Netherlands)

Kristin (Germany)

Brussels Tango Festival: wrap-up

Published on April 8, 2010 in Brussels, festival, photo and video. 0 Comments

This was the 6th edition of the Brussels Tango Festival and every year it seems to get better. The organisation of the festival was impeccable, the maestros were impressive, the venues were excellent, the DJs rocked and the dancing was finger-lickin’ good. Also, I’m quite happy with the pictures I took. I was privileged to capture quite a lot of beauty on pixel. I was not alone either: Arndt, Lucien, Ishka, Lilia, Wicky and others also took great pictures.

So I’d like to thank:

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BTF: Exhibition nights @ Concert Noble

Published on April 4, 2010 in Brussels and festival. 0 Comments Tags: brusselstangofestival.

One of the most impressive tango venues in Brussels must be the Concert Noble, the 1873 building that breathes grandour and old money. And this is where’s the Brussels Tango Festival settled down for two nights for dancing and marveling at the skills of the visiting maestros. Here are some pictures, check out the whole festival album on Flickr.

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BTF: introduction of the maestros @ Molenbeek

Published on April 2, 2010 in Brussels, festival and photo. 0 Comments Tags: brusselstangofestival.

The Brussels Tango Festival 2010 has now officially started! Yesterday the charming venue named the “Maison des Cultures et de la Cohésion Sociale de Molenbeek-Saint-Jean” welcomes the festival guests for the first evening of dancing and mingling.

As always, it was a mix of familiar and new faces, people getting acquainted with new partners, chatting in a multitude of languages, trying to remember names and nationalities.