Category: Brussels Tango Festival

Brussels Tango Festival: visiting photographers

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)

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Brussels Tango Festival: wrap-up

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 […]

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BTF: Exhibition nights @ Concert Noble

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 […]

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BTF: introduction of the maestros @ Molenbeek

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 […]

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Brussels Tango Festival forum: looking for a partner or a place to stay?

We’ve just launched the Brussels Tango Festival forum, where visitors to the 2010 edition of the Brussels Tango Festival (1 Apr – 5 Apr) can post their questions: “I’m looking for a tango partner, leader, advanced, for X and Y workshop.” “I’m coming to Brussels for 3 days, could I stay at some tanguero/tanguera’s place?” […]

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BTF: taking pictures

Taking pictures at the festival was very rewarding: the venues are special, the people are beautiful, the lighting is challenging and you get lots of compliments. This year, it was even more fun for me, because I had invited a different friend photographer each evening. None of them are tango dancers or had a lot […]

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BTF-4: Surprise @ Vaudeville

(Check out all photos of the Brussels Tango Festival 2009) On Sunday all the festival participants with any life left in their feet gathered at the Theatre de Vaudeville for the much anticipated Surprise & Impro evening. The maestros were put in a circle and the audience got to pick and choose the couples. Some of […]

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BTF-2: Elastico Tango

(Check out all photos of the Brussels Tango Festival 2009) Friday was a beautiful spring day, and the place to take your tango aperitif on a terras was Cafe Central, on St-Géry/Sint-Goriks. Not only for the sun and the beautiful people, but also for Odile Gheysens & Eric Lecomte with their performance “Elastico-Tango”, which involved dancing […]

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