Category: Brussels

Brussel/Bruxelles

BTF: Friday salon @ Cityscape

Photos from the Friday Milonga @ Cityscape. DEMONSTRATIONS Marisa & Oliver

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BTF: Thursday salon @ Concert Noble

Yesterday was the Opening Night of the Brussels Tango Festival in the Concert Noble venue. If it’s a good indicator of what’s to come, we’re in for 5 days of tango bliss.

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Milonga.be at the Brussels Tango Festival

The Brussels Tango Festival is easily the biggest tango event in Belgium. So will you see some of it on this site? Of course you will! Tomorrow, on the Opening Night, you might even be filmed for TV, as RTBF will come and record for “Au Quotidien”. PHOTOS: We will be taking pictures at each […]

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Milonga: Jardins du Dieweg, March 2008

It had been a long time, so we were all happy that Theresa organised another milonga at the Jardins du Dieweg. DJ Ben started when it was still light, and kept the dancefloor packed until the last Cumparsita. It was already warm now, so bring your hand-held fans for the next one in June!

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Upcoming: the Brussels Tango Festival

This time next week, the Brussels Tango Festival starts with the Opening Night at the Concert Noble. What follows is 5 days of pure tango delight: maestros from Argentina and Europe: Cecilia & Horacio, Adrian & Alejandra, Noelia & Pablo, El Pájaro & Romina, Céline & Damian, Marisa & Oliver, Maryline & Vincent tango dancers […]

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Milonga: Cellule133a 2nd birthday

Time flies when you’re having milongas: Cellule133a has been hosting Brussels’ best (and only) Friday milonga for two years and this was a good reason for a celebration: champaign for all dancers and excellent live music by the Argentine Ranas duo. And of course, lots of dancing until quite late.

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La Cantante de Tango: the film shoot

If you were wondering why some of the familiar faces did not show up at this weekend’s milongas, this is the reason: we were at Diego Martinez Vignatti‘s film shoot. “La Cantante de Tango”, Diego’s second feature film, required a milonga scene, and it was shot right at the Cultural Center of Schaarbeek, on Nosotros […]

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Milonga: Tangueria, March 2008

With the new airco system in place, temperature at the Tangueria stayed within human limits, even with the sizable crowd that was there this Sunday March 9th. DJ Peter gave us a lot of good music, including some neotango and milonga (thank God).

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Wanted: dancers for Diego’s new tango movie

Some of you might know, but Diego Martinez Vignatti, famous for Nosotros (2002) and La Marea (2007), is making a new movie: “La chanteuse de tango“. In this movie there is one big milonga scene, and it will be shot right here in Brussels. And for this scene, Diego is still looking for tango dancers. So, […]

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Fado & Tango: the pictures

Fado & Tango – two port cultures that emerged in the 19th century in Lisbon and Buenos Aires out of marginal neighbourhoods. A mix of feelings: passion, pain, loneliness, desire, tragedy, love, joy and “saudade“. If anyone needed proof that fado and tango go well together, all they needed was the concert/performance “Fado & Tango […]

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Milonga: El Dorado, Feb 2008

Due to my excessive dancing, I have only a limited number of photos of Saturday’s milonga in El Dorado. It was a really nice afternoon, and Sergio, don’t hold back on the milonga tanda’s!

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Upcoming: new milonga @ Coté Village

Since the Greenwich café is closed for renovations, James is organizing his monthly milonga in a new place: the theatre Coté Village in Chaussée d’Alsemberg, Uccle. First edition: this Saturday Febr 16th from 21h until 3h!

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