“Activism, Consciousness, and Tango Performance: An Interview With Brigitta Winkler”

We have just published our February QueerTango Zurich newsletter with Brigitta Winkler. German and English editions available in the links below.

"Aktivismus, Bewusstsein und Tango-Performance: Ein Interview mit Brigitta Winkler"
Zürcher/Deutschen Ausgabe: https://madmimi.com/s/2e3f831

"Activism, Consciousness, and Tango Performance: An Interview With Brigitta Winkler"
English edition: https://madmimi.com/s/ed3f831


https://madmimi.com/s/ed3f831?fbclid=IwAR37yEHt_rabHoWUfaWsazgs38zKJ0FGhAETUs-pB2eiqLAgjejaORXhcAI#Focus


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Céline // a scene from “Queer tango goes to Russia” documentary

VamFilms Brussels, Belgium Films & visual works by Aleksandr M. Vinogradov.

Céline // a scene from "Queer tango goes to Russia" documentary from VamFilms on Vimeo.

"Queer tango goes to Russia" will take the audience into the unique and passionate world of Queer tango. The story will follow festivals’ preparation, focusing on the culmination of the event and its outcome in the wider political and social context. Each queer tango character presented in the film has a personal reason to make this journey and a story to tell. From Europe to Russia and back, the kaleidoscope of stories will bring all characters at the singular meeting point - Queer tango festivals in St. Petersburg.

‘A Caricature of the Patriarchy’: Argentine Feminists Remake Tango :: NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/05/world/americas/argentina-tango-gender.html

https://www.facebook.com/movimientofeministadetango/

The Queer Tango Project

I can't remember if I've shared this before...not the image, but the website/resource...

http://queertangobook.org/


Here's an interesting piece about this image:

http://image.queertangobook.org/a-woman-leading-a-man-french-sheet-music-1913-2/

Why women lead and men follow :: Veronica Toumanova

A nice essay from Veronica Toumanova...also on TangoFolly…

Thanks to Paola for the find...

Queer Tango Article in the Washington Post

Photographer: Bonnie Jo Mount / The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/queer-tango-a-dance-class-where-anyone-can-lead-or-follow/2018/12/04/aa54eca2-f4ec-11e8-aeea-b85fd44449f5_story.html

The Queer Tango Project

Christiane Palha & Maria Filali - Photographer Unknown

Adding a new link in the sidebar...

http://queertangobook.org/

The Queer Tango Project
The Queer Tango Project supports the Queer Tango community around the world in developing critical ideas, stimulating debate and resources about how and why Queer Tango is danced.

The Queer Tango Image Archive
The Queer Tango Image Archive is a digital collection of historical, pre-1995, images relating to the themes and issues touched on by Queer Tango.
The Queer Tango Image Archive is supported by The Queer Tango Project.

http://queertangobook.org/

Some things I have learned from leading socially - From MsHedgeHog

Some things I have learned from leading socially Dec 23, 2017
A few things I have learned about dancing, by regularly dancing both roles socially for two or three years. My experiences may or may not be in common with anyone else.

There is a tremendous range between OK, good, and great followers, of which they are almost all totally unaware.

Leading poor followers is very difficult; it requires a range of skills, resilience, and physical training.

Leading OK followers is fun, especially if they are interested or enthusiastic and easy to be with.

Leading good followers is more fun, especially if, etc.

Leading great followers is amazing, and you don't feel like you have to do anything, and whatever you do do is totally effortless.

There are a lot more than those categories.

Don't bother raiding the cool guys' “harems”, they're disappointing, dance-wise.

In a good ronda, under good physical conditions, with good followers, leading is cognitively much less demanding than following. The difference is dramatic. Getting the basics to a good standard is quite a lot of work, but if you can do that and then stay within what you've mastered, good and great followers will dance with you, and it is effortless.

It is possible to flirt with the table of glamorous Dutch lesbians through the medium of another woman's body.

There exist men who are both hot and good followers. Hang on a minute –

Queer Tango Goes to Russia (Documentary Film)

Well, not yet a film. Aleksandr Vinogradov is working on a film about Queer Tango in Russia, shining a light on the oppressive anti-gay climate there. He had an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign last fall, but it appears to be closed, well short of the goal. I can't imagine what it must be like to dance tango in a country/climate where it might get you beat up, jailed, or maybe even killed. Brave people.