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MTWF23

MOONLIGHT TANGO 
WINTER FESTIVAL

July 23th to 30th 2023
Brisbane CITY HALL

This is the best festival we have ever made! #MTWF23 will pack more than 60 hours of cultural entertainment across 8 landmark venues in Brisbane, 26 hours of milonga, 24 hours of workshops and much more including... 

​Get ready for a celebration of Argentine culture during a week of incredible events in the beautiful Brisbane with hundreds of dancers from Australia and beyond.

 

All proceeds from the festival will go to charity and thanks to your support we were able to already make a difference for Parkinson's Queensland this year.

The Program

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Sunday 23 | Jul | 2023 - 10:00 to 17:00

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Monday 24 | Jul | 2023 - 18:30 to 21:30

  • Cynthia & Seba Workshops 3 hours | ECV | FB

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Tuesday 25 | Jul | 2023 - 18:30 to 21:30

  • Rina & Nadim Workshops 3 hours | ECV | FB

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Wednesday 26 | Jul | 2023 - 17:30 to 22:00

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Thursday 27 | Jul | 2023 - 18:30 to 22:30

  • Lorena & Gianpiero Workshops 2 hours (18:30-20:30) | ECV | FB

  • Prosecco Reception + Live Music Tango Bardo (20:30-22:30) | JWC | FB

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Friday 28 | Jul | 2023 - 14:00 to 23:00

  • Vanesa & Facundo Workshops 2 hours (14:00-16:00) | ECV | FB

  • Welcome Milonga (DJ Jose) + Tango Bardo Live + Performance G&L/N&R (18:00-23:00) | BCH | Sold as part of the Super Early Bird Pass, Early Bird Pass, and Night Owl Pass | FB

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Saturday 29 | Jul | 2023 - 10:00 to 23:00

  • Lorena & Gianpiero Workshops 2 hours (10:00-12:00) | ECV | FB

  • Vanesa & Facundo Workshops 2 hours (12:30-14:30) | ECV | FB

  • Afternoon Milonga on the River (DJ Arda) (12:30-16:30) | SC | FB

  • Brisbane Latin Party (10:00-16:00) | KGS | FB

  • Gala Milonga (DJ Jose) + Tango Bardo Live + Performance V&F/R&N (18:00 -23:00) | BCH | Sold as part of the Super Early Bird Pass, Early Bird Pass, and Night Owl Pass | FB

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Sunday 30 | Jul | 2023 - 9:00 to 23:00

  • Lizzieland Tango Music for Kids (9:00-10:00) | ECV | FB

  • Gianpiero & Lorena Workshops 2 hours (10:00-12:00) | ECV | FB

  • Vanesa & Facundo Workshops 2 hours (12:15-14:15) | ECV | FB

  • Afternoon Milonga (DJ Alex) (14:00-18:00) | BCH | Sold as part of the Super Early Bird Pass, Early Bird Pass, and Night Owl Pass | FB

  • AfterParty Milonga (DJ Jose) + Tango Bardo Live (18:00-23:00) | BCH | Sold as part of the Super Early Bird Pass, Early Bird Pass, and Night Owl Pass | FB

The Maestros

  • Cynthia Palacios and Sebastian Bolivar (2022 World Tango Champions - Argentina) | C&S

  • Rina & Nadim Sawaya (Melbourne) | R&N

  • Gianpiero Galdi & Lorena Tarantino (Italy) | G&L

  • Vanesa Villalba & Facundo Piñero (Argentina) | V&F

The Workshops

Workshops are capped at a maximum of 20 dance couples; workshops' venue EC Venue features aircon, wooden floors, mirrors, easy parking and it is minutes driving to Brisbane City Hall the venue of Gala Milongas

Cynthia & Seba

  • Sunday 23rd | Giro - Structure, dynamics and enrosques | Tango

  • Sunday 23rd | Rhythmic structures and Brand/Movement dissociation | Tango

  • Sunday 23rd | Dynamic changes and qualities of movement | Tango

  • Monday 24th | Circular movements for small spaces | Tango

  • Monday 24th | Resources to dance milonga lisa and traspié | Milonga

  • Monday 24th | Figures, fluency and musicality | Vals

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Nadim & Rina

  • Tuesday 25th | Musical phrasing for D'Arienzo and other rhythmic music | Tango

  • Tuesday 25th | Musical phrasing for Pugliese | Tango

  • Tuesday 25th | Musicality and the art of changing dynamics | Tango 

  • Wednesday 26th | Sustaining the flow in small spaces | Tango

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Gianpiero & Lorena

  • Thursday 27th | Comfortable but effective embrace: what to perceive and what we can change to find freedom and connection | Tango

  • Thursday 27th | Flow and rhythmic structure; how both partners' activity and listening make the difference | Vals

  • Saturday 29th | Traditional dynamics in many solutions: how to add plasticity and musicality to standard patterns for more fun and challenge | Tango

  • Saturday 29th | Musicality and interpretation: how to recognize several layers of listening from general to specific and express them in the dance | Tango

  • Sunday 30th | Easy patterns and different beat, if the music we shall meet | Milonga

  • Sunday 30th | Out of axis into a close embrace and social space | Tango

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Vanesa & Facundo

  • Friday 28th | Rhythmic and musical interpretation for improvisation | Tango

  • Friday 28th | Giros with enrosques and planeos | Tango

  • Saturday 29th | Tango all dissociation as a tool, how and when  use it | Tango

  • Saturday 29th | Looking for speed, dynamic changes | Tango

  • Sunday 30th | Ornaments for her and him, where and how | Milonga

  • Sunday 30th | Rhythm, cadence and musicality | Vals

Maestros

The Venues

All venues feature easy parking, aircon, high quality dance floors and great sound to make your festival experience truly unique. With the exception of UQ all venues are at max distance of 25 min walking across the beautiful CBD in Brisbane or a quick 10 min car ride.

The Musicians

  • Tango Bardo (Argentina) + guest musicians (Australia)

  • DJ Jose (Melbourne)

  • DJ Nadim (Melbourne)

  • DJ Alex (Sydney)

  • DJ Arda (Brisbane)

Tango Bardo
MTWF DJs

Video & Photos

Angelo Aglianò great dancer and internationally acclaimed tango photographer has kindly accepted to come all the way from Europe to take videos and photos of the Moonlight Tango Winter Festival 2023!

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His photography focuses on capturing the intimate moments of tango dance and the intense connection between dancers. We will share photos and videos during the festival on our website.

Angelo Agliano Profile Photo BW MTWF23
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