Tango fever catches Rome

By Christiana Rein

ROME, Sept. 18 - Rome's Parco della Musica Auditorium will host this evening the final show of the very successful Buenos Aires Tango Festival.

The "Milonga Finale" will be filled with famous dancers such as Carlos and Rosa Perez, sure to fascinate the audience with their sensual steps to the rhythm of the Orquesta Tangovia Buenos Aires and the smooth voice of Adriana Varela.

The doors will open at 10:30 p.m. and entrance is free. Classes and workshops are for novices and old pros. The festival, in its second year, is not only an opportunity to witness the best dancers and musicians from the tango capital itself; it is also a great cultural immersion into the vivid nights of Argentina, as with the famous milongas. There will be tables and seats where you can order drinks and appetizers, or tapas. There are photography exhibitions that tell the history of tango with pictures from photographer Eduardo Torres.

The tango was first born in the second half of the 1800s in Buenos Aires and in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo. Surprisingly enough, the harmonic structure of the music is Italian. It uses the bandoneón, an insrument very similar to the accordion. By 1910, the tango's popularity had spread to Italy and France as well.

TV shows like "Dancing with the Stars", a worldwide hit, revives the intrigue and interest in the various types of ballroom dancing. It makes people want to see live dancing and experience it themselves, especially with a passionate, fascinating, and dramatic dance such as the tango. This enthusiasm can be seen at The Auditorium during the tango festival.

The festival is organized by the Music for Rome Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Buenos Aires. Top artists were selected from the best tango clubs throughout Buenos Aires to participate. 

So, get your dancing shoes on and don’t miss this opportunity to sway and move your feet.

Comments

[Marco Esposito]

Nice article!
It describes very well the atmosphere of this event. Rome is a very nice place for dancing tango. :)