Dates Pricing$180.00 Full Weekend: 4 workshops, pre-milonga class & Milonga
$160.00 All 4 Workshops
$130.00 Any 3 Workshops
$65.00 Both workshops
$35.00 Single Workshop
Update 9/22: The pre-registration period has ended, but you are welcome to pay for workshops and/or Milonga Qilombo at the door.
Daytime Workshop: $50
Milonga + Pre-Milonga Class: $40
Milonga only: $30
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Martin Maldonado & Maurizio Ghella, both from Argentina, currently live and work in Vienna, Austria. In addition to their academic training in tango dance, they have studied tango in Buenos Aires with the original milongueros. They are representatives and carriers of the tradition and culture of authentic Argentine tango, and are sharing this knowledge and skills with the rest of the world.
We were fortunate to have them teach & perform in Philadelphia in 2012, and we have been anxiously waiting for them to come back ever since. Please don't miss them!
Thursday, September 21
Martin & Maurizio teach at Viva Tango Princeton
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ 08540
7-8:15 pm: All levels Tango Class
8:15 pm-11 pm: Milonga with DJ Meredith
Friday, September 22
Private lessons
At the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School
Call Meredith to schedule (617-291-3798)
Saturday, September 23
Workshops & Milonga Qilombo
Workshops are at an Intermediate / Advanced level. Partner change recommended. Everyone practices both roles.
2-3:30 pm: Vertical connection for Better Pivots and Giros. This class explores how the vertical “impulse” sent to our feet will improve our pivots and make the many tango movements that depend on pivots easier.
4-5:30 pm: ”Floating with Flow” How to glide an Argentinian Vals
8:30-9:30 pm: To Cross or Not to Cross, that is the question! (Proposing & following all kinds of crosses…)
9:30 pm-1 am: Milonga Qilombo featuring a performance by Martin & Maurizio. DJ Dasha Khripkova in her triumphant return to Philadelphia!
Sunday, September 24
Workshops
Workshops are at an Intermediate / Advanced Level. Those who want to work with one partner only may do so today.
3-4:30 pm: Elastic Embrace and over rotated Pivots - The smooth transition between open and close embrace to generate different movements on the dance floor
5-6:30 pm: Use of the “Negative Space” of the Interpreter and Proposer for Sacadas - Understanding where to step when trying to achieve a Sacada and how to avoid “accidents” while making them.
Martin & Maurizio
Martin Maldonado and Maurizio Ghella
Dancers, Choreographers and Instructors of Argentine Tango
Martin & Maurizio, both from Argentina, currently live and work in Vienna, Austria. In addition to their academic training in tango dance, they have studied tango in Buenos Aires with the original milongueros. They are representatives and carriers of the tradition and culture of authentic Argentine tango, and are sharing this knowledge and skills with the rest of the world.
In recent years, Martin and Maurizio have been working on many stages of the world, as artists and educators. Some of the festivals that have hosted this outstanding tango couple are the Shanghai International Tango Festival, Tango Element Baltimore and Misterio Tango Festival in Buenos Aires, among many others. In the search for deeper teachings, they have created and developed their Maldonado-Ghella teaching method, which they have been using in social groups in Sweden, France, the USA, Denmark, Poland, Germany, China, Malaysia, the Netherlands, etc.
In addition, to demonstrate their commitment to maximum social interaction, they have to participate in the "Tinkers" project that is dedicated to incorporating people with different abilities, for example, those with Down syndrome, in order to use the power of the tango embrace to build a more inclusive society, through greater social understanding and reconciliation. Tinkers events have been included in various festivals, including Tango en Punta (Punta del Este, Uruguay) and Bregenz (Austria) festivals.
Another achievement of this couple is their collaboration with the Anna Netrebko and Erwin Schrott Foundation, to create a large charity event in 2012. They have performed as part of Erwin Schrott's theater project called "Rojo Tango” on some of the great stages of Europe, including the Musikverein Vienna and the Esterhátzy Palace (Vienna), the Salzburger Festspiele (Salzburg), and the Admiral Theater (Berlin).
In 2012 and 2013, they continued their research on tango as an art form creating an artistic production called "La Evasión", together with their colleagues Ariadna Naveira, Fernando Sanchez, Diego Amorin, Cecilia, Capello and Solo Tango Orchestra, trying to turn the stereotypes of a traditional tango show on their heads. The final product was presented to the public in February 2015 as their "2014 Tour Closing". They have performed parts of the show at tango festivals in Shanghai (China), Arhus (Denmark) and Tarbes (France) in July and August 2014.
In 2015, they created a research center focused on possible interdisciplinary discoveries between tango and other art forms. The project has received the name of "Tango Initiative" and is aimed mainly at tango professionals who will then share the information and research results with their students and followers.
They currently run their own tango art space & studio, “Numenes,” in Vienna, and continue to teach and perform tango worldwide.
Maurizio Ghella