Tango Poema
World-renowned tango dancers Diana Cruz and Nick Jones are also musicians, dance instructors, choreographers and producers. Jones is the director and bandoneón player and Cruz is the singer of the Orquesta Típica Natural Tango in Denver, CO (USA).
They have arrived in Sydney in the middle of their Australian tour where they will work with the Mendoza Quintet in Brisbane before their Sydney performance.
Cruz says, “The fact that tango has such a rich and complex structure, with a complete dance-grammar very much engraved in the structure of tango music, makes it possible for unique and artful improvisations, creating poetry in the language of movements and melodies, resulting in ephemeral yet memorable tango poems.”
Cruz is very aware that tango evolves and that what is called “traditional tango” is very relative to different time periods.
Cruz tells me that “tango is a passional, emotional, sensual dance,” and says that “the tango embrace is an honest and revealing expression of our ways to relate with the other.” She asks me not to forget that tango is “a social dance, as well as a performing one.”
“It can be sexy,” she says, “but it can also be intellectual, witty and playful.”
Cruz is a pilates instructor, a devoted yogi and a Girokinesis fan. At her daily training, she varies these body conditioning techniques for maintaining flexibility and strength. For cardio, she chooses low-impact options like swimming and trampoline.
Audience members will be invited to the floor to dance after the performance is over!
Mar 2. The Giant Dwarf, 199 Cleveland Street, Redfern. $33-$38+b.f. Tickets & Info: www.giantdwarf.com.au
By Irina Dunn.
