T-Jay = Tango Jockey
El Librillo loves – as a dancer as well as a T-Jay – the integrative and innovative potential of Tango. He transports it to his audicence by catching them with well known music and moving them carefully to less well known material to expand the limits of hearing, dancing, feeling and connection.
His programms refelect the variety of Tango and music you can dance Tango to. But they are also conceptional units that makes dancers transparent what music to expect and prevent an (always tempting) arbitrariness.
Programs:
- Tango Armónico
- Tango Atravesado
- Milonga Nueva
- Milonga Experimental
- Tango Azules
Infos about the programs at the end of the page.
El Librillo lives in Darmstadt and Nottingham. He will not play on events that dicriminates against or dicourages same-sex dancers or roll change.
Next shows:
Infos about the programs:
Tango Armónico
Harmonic Tangos and Non-Tangos with the aim to maximize the joy of dancing.
Tandas with cortinas: TTVTTM. Distribution circa.:
- 1/3 trad. tangos
- 1/3 Neo Tangos / Tango Nuevos
- 1/3 Non-Tangos
Tango Atravesado
Tangos and Non-Tangos from 1919 to 2022 in a very colourful and surprising mix ot known and unknown, new and old, easy and difficult, powerful and calm.
A program that invites to expand the limits of hearing and dancing – without forgetting about the roots of tango.
Tandas with Cortinas: TTVTTM.
Milonga Nueva
From Astor Piazolla to the contemporary tango of 2020. From bold interpretations of classical tangos to new compositions. Strictly Nuevo (in all thinkable variations) – no EdO, no non-tango.
Tandas with Cortinas: TTVTTM.
Tango Experimental
For all who wanted to explore the limits of dancing tango argentino. From extremely slow up to 220 bpm. From Piazolla and Eduardo Rovira to classic, jazz and psychedelischer rock. The music selection is based on criteria as:
- Variety
- Dynamic
- Creativitiy of composition or arrangement
- Intensity
Dancers have to expect rythm and tempo changes and songs / tandas may be longer then usual. This program adresses experienced tango dancers with good improvisation skills (or those interested in developing them).
Tango Azules
The Blues is the north-american brother of the tango. And despite having a different, more popular and more diverse history there is a musical and and poetic connection between tango and blues. And: To many blues songs you can dance very well in tango style.
Many tandas have been tested as part of Tango Armónico – waiting for a couragous organizer who is willing to dedicate Tango Azules a set or a special milonga.
Tandas with Cortinas – but no TTVTTM.
El Librillo offers (on request) T-Jay workshops and trainings.