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Better TImes in Buenos Aires
by Robyn Ash-Rose
"I read Miranda France's "Bad
Times in Buenos Aires" on my third flight from Sydney to Buenos Aires…
as I read I became more and more uneasy: she was not a dancer and had
completely misunderstood tango. That misunderstanding went a lot deeper:
in my view she had missed the soul of Buenos Aires. If that was true,
what was the soul of Buenos Aires? The answer lies in the music: the
city is drenched in it, hearts throb to it, men sing it to themselves,
eyes light up when they talk of it, and tango dancers play that music
with their feet. But they don't play it alone.
In 2002 I spent a year exploring how this passion took over dancer's
lives. I wrote a story told in music & song, dance & mime, then produced
it with the help of a wonderful band of tango lovers. I even danced in
it too. All of this in Perth, the most isolated capital city in the
world. Two years later I made the pilgrimage to Bs.As. For all those
dancers who have also made it, only to wonder how they ever got to this
not quite sane city, in fact, how they got this hooked, I hope this
story will throw some light on why their lives have changed for ever.
And for me at least, also for the better. For newcomers, I hope those
insights that come from living here and communicating in Spanish, will
help them have better times too!"
"This is travel writing at its best, straight from the heart and
sparkling with interest. Very engrossing and enjoyable. Brilliant!"
John Ellis, arts loving engineer, tanguero and DJ.
"WOW!! Captivating and most delightful to read! And some great tips! The
stories capture the essence of this remarkable place, the realness & the
'surrealness'. Full of delightful surprises! Thank you for wonderful
paintings, imprinted now on my imagination."
Tanja Probst, tanguera and visitor to Buenos Aires
"A breath of fresh air in the world of tango! Well-written and funny."
Carlos Medrano, author of 'Planeto Tango" |
Drei Minuten mit
der Wirklichkeit von
Wolfram Fleischhauer
".....Sie moege den ganzen Genuss eine Frau zu
sein, in sich spueren und fuer 5 Minuten mit ihm auskosten. Denn Tango
sei nichts anderes als der Versuch eines Mannes, eine Frau so schoen wie
nur moeglich aussehen zu lassen, wieder und wieder an der Vollkommenheit
ihrer Form entlangzugleiten, sie zu entzuenden, sie leuchten zu lassen......"
http://www.wolfram-fleischhauer.de/
Eine angehende Tänzerin an der Berliner
Staatsoper – und ein junger Tangostar aus Argentinien. Eine traumhafte
Liebesgeschichte – und bald darauf ein Alptraum. Denn Damián ist
plötzlich wie vom Erdboden verschluckt. Die einzige Spur, die er
Giulietta hinterlässt, ist sein rätselhafter Tanzstil. Und sie, die ihm
Hals über Kopf nach Buenos Aires folgt, gerät Schritt für Schritt in ein
teuflisches Labyrinth, das sie zurückführt zu den vergangenen Tragödien
dieser Stadt.
Drei Minuten mit der Wirklichkeit
Knaur TB, München 2002
ISBN: 3-426-62256-4
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