TRAVELING TANGO SESSIONS

A conservation project proposal by former IPCC Scholarship recipient- Dr Ana Carolina Amarillo.

Ana and her dancing and production partner Guillermo Anastasi travelled throughout Argentina and Brazil in 2022, showcasing Tango through performances and courses involving over 450 participants from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Peru, and Venezuela. According to Ana Amarillo’s observations, some experts in the tango industry wish to keep this dance ‘behind closed doors’, in private schools and clubs, while initiatives like this project help return tango back to its roots as a popular dance accessible to all.

“The Argentinian and Uruguayan tradition of the Tango, now familiar around the world, was developed by the urban lower classes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in the Rio de la Plata basin. Among this mix of European immigrants to the region, descendants of African slaves and the natives of the region known as criollos, a wide range of customs, beliefs and rituals were merged and transformed into a distinctive cultural identity. It is practised in the traditional dance halls of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, spreading the spirit of its community across the globe even as it adapts to new environments and changing times. Tango is also incorporated into celebrations of national heritage in Argentina and Uruguay, reflecting the widespread embrace of this popular urban music.”

- UNESCO Video and Sound Collections

In 2009 UNESCO granted official status to The Tango as “Intangible Heritage of Humanity”.

Amount awarded in 2022

€ 10,793