Social Tango with Agustina Videla

Join us for three unforgettable evenings of tango with Agustina Videla, celebrated choreographer and Artistic Director of the Social Tango Project. Enjoy its fascinating rhythms and rich history, brought to life with live music and stunning visuals. Experience an evening in which passionate artistry is expressed in every gesture.

Dates: October 24, 25, 26, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm (Performance)
Location: Vancouver Playhouse (600 Hamilton St, Vancouver, BC V6B 2P1)

Tickets: Starting at $40

Buy Tickets: https://dancehouse.ca/event/videla/#1710867463544-c79f17f5-110d

Come early each night for a special pre-show talk with veteran dance master Videla, interviewed by Lili Vieira de Carvalho, VLACC’s Executive Director. Dive into the sultry magic that has continued to entrance audiences worldwide since the 1930s.

Guest: Agustina Videla (Social Tango Project Artistic Director)
Host: Lili Vieira de Carvalho (VLACC Executive Director)

Post-show Reception following Friday’s performance in the Salon
Post-show Milonga following Thursday & Saturday’s performances

Special Events:

• Post-show Reception: Join us in the Salon after Friday’s performance to mingle and reflect on the vibrant dance narratives.
• Post-show Milonga: Keep the energy alive by dancing at our tango socials following the performances on Thursday and Saturday

About the performance

A shy and hesitant woman takes a step into a new world and is swept off her feet by the seductive, sinuous dance form known as tango. Her journey is a celebration of human connection brought to vibrant life by live musicians and a singer, along with evocative multimedia projections.

Born in the bordellos and the working class arrabales of Buenos Aires, tango has evolved and changed with successive artists, surviving government blacklists and cultural suppression to re-emerge as a vital life force, electric with passion and pleasure.

In milongas (sites where tango is performed) disparate groups of people come together in an embrace of sensuality, beauty, and connection. Choreographer Agustina Videla invites dance lovers around the globe to experience an evening of this incendiary, immersive dance, sharing the value of social dance, and inspiring individuals to join the dance floor.

Social Tango offers a space for spontaneous eruptions of music and joy, transforming each venue where the work is performed into a timeless place where the past and present sidle up to each other in an evocative mix of reverberating symmetry and silken melancholy.

About the artist

Agustina Videla

Tango dancer, teacher and choreographer. Agustina Videla began her career in the show that represented Argentina at the Universal Exhibition in Lisbon (1998). From then on, she toured to give classes and exhibitions in the main cities of the United States, Canada and Europe.

In 2013 she took over the artistic direction of Social Tango Project, and has travelled the globe cultivating communities of tango devotees.

In 2019 she co-directed her first dance short film, “Being” with more than 20 nominations in international dance-film festivals. In 2020 she published a book related to motherhood and human relationships. In 2021 she was the artistic director of a TV series dedicated to dance and philosophy broadcasted for public television in Argentina.

She co-directs the film “El tango, esos minutos de revancha” currently in post-production.

In Partnership with Dancehouse