We are happy to announce that Korey Ireland is coming back to Washington DC! A former DC resident, Korey has a deep connection to our community and is always eager to share his knowledge of music and tango.
Korey is a professional composer turned tango-addict. He brings a lifetime of musical experience and an unquenchable thirst for tango to his teaching. Currently based in Berlin, Germany, Korey has spent the better part of the last 15 years traveling and teaching tango in the U.S., England, Holland, Spain, Germany, Russia, Kenya, Poland and Argentina, sharing his passion for tango, music, expression, and connection. In recent years, this mission has grown to include work with aspiring tango musicians at festivalthroughout North America and Europe to create live music for dancers. In 2009 he led the “Monster Orchestra” of Tango de los Muertos resulting in a live CD of his arrangements and transcriptions. This project led to the birth of the Community Tango Orchestra project, which in its 6th year now includes about a dozen ensembles throughout the US and Europe dedicated to nurturing the tradition of golden age tango for dancers and musicians.
KOREY'S SCHEDULE IN DC
TANGO MUSICALITY WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Northwest Sport and Health, 4001 Brandywine St NW, Washington, DC 20016
Registration is required for these workshops.
This weekend we’ll look in depth at our beloved tango music from 4 of the most influential tango orchestras. In some respect every musicality workshop I’ve given over the last 19 years has the same goals, making tango music more personal; removing barriers to a dancerly relationship to the music; and getting to know tango music in the way we get to know friends: noting the similarities, cherishing the differences, and through our deepening knowledge building trust and connection. Saturday we’ll explore the contrast between two great creators/interpreters in golden era tango music. Juan D’Arienzo and Osvaldo Pugliese, noting the similarities, cherishing the differences, and building stronger relationships. This is a multimedia class utilizing video, animation, live music and physical improvisation exercises in order to experience our beloved tango music with more of our senses, imagination, and individuality. On Sunday we’ll add DiSarli and Troilo to our new circle of friends, noting the unique dance potentials that each orchestra's style creates for us, while building a general intuition for how tango dance music from all orchestras in this era engage us in creating dynamic and expressive dances. Throughout the weekend we’ll explore the question of how dancers in both roles contribute to the musicality of the tango pair.
Saturday:
2 PM - 5 PM - D’Arienzo vs Pugliese
(This will be a 3 hour workshop on the same topic, with a break in the middle)
Sunday:
2 PM - 3:30 PM - Dancing to Carlos DiSarli
3:40 PM - 5:10 PM - Dancing to Anibal Troilo
Pricing:
Monday, November 18, before Milonga Zandunga
Class level: Intermediate/Advanced
Class time: 8:15-9:30 PM
Theme: Vals Colgadas. Two favourite topics rolled into one class: enjoy the momentum and swing of coladas in the round dynamic flow of vals music. We’ll build the dynamic and body awareness for an engaged approach to dancing Vals, and utilise this in a movement combination that is an easy for energetic Vals music. The movement is compact and intended for social dancing, and we’ll develop it in a way that supports tango fundamentals that one can employ in every movement.
Venue: Capital Ballroom, 7800 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 - Milonga hosted by Ramu Pyreddy
