I saw Clarisa and Jonathan for the very first time during Berlin Embrace. From that moment I fell in love with the way they embrace each other. I remember they used more than a minute to create abrazo. I got goose bumps and from that day i was dreaming about inviting them to Oslo.
“Tango brought us together several years ago, and to this day we continue to choose each other. We are a couple like any other, with its own nuances, its shadows and its lights. And in these transformations we find ourselves again and again in different aspects constantly. Our dream took shape over time, to travel and take Tango around the world. Today we do it because we continue to love teaching and sharing what makes us happy.
Thanks to these meeting spaces, with hugs that last over time and diverse musicalities, we meet to share with all those who give themselves to living Tango to its roots.”
Here are the topics of their workshops:
1.Pivots, how to enhance the pivot in different directions to get movements of different complexity. (Intermediate/advanced)
2. Let's walk! The importance of “walking” in tango! Where and when do we apply the walk? Technique.
3. Exercises and movements for various types of musical arrangements. maintaining harmony and connection with the couple.
4. Vals. Playing with the circularity of this amazing dance.
5. Individual technique applied to the couple: we work on the different types of embraces and the axis positions.
6. Smooth movements: Techniques for the interpretation of the soft and fluidly melody. Always looking for harmony between music and physical attitude.
“Opposites attract. Like magnets we were drawn towards each other when we first met on the dance floor of the iconic milonga La Viruta in Buenos Aires. Cyrena was living there, working in the Tango shows, I was the tourist, the happy amateur. Her, the gorgeous ballerina from The Big Apple, me a ragged jazz musician from Norway. Cyrena embodies elegance, power, technique, sensuality, and I obsess over improvisation, musicality and exploration. We enjoy that combination of creative and aesthetic forces, and are constantly trying to refine our approach to dancing tango by bringing out the elements of both choreography and improvisation and to bring them closer together. Our vision is to improvise when we dance choreographies, and to choreograph as we improvise – to match the quality of movement and spontaneous character of improvisation to the aesthetic composition of structure from choreography. We will never get there, but we will never stop trying.” - Steinar
Cyrena and Steinar are our local stars. Cyrenas legs are most probably one of the longest tango-legs I have ever seen. These goes well with Steinar’s height. Well, he is indeed Norwegian.
I am Sebastián de la Vallina, born in Rosario, a land of artists and soccer players. The place is also well-known for the beauty of its women.
I grew up in a very tango-loving family. The fantasy and poetry of Tango were passed on to me by my uncle Cacho, the depth of the music by my father, and the dance by my grandmother, who taught me tango while carrying me on her feet.
Life made me a Tango teacher. At the same time, I studied the most beautiful instrument in the world: the cello.
I have been living in Europe since I discovered "Villa Viciosa," the town in Asturias where my grandfather was born. From that day, something stirred within me, and I understood that my life should continue here, in Europe.
Today, having almost half a century behind me, I dream of continuing to share our Tango... with a special intention: that it transforms and adapts to each place.
It is true that Tango is the culture of Buenos Aires, but we also know that it was formed through the fusion of many other cultures. Therefore, I believe that Tango belongs to any citizen of the world - under one condition. One needs to have a passionate heart!
My greatest expectations nowadays is to share Tango, whether as a dance teacher or as a musician.
Why do you dance, one of my teacher asked me when i started my tango journey? I have thought about it a lot, and as of yet, i do not have an answer. I find that tango just is, in my life, with no whys nor hows. I know that the idea has been there all along, before i started dancing out took interest in the music in earnest. I think that some people are born tango dancers, and, if they are lucky, just happen to meet the dance, by chance. In Buenos Aires, i reconciled with an instrument i haven’t played for twenty years, the violin. I have played professionally its bigger brother, the viola, for ten years with the Oslo Philharmonic, but playing tangos on that nimble and agile instrument takes me away from the rigidities of the world of classical music. I met lots of people, playing with tango. my teachers, Silvina, Sebastian, Moira, Serkan and Cecilia. My wonderful musical partner, the guitarist Mirta Alvarez. My friend and pianist Felipe. Many dancers that I love that will or won’t be in Kristiania. And the violinists of the past, Elvino Vardaro, Enrique Camerano or Fernando Suarez Paz. I like to think of them, also, as my good friends, who have shown me another and freer way through music. -Arthur
She will keep an eye on you! Our photographer - Magdalena. Here are her words:
"An architect by education, a photographer by choice and passion - although I've probably explored every creative profession along the way.
I'm fond of creating, cooking, traveling, and, of course, dancing. And I'm absolutely crazy about animals!
I love design, beautiful things, and attention to detail.
Details are truly inspiring and beautiful to me.
I usually have a hundred ideas per minute, and my superpower is the ability to find childlike joy in the smallest things.
I dream of a harmonious place to live - one that brings smiles to my face and my loved ones'.
I also dream of having an Australian Shepherd, two cats, and spending winters in countries of eternal spring".
