The Philadelphia Argentine Tango School
Teaching, promoting and providing opportunities to dance Argentine Tango
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Donate NowThe 2023 Philadelphia Tango Festival Needs Your Support!
Please consider partnering with us to make this event possible!
Philadelphia, PA, US
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Fiscally Sponsored by Fractured Atlas
On May 26-29, 2023, the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School will present our 11th tango festival. This festival will distinguish itself in two ways:
- This festival is organized around a central theme: IMPROVISATION in tango dance and music. The festival will include workshops, practicas, concerts and lectures that deepen our experience and skills as improvisers, and help us awaken ever-greater possibilities for being, and inventing, in the moment. And we'll have plenty of time to put these skills to use at nightly milongas.
- The Philadelphia Tango Festival will produce and present a new album, the first album by the Tipica Messiez Tango Orchestra. Half of the album will be new compositions; half of the album will be original arrangements.
As in all of our previous iterations, the festival will present world-renowned dancers who are particularly known for their teaching ability and their investment in their students. The 2023 festival will be co-headlined by:
- Octavio Fernandez & Corina Herrera
- Cecilia Garcia & Serkan Gokcesu
The festival will also include Martin Enos, teaching a beginner track, and Nick Wallach, teaching the Argentine folkloric dances of zamba and chacarera.
As in 2022, the festival will include LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT, including both seated concerts and extremely danceable live music during the milongas. We are incredibly honored to be able to present some of the best tango musicians and bands currently performing, many of whom are traveling from Buenos Aires to be part of the festival:
- The Tipica Messiez Tango Orchestra, directed by Emiliano Messiez
- Juan Villarreal & Patricio Crom
- The Horacio Romo - Pablo Agri - Emiliano Messiez trio
- Hugo Satorre
The festival will include a rich variety of offerings for tango lovers of all ages and abilities, including dancers at all levels, musicians at all levels, and the general public.
Why to Give
Simply put, we need you. The festival can't cover its expenses on ticket sales alone. Please consider partnering with us to make this wonderful event possible and to bring so many incredible artists to the United States (9 of the featured artists will be here on artist visas sponsored by the Philadelphia Argentine Tango School!).
Thank you for considering partnering with us to make the festival possible! Please check out the cool perks available for donors! And if there's something else you could imagine wanting as a perk, please let us know and we'll try to make it happen!
Rewards
Philadelphia Tango Festival Logo Pin
Donate $25.00 or more
Amount over $1.00 is tax-deductible.
A wearable pin featuring our awesome new logo!
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Sheldon Socks
Donate $100.00 or more
Amount over $15.00 is tax-deductible.
You know you want a(nother) pair of socks, featuring our studio cat, Sheldon. (We're offering new colors this year!)
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2023 Philadelphia Tango Festival T-shirt
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Amount over $20.00 is tax-deductible.
A limited edition t-shirt featuring the 2023 Tango Festival flyer designed by Fausta Diseño.
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2023 Philadelphia Tango Festival Tote Bag
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Amount over $20.00 is tax-deductible.
Limited edition 2023 Philadelphia Tango Festival tote bag, featuring the festival poster designed by Fausta Diseño.
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Tipica Messiez Album Release Celebration Pack
Donate $500.00 or more
Amount over $200.00 is tax-deductible.
The Philadelphia Tango Festival is incredibly excited to be producing and presenting the first album recorded by the Tipica Messiez. Please join us in supporting the writing and recording of new tango music for dancers. With your $500 donation, you get:
- A copy of the CD signed by Emiliano
- The album t-shirt and tote bag
- A sneak preview of an album track, prior to the album release
- A special reception with the artists
- Special seating when the Tipica Messiez plays the album release concert
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Set of 6 posters by Fausta Diseño
Donate $600.00 or more
Amount over $100.00 is tax-deductible.
Fausta Diseño will once again produce a set of original posters for this festival (the art that will hang on the walls of the Lithuanian Music Hall during the festival). Get your own set, printed on high quality paper. 12 x 18 in each.
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Wall-Size Poster Of Your Choice by Fausta Diseño
Donate $1,000.00 or more
Amount over $400.00 is tax-deductible.
You choose which one of the six posters, designed for the festival by Fausta Diseño, you would like. And let us know what size would fit in your space. Up to a max of six feet tall.
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A Private Concert in Your Home
Donate $2,500.00 or more
Amount over $1,200.00 is tax-deductible.
Depending on timing, the following artists may be available:
- Romo-Agri-Messiez trio
- Juan Villarreal & Patricio Crom
- Emiliano Messiez with other musicians, as available
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New Tango Composition by Emiliano Messiez
Donate $4,000.00 or more
Amount over $500.00 is tax-deductible.
This is your chance to contribute to tango music history! Commission a new tango composition that will be included in the first album released by the Tipica Messiez!
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