Coriolan
The third edition of the yearly
Auroville Holi Tango Festival began on Thursday March 13th at Cripa
with a few minutes of concentration. A hundred and twenty dancers
stood together in utter silence, holding within themselves the
question, ‘What am I looking for? What is my tango?’
The spaces, as in the previous years,
had been decorated by Smiti and Shrishti and their team. A few
dancers had already sneaked by the three different venues to find out
where we would dance and spend our days studying. Eagerness was
tangible.
This year’s theme was harmony. If the
last two years had served as first steps for the organisers to lay
some foundation stones of Argentine Tango in India, this year, the
dancers, having gained some experience and grown in maturity, entered
the troublesome age of tango teenagers. Hence, the festival had two
responsibilities: to open as many doors as possible to the dancers
and urge them to find out where they want to go so as to truly
discover ...
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