In 2015 the Magazine Modern Tango World asked me to interview important figures in the Berlin Argentine Tango Scene for their Berlin issue. These interviews are republished with permission. I have also included previous and subsequent interviews in this section.
Berlin’s Authenticity, article for Modern Tango World Berlin edition
I made a series of interviews on behalf of the Berlin edition of Modern Tango World 2015. This is an overview, emphasizing the most interesting
Berlin Tango Histories
“Berlin is the first city of the world where you had tango community who danced Argentine Tango. In Japan in 40s and 50s you had many people who heard tango music, But dancers in a community, you had in Uruguay and BsAs, but not in Europe. The first point of the world to have this outside from South America was Berlin. Berlin is famous for the boheme life. People come here to go out, to meet people, to laugh and love with them. And tango is a part of this.
“The interesting questions” interview with Judith Preuss, Mala Junta
I’m not the first generation of tango dancers in Berlin. I have knowledge for 20 years. I entered the scene in 1991. From the beginning
“The Borders are why you Stay” interview with Brigitta Winkler, PHYNIXtanzt and TangoMujer
The initial spark was the Horizonte Festival in the Künstlerhaus in Mariannenstraße in Kreuzberg in 1982. They had Latin American cultures and they invited an
The significance of Berlin to Tango: Interview with DJ Michael Rühl, Roter Salon
Berlin is the first city of the world where you had tango community who danced Argentine Tango. In Japan in 40s and 50s you had
“I feel very blessed that I speak this language” interview with Mona Isabelle, Tangoloft Berlin
Mona Isabelle is, without a doubt, a diva of the Berlin tango scene. Any room she is in sparkles more because she is there. She
DJ Jens Stuller, Interview
My first big Milonga idea grew up in 2007, when I saw an announcement for a theater performance in an empty indoor swimming pool. I
Andreas Rochholl announces the 2016 Berlin Hauptbahnhof Contemporary Tango Festival
Andreas has organized a Contemporary Tango Night as part of his festival “Ankunft: Neue Musik” with contemporary music and performace in the Hauptbahnhof, Berlin’s central
Experimenting to popularize Tango
Sven Elze and Pedram Shahyar, Tango Kollektiv The challenge facing every tango professional is how to attract new dancers. We all have lots of ideas,
Growing up Tango in Berlin, interview with Max Power, Tanguito Potsdam
For me authenticity is really important, but it’s authenticity for me, my logic, what I am doing. What I am teaching about tango makes sense. So that a student afterwards feels comfortable, feels logical, that they can use it, that they can understand it, practice it, get better.
Interview with Henning Klose, TangoLoft Berlin
My first experience of TangoLoft made me cry. I couldn’t even dance that night. I was so moved that a milonga could be everything that
Interview with Thomas Rieser, Nou Tango school, Berlin
Researching the schools in Berlin, I came across this interview with Thomas Rieser, founder of Nou Tango, Berlin. The interview just made me want to
