Tango productions typically stick to a tried-and-true formula. A half-dozen couples perform in front of a live band in a revue loosely organized around a brief history of this singularly Argentine ...

Feb. 19, 2019 10:40 p.m. People usually associate tango music with uptightness and strictness, but two members of Trio Escarlata said the ensemble will use classical instruments to convey passion.

Forever Tango strives to preserve traditional tango while also building on that tradition. The tango is now an integral part of Argentina's identity.

This past June, the International American Ballet presented Tango Metamorphosis, a performance blending traditional tango with contemporary ballet and live music. The event, held at the Consulate ...

The opening bars of the Bajofondo Tango Club’s “Perfume” sound like a traditional tango. It begins with the smoky, near-masculine growl of Adriana Varela, the foremost tango singer of the ...

And "Tango With a Twist" documentary. 6-7 p.m. Fri. Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana St. $5. www.cafecocomo.com. Most festival workshop and classes held at Cafe Cocomo, 650 Indiana St.

Piazzolla is not the music of the older generation. Traditional tango is pretty different. Maybe one of the 200 songs she played per day was by Piazzolla, arranged for a traditional orchestra.

Villarreal Crom, the duo of Juan Villarreal and Patricio “Pato” Crom, has been touring the world for years since first forming in Buenos Aires in 2010. The two have most recently played in Europe, and ...