Romantic, addictive, unpredictable, passionate, spiritual…. Because tango can’t fit in a few words, it naturally lends itself to a wide array of creative projects. We simply love to see tango shine and add that little je-ne-sais-quoi to an event, project or artistic collaboration!
We’re very proud of our work with the Wellcome Collection for the ‘Ryhthm is a dancer’ event. We also enjoyed working on Mr Plastimime short animation film. And of course, we still remember dancing with Harry Judd – the cool winner of Strictly Come Dancing.
If you are working on a project that needs a little tango touch, don’t hesitate to get in touch. We love mixing art forms to inspire and create beauty.
Move your soul event
at the Wellcome Collection
It was a rainy grey morning in North London. We were quite puzzled about how the day would unfold but what we knew was that it would be an exciting day, having seen the photographer’s previous portrait of a flamenco dancer. We knew nothing, but all we were certain of was that it would be an amazing tango artistic collaboration!
Rhythm is a Dancer
So on this “fine” December day, Bruno and I joined the crew in his studio, and after a coffee and some pastries (why not?), the preparation for the photoshoot started. Warmup, costume selection, fitting, ironing, screen set-up, lighting adjustement… And then Conrad showed us the lights. Not just any lights, but the thin line tubes that he uses to capture stillness and movement in his acclaimed pictures. Tango, photography, ligthing, how many more art forms can we mix in a day?
It was our photographer’s first portrait of two dancers together, so we didn’t quite know how it would turn out and where on our body to strap the lights. Because there is so much ‘leg action’ in tango, we first strapped them to our legs. However, we quickly realised that the pictures were not really capturing the essence of tango. After all, tango is an embrace so really, shouldn’t the lights be on the torso instead?
As soon as we moved the lights around our arms and torso, we were on to something. And then it was a couple of hours of experimenting with ‘light painting’. To make the most of Conrad’s photographic technique, we needed to change our mind frame from being dancers to being painters. We had to imagine which drawings the lights would make when we moved, rather than focus on the moves themselves.
It was a fun day, full of experimentations. Artistic freedom and collaboration between art forms always foster a very special energy. We’re very proud of the result and happy to share our portrait of the Wellcome Gallery.
Contact us
about your tango artistic collaboration idea!
You have a tango artistic collaboration in mind? We’d love to hear from you, so don’t hesitate to give us a call at +44 (0)20 3560 0532 or send us a message!
