Wishing Luis & family a very Happy Anniversary... if you are around the Gold Coast tonight, celebrate La Gran Milonga.
Lest We Forget - Anzac Day 100 years
My father and my uncle who served. Thank you. Lest We Forget.
Image credit: London Street Artist Grafter.
On The Death Of The Beloved
— John O’Donohue
Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you.
Your love was like the dawn
Brightening over our lives
Awakening beneath the dark
A further adventure of colour.
The sound of your voice
Found for us
A new music
That brightened everything.
Whatever you enfolded in your gaze
Quickened in the joy of its being;
You placed smiles like flowers
On the altar of the heart.
Your mind always sparkled
With wonder at things.
Though your days here were brief,
Your spirit was live, awake, complete.
We look towards each other no longer
From the old distance of our names;
Now you dwell inside the rhythm of breath,
As close to us as we are to ourselves.
Though we cannot see you with outward eyes,
We know our soul’s gaze is upon your face,
Smiling back at us from within everything
To which we bring our best refinement.
Let us not look for you only in memory,
Where we would grow lonely without you.
You would want us to find you in presence,
Beside us when beauty brightens,
When kindness glows
And music echoes eternal tones.
When orchids brighten the earth,
Darkest winter has turned to spring;
May this dark grief flower with hope
In every heart that loves you.
May you continue to inspire us:
To enter each day with a generous heart.
To serve the call of courage and love
Until we see your beautiful face again
In that land where there is no more separation,
Where all tears will be wiped from our mind,
And where we will never lose you again.
Celebrating Moshlo - thank you for the music.
Tango Paradiso play at Woodford Folk Festival 2011. In Queensland, Australia. Piazzolla's Guardia Nueva. Band members - Carla Thackrah, flute; Moshlo violin; Marco Deferri accordion; Eugenie Costello violin; Andrew Shaw bass.
Tango Paradiso performs a live broadcast for Fine Music 102.5 FM radio, St Leonards, Sydney on March 29, 2014. Interview with Moshlo.
Doina (traditional Jewish lament) from Moshlo's CD 'Doina Violin'. Performed by Moshlo on violin, Paul Hankinson, piano. Film created by Carla and Carola. Shot and recorded in The Dungeon, Berlin, 2012.
Music available at: Tango Paradiso
Sadler Wells - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui —— m¡longa
'Deeply rooted in Argentinean culture, tango has fascinated and captivated the world with its sexuality, power, beauty and mystique.
Internationally renowned for his groundbreaking and critically revered productions with artists like Antony Gormley and María Pagés, and for his award-winning works such as Sutra and Babel(words), Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui collaborates with an incredibly talented cast of ten tango dancers from Buenos Aires, two contemporary dancers and a tango band of five musicians'.
'Taking the idea of a milonga as its starting point, those social dance-evenings held in intimate late night bars in Buenos Aires, Cherkaoui applies his unique choreographic approach to the art of tango. Incorporating Eugenio Szwarcer's stunning projections, m¡longa features new music from Argentinian composer Fernando Marzan, Cherkaoui's long-term collaborator Szymon Brzóska and additional music by Olga Wojciechowska. This new work offers an exciting opportunity to explore this traditional dance from another cultural perspective'. Info from Sadler's Wells
ABC Open Tango for Parkinsons
'Tango is often associated with passion - but as therapy for Parkinson’s disease? When Stuart from Kew, NSW was diagnosed with Parkinson’s it had the unexpected outcome of reviving his life-long zeal for the dance'. For the past year, Tango teachers Sheila and Russell Wilkinson have been holding Tango classes for the Port Macquarie Parkinson's support group... Wiriya Sati from ABC Open visited the group, to see how things were progressing...
Tango for Parkinson's from ABC Open Mid North Coast NSW on Vimeo.
Tango for Parkinson's by Wiriya Sati - Open ABC weblink
La Trobe University in conjunction with the University of Limerick and St John of God Hospital in Venice is conducting an international study using dance to alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
‘Parkinson’s disease results in muscle rigidity and tremors making it difficult for sufferers to move’, said Professor Meg Morris, lead researcher of the project at La Trobe University.
‘But following trials in Melbourne last year we found that Parkinson’s disease sufferers are “unlocked by dance”, and are able to move more freely. We think dancing can improve mobility and reduce the number of falls in people with Parkinson’s disease,’ said Professor Morris.
We hope this research will provide practitioners with more effective therapy. Not only does dance help reduce symptoms, it also increases wellbeing, happiness and life quality among patients,’ said Professor Morris.
‘Every week I hear from participants about how thankful they are for the dance classes and for the research we are undertaking. Through this study Australia is fast becoming a world leader in Parkinson’s disease research.’ - Excerpt from La Trobe University - click here to read the full article.
Tángalo
'Australian tango quintet Tángalo travels to the capital of Argentine Tango, Buenos Aires, Argentina, to study the intricate craft of tango music.'
'A taste of the ever popular argentine tango nights at the Camelot Lounge, Marrickville, Sydney. Tángalo is a tango quintet based in Sydney, Australia.'
To find out more visit Tángalo.com.au
Remote Tango - Carnavon Gorge Australia
A tango journey to Carnavon Gorge...
Carnarvon Gorge Tango - Damian Thompson and Julianne Martens. Carnarvon Gorge is hidden in Queensland's central highlands - it features magnificent sandstone cliffs, vibrant side gorges, and Aboriginal rock art. Visit Damian's website: Jedi Tango
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