Quilombo - Patricie Poráková - trailer by Radka Tippmanová

QUILOMBO
An extraordinary project which is bringing the fascinating view into the Argentino tango scene.
The performer and tango dancer Patricie Poráková created a project that brings an insight into the world of the Argentinean tango and the people who live in its environment.
In "Lunfardo" (slang from the underworld of the Argentinean tango in which the lyrics are written), Quilombo means "chaos, brothel, whorehouse". In Afro-Brazilian culture, Quilombo means "community of deserted slaves deep inside the jungle" - symbol of revolution and liberation.The Quilombo project differs from any other theatre projects in the Czech Republic which were inspired by tango, because it has been created by people who are vivid part of world Argentine tango community.
Tango was born between men in the port, in place where stories, destinies, smells, sweat and dirt were mixed in one cultural pot... You can feel the distance there, the sea, the infinite horizon. In the wind of the wild Atlantic, men dream of gentleness and touches. They long for intimacy and those they will never see again. It is a dance in which one body is lost in the body of the other. You give yourself as a shadow to the other, the one you love, whatever love means to you. You want to feel the nearness. You are aware of your personal space and feel the total connection of the two bodies. It is a dance, where euphoria turns into deep pain, to and from, to and from, step by step. Tango is a dance-life, dance-experience; it is coarse, painful, dirty, insane and as natural as breathing. You can feel it the same as you feel your everyday life, no matter whether it happens in the streets...
Concept & choreography: Patricie Poráková
Created & performed by: Patricie Poráková, Leandro Furlan, Matias Facio/Javier Antar, Ivo Saint/Gustavo Ariel Colmenarejo
Dramaturgy: Krystyna Mogilnicka
Light design: Michal Kříž
Sound: Eva Hamouzová
Producer: ProFitArt
Co-producer: Tanec Praha o.s.
The project was supported by: Ministerstvo kultury ČR, Magistrát Hlavního města Prahy, Nou Tango Berlin, Tango Libre Berlin, Business Leaders Forum, Perla Hotel
Thanks to: Javier Antar, Eugenia Parrilla, Thomas Rieser, Gustavo Ariel Colmenarejo, Lucerna Cinema and Festival Cine Argentino, Linda Jandejsková YOUNG WATER FILMS, Radka Tippmanová, David Musil, Josef Neufus, Šárka Maroušková, Jan Mikeš, Hana Bumová, Renata Šáchová, Vladimír Holomek a Vít Halška
Premiere: 13.10 at Ponec - theatre for dance, Prague.
After the performance an audience is invited to stay on the milonga.
DJ Leandro Furlan
Images: Ivo Saint
PATRICIE PORÁKOVÁ studied poetry of the body at Estudis del Teatre -- Jaques Lecoq in Barcelona. Except her main theatre studies she has got familiar with modern dance, butoh, contact improvisation, flamenco and African dances. For several years she has cooperated with International Theatre Studio Farm in the Cave and Spitfire Company. Works on dance and theatre projects as an actress, dancer and choreographer. She has been studying and practicing tango for 7 years, last years intensively in Argentine.
LEANDRO FURLAN grew up in Buenos Aires where he studied tango and artistic gymnastics. He has a strong background in sport and martial arts, before tango he dedicated himself to capoeira, taekwondo, box... He started dancing tango in La Plata-BsAs. Then he decided to travel to Europe. Now he lives in Berlin and teaches &performs around Europe. www.egotango.com
MATIAS FACIO started dancing tango in Argentina in 1995. His passion for dancing and studying tango took him to Buenos Aires where he fully developed his unique style. His mind and body awareness have been enriched through such styles as Graham, Limon, Cunningham, Flying Low and Feldenkrais. Traveling around the globe teaching and performing has given him a wealth of tango experiences. In 2008 he moved to Berlin where he now lives and works. www.tango-berlin.com
IVO SAINT is a self-taught & recognized violinist and artist born in Buenos Aires and based in Europe where he is currently working with dance groups and theatres as a musician, performer and photographer. www.ivosaint.com
JAVIER ANTAR has been traveling the world since 2000 to inspire students and audiences through his teaching and performing of Argentine Tango. When Javier discovered tango it quickly became a nightly obsession. While he studied with several well-known instructors, Gustavo Naveira became Javier's most important influence, a source of inspiration and learning. Now, after many years of intense training in Buenos Aires, and armed with a very strong knowledge of technique, music and a sense of the dance as a whole, Javier is at the top level as a dancer. His message and philosophy: conquer your own style.
More info: www.profitart.cz