Teodora tango marathon - Djs

LaMú | Italy

Thursday 19 February 10.00 pm – 2.30 am

I am from Ferrara and have lived in the province of Lecce since 2020. I encounter Tango mainly with the body in the most social dimension, but for 12 years I have also been dancing in a Vicenza company, Naturalis Labor, which conducts research where the language of Argentine Tango meets Contemporary Dance, working in the main theaters in Italy and Europe. In Salento, where I currently live, I study and sing in a female choir, Coro_a_Coro, directed by Rachele Andrioli. I love music in all its forms, which is why I started offering selections on Tango evenings. For me, the Milonga is like a Theatre, where the truth of the moment merges with play and the possibility of renewing a personal interpretation and expressiveness; from this imagination I let myself move in the construction of the tandas. For me, curtains are the connective tissue that regulates the harmony of the dance floor. I thus try to blend and generate joyful atmospheres, strong energies to move the patrol, while maintaining an elegant quality and style, but also playing with contrasts and giving value to details, silences and nuances. Listening to the progress of the dance floor, I take the opportunity to range between traditional and popular music and more contemporary genres, putting my love for art in all its forms into play.

Marinella Pucci | Amsterdam

Friday 20 February 18.00 pm – 20.30 pm

Marinella is multifaceted artist who manages to combine various expressive forms in her path. When she is musicalizing, she manages to give her sensitivity as an artist, with the same force as when she paint, make choreographies, or dances. Dancing tango- is not simply referring to steps and figures but to feeling – is a wonderful communion that has to do with something deep, essential, that can occur with a leader and a follower in tune with a music and a lyrics. As a tango dj she wishes to contribute to this magic communication proposing the suitable tanda selection enriched by the energy of her cortinas.

Roberto Tucci | Italy

Friday 20 February 11.00 pm – 5.00 am

I always stayed in the milonga with a small group of friends until the very end, we were the ones who needed a few more tandas for complete happiness. So when the DJ left, I put the music on my phone for half an hour or so and my friends were happy.
I think that DJ has a big responsibility. When I put on music, I try to understand the tastes, mood, and feelings of the dancers in order to offer suitable music, enter into dialogue with them, and win confidence. I try to take care of all the details in order to get this result, and when I achieve it, a tangible connection arises between me and the dancers. And it is a great pleasure!
I think that the most important quality of a DJ is sensitivity. He needs to feel people and serve them in the best way. Because without people you do not have milongas. I admire the variety of music in which great orchestras managed to express the same set of feelings. Each song is unique and precious. I like how music can unite two different people in the creation of dance, which is a part of life.

Liv Abeba | Italy

Saturday 21 February 4.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Grown up between Italy and Scandinavia, she discovered tango at a young age in 2008 and soon fell in love with its music and culture, deepened through her trips to Buenos Aires. Since 2017, she has shared her passion as a tango DJ, making effort to craft an intense atmospheres on the dance floor. With a keen sensitivity to the dancefloor and the mood of the night, she aims to tailor each set to keep the energy high and flowing. She loves all music from the 40s, but admits that her heart has been stolen in particular by D’Arienzo’s driving rhythm and Troilo’s soulful elegance.

Morokal | Italy

Saturday 21 February 11.00 pm – 5.00 am

Where did I discover Tango? While seeing a performance on YouTube, taking a trip to Buenos Aires, attending a school to fight boredom, looking for something other than salsa? None of this… We met at the end of the ’80s – already in the last century! He was old, but still young, I was young but still inexperienced. We met in a cinema and he revealed himself with his melodies in two masterpieces by maestro Fernando Pino Solanas “Tangos. El exilio de Gardel” and “Sur”. From that moment I started buying many of Piazzolla’s CDs, which I always listened to carefully. Then in 2003 I started learning the first salida basica and discovering that there was not only Piazzolla, but also Di Sarli, Canaro, Pugliese and many other wonderful artists. Since that moment, reading many books, searching on the internet and through the precious help of some collectors, I discovered many pieces by known or forgotten orchestras from ’40s and ’50s, discovering how much musical beauty there was still to share. My first musicalization was on December 14, 2007 and from that point, step by step, supported by precious advice from famous DJs (many of whom have now become dear friends) and by a lot of daily study, we have reached today: now I like to color every evening in a different way, ensuring however that the”buena onda” can always embrace the hearts of tangueros.. Over the years I have musicalized in various Italian and European milongas and marathons. Since 2013 my studies have also led me to become a playwriter of “Little Stories of Tango” – small stories based on characters from the Tango world and narrated over the years … And now let’s make room for music!

Flavio Zizzu | Italy

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Sunday 22 February 3.00 pm – 8.00 pm

He lives in Sarzana (La Spezia) Italy, where he started making music in October 2010.
His evenings, through a path of personal musical growth, draw knowledge from his past as a Jazz musician.
Through experience he has tried over the years to optimize a constructive dialogue with the dance floor. Its musical selection develops with tandas y cortinas according to porteña tradition with pieces of classical Tango, particularly from the era from ’30s to ’50s.

Ula Wojtkowiak | Poland

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Sunday 22 February 9.30 pm – 3.00 am

The Prague performance of Color Tango I attended in 2007, framed my passion for tango. 15 years on, my appetite for the dance remains unchanged. Growing up in a musical family, and with a background in the performing arts, I love to observe the crowd and curate music to fit each evening. I therefore consider DJ-ing in itself, an improvised dexchange between the mood of the floor and its performers. I enjoy very much the “Golden Age” period as well as some contemporary interprets. I have also a certain sentiment towards some Guardia Vieja tangos as they give a perfect base for dancing interpretation. I try to find ways to merge these different styles seamlessly into the evening.