Humans of Tango

Roles and evolution - body and mind, with Brigitta Winkler

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“I change because I can.”

German tango pioneer Brigitta Winkler shares what she's most passionate about 40 years into her tango journey and why she believes in tango's ability to unite.

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: “Margo,” by Armando Pontier with lyrics by Homero Expósito | Image Credit: Unknown

SHOW NOTES

  • Visit Brigitta's website or watch her dance with Rebecca Shulman, Tomás Howlin, and Astrid Weiske.
  • Two tango humans previously featured on this podcast consider Brigitta a mentor: Aja Fenn and Mitra Martin.
  • Read an interview with Brigitta that includes the iconic black and white photo described in the episode.
  • Watch a video of Brigitta's and Angelika's teachers, Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau.
  • Learn more about Eric Jorisson via interviews for Joe's Tango Podcast and DonAgucho.
  • Watch clips from Tango Mujer performances featuring Brigitta.
  • Learn more about movement systems Brigitta has studied: Body-Mind Centering; Release, Alexander, Feldenkrais, and Klein techniques; contact improvisation; Authentic Movement; Axis Syllabus; the Franklin Method; and Fighting Monkey.
  • Read the lyrics of "Margo" in English thanks to the Tango Poetry Project.
  • Visit the Queer Tango Project website and read Birthe Havmoeller's  "10 Dogme Rules For The Dance Style of 'Queer Tango.'"
  • Follow Manu Sanz on Facebook or through her collaboration, "Poetry, Tango y Otras Hierbas." (Bonus points if you nerd out in Spanish about her inspiration for the term "emirecs"!) 
  • Listen to Brigitta's interview for Joe's Tango Podcast.

    • Read a transcript of Brigitta's episode here.

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