Program

Join us on Saturday for a Brazilian style lunch, from Lelio Reiner's team at Brazbecue. They will serve up a selection of grilled foods and salads, and we'll eat together at shared tables at Albert Hall.

This lunch event is a great opportunity to meet people, and connect with new and old friends outside the dance floor. In past years, a large proportion of the TISP dancers joined in. We hope you can!

• Pork Sausage Slices
• Chicken Drumettes/Wings
• Cheese Bread

• Beef Rump Cap - Picanha
• Chicken Thighs
• Pork Loin
• Lamb Rump

• Green salad with onions, olives, Fetta Cheese and Parmesan
• Fries
• Chimichurri

• Grilled halloumi cheese
• Quiche
• roasted vegetables

Pre-purchase is essential - sorry lunch ticket sales have now finished.

For people who attended TISP 2022 — last time the lunch was a bit thin, so we've moved up a notch with Brazbecue! Not as heavy as a full Argentine asado, but it should keep you going through the practica.

We love our tango music. We've danced to the same recordings hundreds of times, and yet the joy that they bring doesn't diminish. We keep discovering breathtaking nooks and crannies in the music as we dance. It brings out different emotions depending on our partner, mood, environment, or even the air. It's magic. How does this work??

It's a very big question. Musicians who embark on the journey of playing tango live have to grapple with this mystery. It's an adventure!

In Canberra, we have two talented and dedicated musicians, violinist Helena Popovic and singer Charles Hudson, who took up this adventure a few years ago. They went to Buenos Aires to learn from masters in 2023; and keep working on their tango style with local Canberra bandoneonista, Rodolfo Caivano.

In this forum, as highly trained classical musicians, they will share some of their insights on what makes tango music special — especially how its playing and singing styles differ from classical music.