[Tango-L] Fw: differing views of tango evolution- new link

[Trini y Sean (PATangoS)]

If you're having trouble with the link to the Gustavo article, go to
www.lamilongaargentina.com.ar

>From there you can go the article in English or Spanish.

Trini de Pittsburgh


--- On Mon, 4/26/10, Trini y Sean (PATangoS) <patangos at yahoo.com> wrote:


> Lately, I had a couple of discussions
> with someone about some comments Gustavo made about tango's
> evolution.  I find it interesting that he and Chico,
> the tango nuevo gods, have seemed to developed differing
> views on tango's evolution.
> 
> Back in December, Chicho commented in El Tanguata how
> today's dancers were getting lost.  That tango was
> beginning to go toward modern dance.  
> http://www.eltangauta.com/nota.asp?id=1412&idedicion=0#nota-i
> 
> In a recent article in La Milonga magazine, Gustavo doesn't
> appear to recognize this, saying that tango's evolution is
> limitless.  
> http://www.lamilongaargentina.com.ar/ABR10/milonga_tango_nota_tapa_e.php 
> 
> Do you think this represents two divergent views?  Or
> is it that Gustavo has not really addressed the issue of
> tango becoming something else?  And why hasn't anyone
> asked him?
>