tango

Art, theatre and dance choices for the first week of August

Get dancing in SE10

Summer spirit for less than 5% of a flight to Argentina!

Ballet in 3D, mesmerising contemporary dance, X Factor style audience votes, digital crossovers, Argentina’s finest and a 20th century masterpiece: six ‘must see’ dance events for the month ahead.

The soul of samba and tango unites three world cities.

A post work crowd got into the Latin groove in the East Wintergarden last week.

Tango: they probably think about it every six seconds in Buenos Aires. From humble origins, this dance has captured the world’s imagination from sweltering shanty towns to icy Finland. After spells in New York, Tokyo and around Europe, tango spectacular Tanguera has come to Sadler’s …

Spitalfields Market was the venue yesterday for an Argentine-style open air milonga. In the pleasant, balmy evening air, couples of all ages enjoyed a half-hour tuition class before taking to the floor and twirling away to the melancholic sound of the bandoneón. If you want …

It’s chilly out there, ain’t it? What we all need is a bit of fire, some sparks and a dose of steamy tango-inspired theatre to liven us up in the early dusk. Get thee down to south-east London then, to Hothouse, the provocative new show …

Autumn is a time for changes, and things are a bit odd in the world of cheap London fun this week. The audience is playing the music, our insides are on the outside, activists are stuck in the wrong century, and people are dancing where …