Tango is back: “Tango Argentino” and the narratives about the comeback of the dance in Buenos Aires
At present, tango dance in Buenos Aires has aroused renewed interest as a local practice and become a valuable resource for economic development and tourism promotion in the city. In this paper we will analyze the narratives -reproduced by milongueros, tango dancers and those close to tango- which e...
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| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/9127 |
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| Sumario: | At present, tango dance in Buenos Aires has aroused renewed interest as a local practice and become a valuable resource for economic development and tourism promotion in the city. In this paper we will analyze the narratives -reproduced by milongueros, tango dancers and those close to tango- which explain why tango “has made a comeback” to be a culturally legitimate and recognized practice in the city from the 80s onwards. On the basis of this process of revival of tango danced, we will address the construction of a dominant story linked to a show called “Tango Argentino”. We will explore how this story today is the subject of legitimacy and dispute, and will observe the dialogical relations established with different narratives and how they interact with historical or previous utterances. From these tango narrative constructs about past and present, we will question the confrontation of meanings around the practice of dancing in Buenos Aires. |
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