ALEJANDRO AQUINO RENOWNED DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER. biography

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1 ALEJANDRO AQUINO RENOWNED DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER biography

2 biography RENOWNED DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER ALEJANDRO AQUINO Photographs obtained from personal archive of Alejandro Aquino 1985 Prior to beginning his career as a tango dancer, Alejandro Aquino finished his studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, where he subsequently became a member of the corps de ballet. Among others, he studied under master teachers Alfredo Gurquel and Basil Tupin. In 1985 he was a featured dancer at Teatro Alvear, together with principal dancers of the Teatro Colón, among them Raúl Candal, Alejandro Toto and Lidia Segni.

3 TANGO TANGO at Teatro Lola Membrives on Corrientes Street. Photo by Enrique Gómez Moreyra RENOWNED DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER In 1988 he was a principal dancer in the production Tango-Tango of Juan Carlos Copes at the Teatro Lola Membrives in Buenos Aires under the direction of Daniel Mañas, together with Roberto Goyeneche and Atilio Stampone. In this same year Alejandro decided to dedicate himself exclusively to tango and studied with legendary tango masters: Miguel Balmaceda, Antonio Todaro and Pepito Avellaneda. MIGUEL BALMACEDA AND NELLY ANTONIO TODARO PEPITO AVELLANEDA

4 biography BIOGRAFIA YOU TUBE QRCZBA Alejandro Aquino was chosen by Maestro Osvaldo Pugliese, composer, orchestra leader and one of the most important figures in the history of tango music, to join the Orquesta Osvaldo Pugliese on tour in América, Asia and Europe. Among these was the historic concert of Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla at the Royal Carré Theatre in Amsterdam, Holland on June Dancing Mala Junta, in Royal Carré Theatre in Amsterdam with Vanina Bilous The European tour included the cities of Amsterdam and Ikaalinen. In Asia the Orchestra toured Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Kobe in Japan, and Shanghai and Beijing in China. WITH MAESTRO PUGLIESE DURING THE ASIAN TOUR IN SHANGHAI - CHINA, 1989

5 BIOGRAFIA In the years to follow, Alejandro was a guest dancer with other prestigious orchestras in Buenos Aires: the Sexteto Tango, the Orquesta de Leopoldo Federico and the Orquesta de Beba Pugliese featuring the poet Horacio Ferrer. BEBA PUGLIESE ALEJANDRO WAS A GUEST DANCER WITH OTHER PRESTIGIOUS ORCHESTRAS IN BUENOS AIRES

6 In 1991 Alejandro performed in the famous Aldwych West End Theater in London with the legendary company Tango Argentino of Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzolli. AT THE END OF THE SHOW WITH PRINCES DIANA SPENCER. Aldwych West End Theater in London with the legendary company Tango Argentino

7 LADY DIANA AND SINGER ELTHON JOHN AT ONE OF THE PERFORMANCES OF TANGO ARGENTINO AT LONDON S ALDWHICH THEATRE

8 In 1992 he created his first complete work Tangueros with the sponsorship of the Festival Internacional: Oriente - Occidente of Trento and Rovereto in Italy. PHOTO BY PINO NINFA PHOTO BY PINO NINFA FROM THE BOOK NERO TANGO PHOTOGRAPHIED BY PINO NINFA

9 biography TANGUEROS Alejandro Aquino created the show Tangueros in 1992, and was the artistic director, choreographer and scenic director of a dance company bearing the same name from 1992 to The first production of the show in 1992 featured Sexteto Tango, including masters Emilio Balcarce, Osvaldo Ruggiero, Oscar Herrero and Alcides Rossi. Subsequent productions of the show featured the Orquesta Color Tango, directed by Roberto Alvarez. Photo by Paolo Zapaterra at Teatro Zandonai of Rovereto Color Tango Orchestra photo by Paolo Zapaterra

10 IN 1994 ALEJANDRO AQUINO WAS NOMINATED CORRESPONSAL ACADEMICO DE LA ACADEMIA NACIONAL DEL TANGO, BY THE POET HORACIO FERRER. PHOTOS BY PINO NINFA PEPITO AVELLANEDA PHOTO BY PINO NINFA ALEJANDRO INVITED HIS MAESTRO PEPITO AVELLANEDA TO PARTICIPATE IN HIS SECOND WORK: MILONGA BOULEVARD. In 1996, he presents his second complete work, the innovative Milonga Boulevard inspired in part by Julio Cortázar s Las puertas del Cielo. Milonga Boulevard, which debuted in the Teatro L Arena del Sole in Bologna, was subsequently presented throughout Italy and featured Alejandro s master teacher José Monteleone, better known as Pepito Avellaneda. In August 1996 Alejandro breaks with his associate producers of the shows Tangueros and Milonga Boulevard, moving on to new professional and artistic endeavors.

11 biography TANGO IN ALL OF EUROPE TEACHING AND TO TRANSMITTING HIS KNOWLEDGE PHOTO BY ALBERTO BOGO From Alejandro establishes himself in Italy and dedicates himself to teaching and to transmitting his knowledge of Tango in all of Europe. In 2003 creates and produces the show Homenaje a Osvlado Pugliese with the Orquesta Color Tango led by Roberto Alvarez, and presented personally by Lidia Pugliese. The show subsequently toured in Italy. Photographs obtained from personal archive of Alejandro Aquino

12 biography Photo by Shao Bao Tao ALEJANDRO AQUINO NATALIA HILLS November 2012: Alejandro Aquino forms a new partnership with the renowned dancer Natalia Hills to begin the next step in his artistic career. At this time Alejandro and Natalia are embarking on a creative path together and preparing new theatrical presentations.

13 ALEJANDRO AQUINO NATALIA HILLS August 2014, in association with Maestro Víctor Lavallén, they presented their first creative work together El Tango at Buenos Aires Festival y Mundial de Tango, in Argentina, still a work in progress.

14 ALEJANDRO AQUINO NATALIA HILLS Photos by Andrea Merola Tangueros delsur Designed by Kroma3 Buenos Aires I Tangueros del Sur