Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC

Tango Glories

Date:
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Time:
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location:
Washington DCJCC
1529 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036

Tango Glories

TANGO GLORIES

Dir. Oliver Kolker and Hernán Findling (117min, Argentina, 2014)
Spanish with English Subtitles
Narrative

A vivacious mix of music, magical realism and electrifying dance mesmerize in this tale centered on octogenarian Fermin Tundera.

Committed to an institution decades ago, and suffering from PTSD and depression, Fermin breaks out of his isolation with the help of an ambitious young doctor, who connects to Fermin through the language of the Argentinian tango. As their relationship deepens, we’re transported back to 1940’s Buenos Aires, where long-kept secrets unwind to the sensual beats of a deep and beautiful dance.

 

 

 

TWILIT TANGO

Join us 6:30 - 7pm for a pre-film dance demonstration by Tango Mercurio featuring live music.

Test your skills after the film by joining Tango Mercurio at the 18th Street Lounge for a Dance Social.

Admission to Twilit Tango is FREE.
Tango Glories screening is ticketed.  

Bring your ticket to local Argentinian restaurant,
Rural Society
1177 15th St NW Washington, DC 20005 
for a 20% discount for the table. Valid until Dec 1st. 

 

Screening followed by Q&A with director Oliver Kolker

Oliver Kolker was born in New York but grew up in Argentina. Oliver began studying drama in 1994, under Julio Chavez, Dario Levy, Joy Morris and Luis Indio Romero. He played parts in several comercials and feature movies and in 2008 Oliver played the lead role in “Breaking Nikki,” which was selected to participate at the Phoenix Film Festival 2009.

Oliver began dancing Tango in 1997, when he felt he was growing apart from a former girlfriend. Very much inspired by his grandmother Beatriz, an amateur Tango Lover and in house Singer, Oliver filled that the tango embodied romance, contact and dialogue.


 

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