Queer Tango Club is a research project, a performance, and a group of local queer enthusiasts that have committed to learn the basics of Argentine tango dance over this summer. Their aim is to (re)discover the dance through their own lens of acceptance, respect, cooperation, and non-sexualized eroticism. While rehearsing the dance steps, the group also envisions queer futurities and social structures that transcend current norms and limitations related to gender, sexuality, and identity. The work-in-progress performance allows us to observe how Argentinian tango becomes a language to express the desire for connection and intimacy, but also to question rules, expectations, and etiquettes enforced on all bodies.

Production by International Contemporary Theatre Festival Homo Novus

Supported by: EFFEA – European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists

Premiere September 6 at International Contemporary Theatre Festival Homo Novus, Latvia