Alejandra Mantinan
Tango rapido. Highly energetic yet sensual.
These are the qualities that best describe her style which eventually
catapulted her stature in the world of
tango. A tango icon no less, Alejandra's superb agility and stamina as a stage
performer is indeed legendary.
Having worked as a choreographer and dancer since 1990,and being one of the
principal dancers alongside with great tango artists such as Roberto Herrera,
Vanina Bilous and Gustavo Russo in the world touring show TANGO PASION and
TANGO ARGENTINO, she has enjoyed huge successes with her unmistakable virtuosity
and technically mature style on stage.
She has also garnered much acclaim at big festivals like: Paris (1991), Hamburg
(2001), London (2007) & Wuppertal (2008).
Alejandra Mantinan is a multi-awarded tango artist, having won prestigious
awards such as best tango show for "Estalares del Mar" and "Precio del arte
Argentina" from the Academy of Arts in Buenos Aires.
Yes, Alejandra Mantinan is synonymous to power, speed and elegance.
Gregorio
Garrido
Gregorio Garrido
began dancing tango early in his teen ages in Santiago, Chile, and continued
later on with various Argentinean teachers in Buenos Aires. Now he is living in
Europe, and working as a dancer, choreographer and teacher all over the world.
His way of dancing remarks itself with a unique sense of dynamics, understanding
of rhythm, agility and presence. His principal educational theme is working with
maintaining one's own axis, control of positions and mastering of space.
The
idea behind the material here presented is to amplify and develop some of the
many possibilities the Argentinean Tango contains, and at the same time to
strengthen your own dancing technique.
The ultimate wish is to achieve a
purified style of technique in harmonious relation with the different positions,
always knowing how to lead with security and improvisation..
Julieta Biscione and Roberto
Castillo
They are Tango dancers from Argentina
Trained by teachers Carlos Gavito,
Carlos Rivarola, Eduardo Pareja and Elina Roldán, Milena Plebs, Leonardo Cuello
or Gustavo Naveira.
They Integrate companies currently "EV
Tango" and "No bailarás."
Have been presented at theatres such as
Busan Cultural Center 2008 (Korea), Chaillot Theatre 2006/2008 (Paris,France),
Municipal Theatre of San Pablo 2008 (Brasil), Vergina Theatre 2007/2008 (Thessaloniky,
Greece), Thailand Cultural Center 2007 (Bangkok), Palau of Congressos
Auditorium 2007 (Spain), Belvarosi Színház Theatre 2006 (Budapest, Hungary),
among others.
In Buenos Aires they were part of the
shows “Tanguera”, Vamos al Tango”, “Tango Emotion”, “Fueye” , “Magia Tango y
Vino”; And Dinner Tango Show as Piazzolla Tango, Café de los Angelitos, Gala
Tango, Chiquin Tango, Madero Tango, among others.
They have danced with the orchestras of
the “City of Buenos Aires”, “Vale Tango”, “El Arranque”, “Ultratango”, “Escuela
de Tango”, among others.
Stefani K.
"TANGO is an instant connection
to a gamut of human emotions, from sadness to joy, toughness to
tenderness and sensuality to creativity.
It's a unique experience to share all these feelings
through dance with an other person"
Her love affair with
painting started when she was in junior high school back in
Cologne, Germany. She derived her objects of inspiration from Jimmy
Hendrix and Janice Joplyn whom she painted in many ways. She
was into painting intermittently as a student on art markets
in Germany, earning her money for her Asian trips. She also
did aquarelle painting for many years which she exposed in
her home town Galleries .
Although her
original ambition was to go to arts school she changed her
mind to become an architect instead. She then combined her
talent on painting with her interior design projects such as
restaurants, shops, hotels and private homes. As an Interior
designer and furniture contractor she was involved in many prestigious projects in Bali like Pertamina Cottages,
Bali Sol Hotel, The
Four Seasons , CLub Mediterrane, Amandari , Hyatt Bali and many more.
Later in her career she built her own boutique
style Hotel, Villa Kresna- Tropical Resort and Sunset Village , a fulfillment of
a long cherished dream and aspiration.
The demands of career and motherhood caused her
to temporarily drop-out of painting because of time constraint.
She got into the
world of tango because of a tennis elbow that forced her to
drop out of her favorite sport. She became so enamored by
the dance and its’ music that she went to Buenos Aires thrice
in 2005,2006 and 2007 to learn and know more about the Argentine
tango.
She is the founder and moving spirit
behind the TANGO
BALI CLUB and was instrumental to the introduction of the Argentine Tango to the People
in the
"island of the Gods".
In the last three years, she continued
learning tango from the many great masters such as Roberto Herrera,Tamara
Bisceglia, Gustavo Naveira, Giselle Anne, Alejandra Hobert, Adrian Veredice,
Roberto Reis, Graciella Gonzales, Guillermina Quiroga, Fernanda Ghi,
Guillermo Merlo,Facundo Gil Jauergui, Bruno Tombari, Anibal Montenegro, Margarita Klurfan ,
Walter Cardozzo, and many more she learned with.
With the passion and dedication she has
shown, she now runs her regular workshops and practicas in Bali and in
Jakarta,where she is currently co-teaching with Ogie Mendoza.
In between her busy schedule as an
artist, organizer, tango teacher and mother, she has designed and
built her recent master piece, Casa Artista, a 9 bedroom private villa which she
designed as an artist’s guest house (visit
www.casaartistabali.com)
.
For three consecutive years now, she has been
featured as a leading artist in Tangoxposed where she was made to showcase her
artistic talent to fore. She made her debut as an international artist in
Singapore in 2006 and Jakarta in 2007.
Tangoxposed once again welcomes Stefani K. to
present her 2008 collection together with other upcoming artists in "a cocktail
of passion".
Rama Surya
is an upcoming
artist/photographer in the world of Indonesian arts. Born in the island
of Sumatra in 1970, the man is gifted with exceptional artistic talent
and skill. He took up his photography course in 1993-1994 and later
worked as a professional photographer for HAI Youth magazine and the now
defunct Fotomedia Magazine from 1994-1998.
In between his job as a
photographer, he managed to finish his journalistic studies at the Dr,
Soetomo Institute in Jakarta in 1995. His deep sense of social
commitment made him work on a photo essay book entitled “YANG KUAT YANG
KALAH” (The strong ones are the beaten ones) which was published by
Fotomedia Magazine in 1996. This paved the way for more photo essays
which he produced i.e. a report on the “EAST KALIMANTAN – BORNEO FIRES”
– which was featured at the Bieler Fototage’98 in Switzerland. His work
on the “YOGYAKARTA STREET MYTHOLOGY” was exhibited at the Nikon Image
House Gallery in Kusnacht, Switzerland in 2000.
A recipient of a Photographer
of the Year award from Fotomagazine Germany in 1997, Rama took part in
other photo contests which included stints at the Museum der Kulturen in
Basel, Switzerland where he presented his work entitled “BALI LIVING IN
TWO WORLDS” in 2002, Museum for the World Cultures in Franfurt, Germany
in 2004, Richard Meyer Gallery in Petitenget, Bali where he presented
“PURITY/KEMURNIAN” in 2006 and a solo painting/photography at the Salim
Gallery for his work “AIR-API” in Seminyak, Bali in 2007.
He is no stranger to world of
arts in Jakarta having done three exhibitions in 1996 where he did a
solo exhibition in Galeri Foto Jurnalistik Antara entitled YANG KUAN
YANG KALAH which also launched his first photographic book of the same
title, in 1999 where he did a back to back photo exhibition with German
photographer Sigrun Janiel-Klaar in Galeri Milenium and lastly in 2004
where he did another photo exhibition entitled HOTPLATE in combo with a
painting exhibition by Hanafi.
Rama is not only an artist but
has also embraced tango to become one of his many passions. He is a
certified tanguero and has been actively pursuing tango lessons to make
him an effective dancer.
In his fourth photo exhibition
in Jakarta, he presents the many moods of tango as captured by his
camera lens in varying degrees of passion and emotion.
Rama Surya is a man of great
talent and passion.
Aylin Kanginnadhi, an unseen obsession.
Born in 1983 to a German mother and an Indonesian father, she would
often
sit quietly and paint with her mother who is a celebrated painter in her
own
right.
Aylin grew up in Bali before moving to Jakarta and then Australia where
she
lived, studied and worked for 5 years. At the age of 20 she graduated
with
a Hospitality Management degree from Central Queensland University.
After graduation she went back to Bali
and was one of the the creative force
behind the birth of Tango Bali Club in 2005.
She travelled to Buenos Aires in 2005 where she together with her
mother discovered more about the magic of the Argetnine Tango.
Her free spirit and thirst for the art took her to Berlin where she
gained a formal training in Painting and Drawing at the Atelier Simone
Weck.
She also had the chance to work at the
prestigious Tate Gallery in London.
(www.tate.uk.com)
where she gained more substantial exposure to fine arts.
Aylin's works are passive - aggressive, always pushing and pulling, at
the
core, an unseen obsession.
Herself a certified tango enthusiast,
she seeks
to investigate the emotional confusion of every dancer.
In this solitude, I remember the time when mad romanticism blinded my
soul.
Only, of course, I didn't see this - because my eyes were looking in
on myself in sickening narcissism and self pity.
As I went from Berlin to Belgium to London, from fabric to paint to
shutter release, I have undergone a major surgery of the spirit.
Something inside of me broke, yet it made me feel as if I was becoming
complete, as if I became pregnant with beautiful prophecies.
There is no more room for self adoration and melancholy.
I hope I haven't made you even more confused.
(From A Letter to A Friend, London 2008)
TANGOXPOSED is pleased to welcome Aylin
Kanginnadhi in her first public
exhibition, an unseen obsession, where she shares stellar billing with
threeother consumate artists.
Stella Prasetya
Born at the tail-end of Scorpio, Stella
Prasetya bears the artistic qualities best attributed to people born
under this sign. A consummate artist, her works are a reflection of her
innermost sentiment to a given subject.
Beneath the quiet
demeanor of this finely reserved young lady lies an avalanche of
emotions waiting to implode in the stillness of her strokes.
As an artist, Stella
is no stranger to the world of art exhibition. Her resume is solid
having done solo fine art exhibition entitled “Spirituality in Prayer”
at the Galeri Maranatha in Bandung, Indonesia in 2008.
She also joined group
exhibitions in 2003 for the UFY Design Exhibition UNSW in Sydney
Australia, in 2007 for the Drawing Exhibition at Open House FSRD
Maranatha 2005 in Bandung, Indonesia and in 2006 for the Sculpture
Exhibition “Torsocialize” at the Lobby Art Space FSRD Marantha also in
Bandung.
Her long list of
painting exhibitions include exposures to the Open House FSRD Maranatha,
Galeri FSRD NK Maranatha “Untitled #2” and GWM Maranatha”Xplore (X)tion”
in 2006.
She took part in
Display Art Work at De Grey Café, Art Work exhibition “Centre of Art”
GWN Maranatha, Open House Marnanatha, and “Djamoe #3” UPI, “Bilateral”
in GWM Maranatha, “Bilateral” in Galeri Nasional in Jakarta in 2007.
And finally in 2008,
she did a fine art exhibition “Triple Three” in CCF and a painting
exhibition “Prodgi Seni Murni” Galeri Maranatha both in Bandung.
Stella finished her
Bachelors Degree in Arts & Design Major in Fine Arts at the Maranatha
Christian University from 2004-2008. She took an UFY UNSW Design Program
back in 2002 in Sydney, Australia where she obtained a certificate of
completion.
She worked as an
assistant lecturer in Visual Language, Asian History of Art & Painting
Major at the Maranatha Christian University in 2007 and is currently a
lecturer for Creativity Processes &b Asian History also at the Maranatha
Christian University.
Her parents’ passion
for Tango coupled with her brief introduction to the dance is what
motivated her to showcase an exciting collection in this year’s
Tangoxposed art exhibition entitled “Cocktail of Passion.”
Come and discover the
magnificence of her art works.
