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ALEJANDRO
AQUINO
RENOWNED DANCER AND
CHOREOGRAPHER
biography
biography
1983
1988
RENOWNED DANCER
AND CHOREOGRAPHER
ALEJANDRO
AQUINO
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.
1985
In 1985 he was a featured dancer at Teatro Alvear, together
with principal dancers of the Teatro Colon, among them Raúl
Candal, Alejandro Toto and Lidia Segni.
Photographs
obtained from
personal
archive of
Alejandro
Aquino
“TANGO TANGO” at Teatro Lola Membrives on Corrientes Street. Photo by Enrique Gomez 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 Danel
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.
PEPITO AVELLANEDA
ANTONIO TODARO
MIGUEL BALMACEDA
AND NELLY
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BIOGRAFIA
1989
1991
YOU TUBE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w1AkqrcZBA
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
America, Asia and Europe. Among
these was the historic concert of
Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla at
the Royal Carre Theatre in
Amsterdam, Holland on June 26 1989.
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
Dancing “Mala
Junta”, in Royal
Carré Theatre in
Amsterdam with
Vanina Bilous
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 Federido and
the Orquesta de Beba Pugliese featuring the poet
Horacio Ferrer.
ALEJANDRO WAS A
GUEST DANCER WITH
OTHER PRESTIGIOUS
ORCHESTRAS IN
BUENOS AIRES
BEBA PUGLIESE
In 1991 Alejandro performed in the famous
Aldwych West End Theater in London with the
legendary company “Tango Argentino” of Claudio
Segovia and Hector Orezzolli.
AT THE END OF THE SHOW
WITH PRINCES DIANA
SPENCER.
Aldwych West End
Theater in London with the
legendary company
“Tango Argentino”
LADY DIANA AND SINGER ELTHON JOHN
AT ONE OF THE PERFORMANCES OF
TANGO ARGENTINO AT LONDON’S
ALDWHICH THEATRE
In 1992 he created his first
complete work – “Tangueros”
with the sponsorship of the
Festival Internacional:
“Oriente - Ocidente” of Trento
and Roverto in Italy.
PHOTO BY
PINO NINFA
FROM THE BOOK NERO TANGO
PHOTOGRAPHIED BY PINO NINFA
PHOTO BY
PINO NINFA
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1992
1996
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 1996.
The first production of the show in 1992 featured Sexteto
Tango, including masters Emilio Balcarce, OsvaldoRugiero,
OscarHerrero and Alcides Rossi. Subsequent productions of
the show featured the Orquesta Color Tango, directed by
Rovereto Alvarez.
Color Tango Orchestra
photo by Paolo
Zapaterra
Photo by Paolo
Zapaterra at
Teatro
Zandonai of
Rovereto
IN 1994 ALEJANDRO AQUINO
WAS NOMINATED
CORRESPONSAL ACADEMICO
DE LA ACADEMIA NACIONAL
DE 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 Cortazar’s “Las
puertas del Cielo”. “Milonga
Boulevard”, which debuted in the
“TeatroL’Arena del Sole” in Bologna,
was subsequently presented
throughout Italy and featured
Alejandro’s master teacher Jose
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.
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TANGO IN
ALL OF
EUROPE
1997
2011
TEACHING AND TO
TRANSMITTING HIS
KNOWLEDGE
PHOTO BY ALBERTO BOGO
From 1997 – 2011 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 “Homenage a
OsvladoPugliese” with the Orgquesta 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
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2012
2013
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.
ALEJANDRO
AQUINO
NATALIA
HILLS
Photos by
Andrea Merola
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