CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Authentic Milonga, Always with LIVE MUSIC 

Halloween Masquerade Edition! Come dressed as a spooky ghost, a vampire or your favorite tanguero & celebrate Halloween with a masquerade ball. Whether you dance or not, come & enjoy superb live music with traditional tangos played in the musical form known as "La Parilla," an improvisational style unique to tango by Award-winning Argentine Maestros of the genre.

Traditioanl Tango with Recorded Music Sets & Live Music by Award-winning Argentine artists -  3MAESTROS - Leonardo Suarez-Paz (violin/voice), Alejo De Los Reyes (guitar), Rodolfo Zanetti (bandoneon). Exhibitions, best costume prizes & complimentary refreshments!

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We strive to make our programs accessible to everyone. Please support this effort by making a tax deductible contribution to Nuevo Tango Arts. Consider adding a donation to your ticket purchase. 

Our 2025 Nuevo Tango Arts Benefit includes a special VIP reservation to the "Symphonic Tango" Concert, followed by an Argentine Wine & Italian Prosecco Reception with empanadas,  light bites, musical surprises and merriment in support of our 2026/27 Season in a private venue with views of Manhattan skyline. 

Experience the grandeur of Tango - Symphonic style with a full Chamber Orchestra, PIAZZOLL100 soloists Nuevo Tango Ballet at the acoustically superior Chapel of the Good Shepherd, then follow us to the private reception two blocks away from the venue to enjoy exquisite Argentine wines, Italian prosecco, homemade empanadas and live music.

Featuring a full Chamber Orchestra with PIAZZOLLA100 soloists and Nuevo Tango Ballet!

Experience the grandeur of Tango - Symphonic style! The evening's program will featured a full Chamber Orchestra  - the North/South Consonance with soloists Leonardo Suarez-Paz (violin), Rodolfo Zanetti (bandoneon) and Leo Ginhauz (cello) under the direction of conductor Max Lifchitz performing the works of Astor Piazzolla and featuring "Nuevos Aires Violin Concerto" (Comp. L. Suarez-Paz) and "Four Tango Scketches" (Comp. M. Lifchitz). Tango dance - Leonardo & Olga Suarez-Paz and choreographies featuring the 5-member Nuevo Tango Ballet. Bring your dance shoes to join all of the artists for the final tango of the evening!

Registration is required. Seating is on first come and first server basis. Fore RESERVED VIP Seating , pair the Symphonic Tango Concert with NUEVO TANGO ARTS BENEFIT Reception off site which will follow the concert. 

DETAILS & DIGITAL PROGRAM 

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Dance Technique, History of Tango, Etiquette & Community!

Immerse  yourself into the beauty of Argentine Tango culture and enjoy our welcoming community at "La Capilla Del Tango" at the Historic Chapel of Good Shepherd. This 4-week course focuses on technique, steps, music, etiquette, history and the genre's connection to NYC. Learn in a positive, miulti-level environment with 2 master teachers: Leonardo & Olga Suarez-Paz and make new friends along the way! 

Class Structure: 1. Techique 2. Steps 3. "Practica"  ALL LEVELS WELCOME!

Pro-rated Class Packages Available when arranged prior to registration!

We strive to make our programs accessible to everyone. Please support this effort by making a tax deductible contribution to Nuevo Tango Arts. Consider adding a  donation to your ticket purchase. 

Featuring Leonardo Suarez Paz with Nuevo Tango Ensemble, Nuevo Tango Ballet & Multimedia

Leonardo Suarez Paz’s PIAZZOLLA 100: El Nuevo Tango is multidisciplinary & genre-redefining – a tango show for the new century. Leonardo Suarez-Paz, a multiple Latin Grammy Award nominee and “virtuoso extraordinaire” (Wynton Marsalis), shares his vision of tango by breathing new life into the stories he experienced while growing up alongside his mentor, Astor Piazzolla, the Argentine-born and New York-raised composer who revolutionized 21st-century music. A 4th generation tango musician, singer, dancer and composer, Leonardo demonstrates the genre as an evolving and emotionally moving art form.  Experience nuevo tango and its groundbreaking style of music and dance, “superb,” “harmonically sophisticated arrangements” (Gramophone, UK) and multimedia. The cast features Grammy-winning soloists with Nuevo Tango Ensemble, Cuartetango  and Nuevo Tango Ballet. The show has sold out the 2600-seat Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires, NYU Skirball for the Preforming Arts and Lincoln Center's Summer for the City in New York. 

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Featuring Leonardo Suarez Paz with Nuevo Tango Ensemble, Nuevo Tango Ballet & Multimedia

Leonardo Suarez Paz’s PIAZZOLLA 100: El Nuevo Tango is multidisciplinary & genre-redefining – a tango show for the new century. Leonardo Suarez-Paz, a multiple Latin Grammy Award nominee and “virtuoso extraordinaire” (Wynton Marsalis), shares his vision of tango by breathing new life into the stories he experienced while growing up alongside his mentor, Astor Piazzolla, the Argentine-born and New York-raised composer who revolutionized 21st-century music. A 4th generation tango musician, singer, dancer and composer, Leonardo demonstrates the genre as an evolving and emotionally moving art form.  Experience nuevo tango and its groundbreaking style of music and dance, “superb,” “harmonically sophisticated arrangements” (Gramophone, UK) and multimedia. The cast features Grammy-winning soloists with Nuevo Tango Ensemble, Cuartetango  and Nuevo Tango Ballet. The show has sold out the 2600-seat Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires, NYU Skirball for the Preforming Arts and Lincoln Center's Summer for the City in New York. 

MEET THE CAST & DIGITAL PROGRAM - coming  soon

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Join us for an afternoon of social tango dancing outdoors at Fall for Arts!

Take an introductory tango class with Leonardo & Olga Suarez-Paz or just come to dance and enjoy recordings of traditional tangos, milongas and valses by the fountain, adjacent to the Historic Blackwell's House (1804), one of the few remaining farmhouses in New York City from the immediate post-Revolutionary War era. Enjoy free festival activities 

Note: The floor surface by the fountain is stone tiles and may not be appropriate for certain types of high heel shoes. Street shoes including sneakers are typically a better choice!

Presented in collaboration with RIOC as part of Fall for Arts Festival and with support from Roosevelt Island Public Purpose Fund and The New York State Council on the Arts.

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Leonardo Suarez-Paz returns to Levitt Pavilion with his award-winning program, PIAZZOLLA100, featuring music from the golden age to Piazzolla & Suarez-Paz,  Nuevo Tango Ensemble, Grammy nominated and winning musicians and dancers. Journey through the history of tango, charting its golden age in the 1940s and 1950s to the present-day nuevo tango renaissance. The evening's performance will featuring the works of our namesake Astor Piazzolla, Carlos di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo, Horacio Salgán, Osvaldo Pugliese, and Suarez-Paz. Pre-concert dance class with Olga Suarez-Paz and members of Nuevo Tango Ballet.

Authentic Milonga, Always with LIVE MUSIC 

Immerse  yourself into the beauty of the tango culture. Take a workshop to start dancing or polish your steps, then step into the dancehalls of Buenos Aires or join us as a listener during our live music sets and enjoy our welcoming community. Experience traditional tangos, played in the musical form known as "La Parilla," an improvisational style unique to tango.

Recorded Music Sets: Maria Jose SosaLive Music Sets with trio of Award-winning Argentine artists -  3MAESTROS - Leonardo Suarez-Paz, Anibal Berraute, Rodolfo Zanetti Tango Workshops: Leonardo & Olga Suarez-Paz

ADDITIONAL EVENT DETAILS

We strive to make our programs accessible to everyone. Please support this effort by making a tax deductible contribution to Nuevo Tango Arts. Consider adding a  donation to your ticket purchase. 

DON'T MISS THIS SPECIAL EVENT!

Leonardo Suarez-Paz returns to Lincoln Center with his award-winning program, PIAZZOLLA100, featuring music from the golden age to Piazzolla & Suarez-Paz,  Nuevo Tango Ensemble, Grammy nominated and winning musicians and dancers. Journey through the history of tango, charting its golden age in the 1940s and 1950s to the present-day nuevo tango renaissance. The evening's performance will featuring the works of our namesake Astor Piazzolla, Carlos di Sarli, Aníbal Troilo, Horacio Salgán, Osvaldo Pugliese, and Suarez-Paz. DJ María José Sosa Pre-concert dance class with Olga Suarez-Paz and members of Nuevo Tango Ballet.

CUARTETANGO string quartet watch party featruing  "WAKE UP"

Join us online for a 10 minute watch party and chat with the artists of Cuartetango string quartet  Leonardo Suarez-Paz (violin/voice), Francisco Salazar (violin), Jon Weber (viola), Danny Miller (cello) in a digital program featuring "WAKE UP," the first movement of "The Rites of Love" string quartet.

Special thank you to cinematographer Liam Osborne for making this event possible.

Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to support Nuevo Tango Arts and PIAZZOLLA100: The New York Tango Festival, fiscally sponsored by (NYFA).

CUARTETANGO string quartet OPEN REHEARSAL

Get an insdie perspective at our "Open Rehearsal" where we digitize parts of the new string quaret composition, "The Rites of Love." Artists:  Leonardo Suarez-Paz (violin/voice), Francisco Salazar (violin), Jon Weber (viola), Danny Miller (cello). Can't make it? Join our 10 minutes onine watch party on July 6th! 

Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to support Nuevo Tango Arts and PIAZZOLLA100: The New York Tango Festival, fiscally sponsored by (NYFA).

CUARTETANGO string quartet

"LA YAPA" is a post Festival treat and pop up performance. Catch Cuartetango with Leonardo Suarez-Paz (violin/voice), Francisco Salazar (violin), Jon Weber (viola), Danny Miller (cello) performing beloved tango classics and the new string quartet "The Rites of Love." Presented by Sing For Hope & Nuevo Tango Arts

Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to support Nuevo Tango Arts and PIAZZOLLA100: The New York Tango Festival, fiscally sponsored by (NYFA).

Festival Showcase of Orquesta Tipica, String Orchestra and dancers with special performances by festival artists & milonga (social dancing).

Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to support Nuevo Tango Arts and PIAZZOLLA100: The New York Tango Festival! Add a donation to your ticket purchase.

Join us for a special night of music and social dancing! Dance the evening away or come to enjoy performances by festival artists & special guests! It's a performance, a party, a social gathering all in one where we can share and connect through the culture of tango. 

Featured Artists: Anibal Berraute, Alejo de Los Reyes, Rodolfo Zanetti, Guillermo Merlo, Leonardo & Olga Suarez- PazPaula Serrano.

Please consider making a tax deductible contribution to support Nuevo Tango Arts and PIAZZOLLA100: The New York Tango Festival! Add a donation to your ticket purchase.

1st Edition of PIAZZOLLA100: THE NEW YORK TANGO FESTIVAL

Join us for a multidisciplinary celebration  and experience tango like never before. Attend CONCERTS and MILONGAS in amazing NYC venues from The DiMenna Center to Lincoln Center  with live music and dance! AWARD-WINNING ARGENTINE FACULTY and Special Performing Artists. STUDY TANGO MUSIC, with workshops and masterclasses for all strings (violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass) piano, guitar, flute, harp, bandoneon, accordion and voice, private coaching & performances! Play in a tango orchestra “Orquesta Tipica!" STUDY TANGO DANCE from the fundamentals to choreography.

Early registration deadline is JUNE 7 for best tuition rates. 20% Professional Musician Discount. Auditing of classes permitted. 

Space is limited, see the full program line-up and register today!

PIAZZOLLA100 Festival Opening Night Concert features 2xLatin GRAMMY nominated Cuartetango with GRAMMY-winning bandoneonist, Rodolfo Zanetti, instumental, vocal and dance repertoire from Gardel and Le Pera to Piazzolla. This special evening concludes with Cuartetango in "The Rites of Love," a new sting quartet composition with poetry by Leonardo Suarez-Paz, which celebrates the freedom of expression. 

Featured artists 

Cuartetango String quartet with Leonardo Suarez-Paz (violin/voice) Francisco Salazar (violin), Jon Weber (viola), Danny Miller (cello) and Rodolfo Zanetti (bandoneon), Leonardo & Olga Suarez-Paz (dance/poetry). 

Post-Concert Reception

Stay to celebrate and support the launch of Nuevo Tango Arts and the PIAZZOLLA100: The New York Tango Festival, enjoy meeting the artists & complimentary wine with VIP tickets. 

"The Rites of Love" is a new major composition developed and presented publicly with support from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council,  the New York State Council on the Arts and patrons like you. 

CRIMSON & STRINGS: A Tango Affair in support of the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra, featuring Cuartetango string quartet with bandoneon and dance. Join us for an unforgettable evening of passion, rhythm, and refined celebration - all for a good cause! - as the Greenwich Symphony Orchestra presents its annual gala, GSOvation.

Performance - Cocktails - Dinner by the Bite - Auction

Featured artists - Cuartetango String quartet with Leonardo Suarez-Paz (violin/voice), Sami Merdinian (violin), Jon Weber (viola), Danny Miller (cello) and Rodolfo Zanetti (bandoneon), Leonardo & Olga Suarez-Paz (dance/poetry). Special guest on piano: Stuart Malina, Music Director of the GSO