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Welcome to PIAZZOLLA100 Festival 2026
Fiscally sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) since 2019 and named after the Argentine-born and New York raised composer Astor Piazzolla, who mentored our Artistic Director, Leonardo Suarez-Paz, the PIAZZOLLA100 project established itself as a driving force of the genre’s preservation and evolution.
In 2025, the project was transformed into PIAZZOLLA100: The New York Tango Festival - a unique, multidisciplinary celebration of the tango culture - a hub for tango music, dance, literature, poetry, visual art and cinema and a home for the entire global tango community to learn, showcase and further the tango genre in a collaborative and creative manner that promotes the freedom of expression.
The festival’s vision was shaped by the multigenerational legacy of Leonardo Suarez-Paz, who leads the festival’s creatives in sharing the entire Argentine tango culture, from its diverse heritages and rich history to its 100-year connection to New York City, which ignited the nuevo tango revolution.
Experience tango culture like never before in our 2nd edition of the PIAZZOLLA100 Festival - JUNE 18-21 in New York City.
photo: L. Suarez-Paz / A. Piazzolla, Luna Park, Buenos Aires
2026 FESTIVAL PROGRAMS
FESTIVAL EVENTS
DANCE STUDY PROGRAM
DANCE STUDY PROGRAM
June 18
OPENING NIGHT CONCERT
KnJ Theater at Peridance, Union Square
June 19
Festival PRACTICA with LIVE Music
June 20
FILM Screening "Un Tal Funes"
MILONGA with Live Music by 3Maestros
June 21
CLOSING NIGHT MILONGA
with Orquesta Tipica & Special Showcases
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for details & tickets
DANCE STUDY PROGRAM
DANCE STUDY PROGRAM
DANCE STUDY PROGRAM
June 19-21
Immerse yourself into Argentine Tango, its unique physicality and creative richness. Workshops progress from fundamentals & technique to complex steps and applications for dancers and performance opportunities
12 Hours of Workshops
6 Hours of Milongas to Live Music
Private coaching with maestros
Showcase opportunities on June 21st
Certificate of Completion from "Academia Nacional del Tango"
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MUSIC STUDY PROGRAM
DANCE STUDY PROGRAM
MUSIC STUDY PROGRAM
June 19-21
Study styles and technique for all strings, (violin, viola, cello, bass), piano, guitar, flute, bandoneon, accordion and voice. Perform in ensembles and with "Orquesta Tipica" along with Award-winning faculty
ORQUESTA TIPICA and
Guitar Ensemble & Bandoneon Ensemble
Strings, Voice, Piano & Contrabass
Composition & Private Coaching
June 21 Participant Showcase
Certificate of Completion from "Academia Nacional Del Tango"
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2026 ARTISTS, FACULTY & COLLABORATIONS
ARTISTS & FACULTY
SPECIAL COLLABORATION
SPECIAL COLLABORATION
See performances and special presentations by internationally recognized, concert artists.
Study tango music & dance with Award-winning Argentine faculty. Faculty has won Grammy, Latin Grammy and Tony awards and nominations. Experience innovative programs and masterfully crafted curriculum under the Artistic Direction of Leonardo Suarez-Paz, a 4th generation tango artist who "embodies the authentic spirit of tango" -Latin GRAMMY Awards
SPECIAL COLLABORATION
SPECIAL COLLABORATION
SPECIAL COLLABORATION
We are thrilled to be collaborating with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC) led by Founder and Artistic Director Igal Perry, a powerhouse of expressive dance since 1983, whose choregraphy has been described as "blessedly inventive," by the NY Times. See the PCDC at the Festival's Opening Night in a double program with PBS featured Cuartetango Music & Dance Co. and attend the first day of dance workshops at Peridance, New York's Premiere Dance Center.
"Piazzolla's Centennial is not the end, it is the beginning. It is my dream that 2021 can mark a new era for our genre, a new century of creation and evolution, so that artistic voices everywhere can feel the living art that is Nuevo Tango and its inherent capacity to connect us as human beings."
L. Suarez-Paz (Photo: Leonardo & Fernando Suarez-Paz)
100-YEARS OF LEGACY TOWARDS TANGO'S FUTURE
Horacio Ferrer & Leonardo Suarez-Paz with Gabino Ezeiza's guitar
Horacio Ferrer & Leonardo Suarez-Paz with Gabino Ezeiza's guitar
Horacio Ferrer & Leonardo Suarez-Paz with Gabino Ezeiza's guitar
We continue over 100 years and 4 generations of tango legacy which traces back from Leonardo Suarez-Paz to Gabino Ezeiza, an Afro-Argentine poet and 'payador,' credited with composing some of the earliest tangos and milongas
Leonardo Suarez-Paz & Astor Piazzolla
Horacio Ferrer & Leonardo Suarez-Paz with Gabino Ezeiza's guitar
Horacio Ferrer & Leonardo Suarez-Paz with Gabino Ezeiza's guitar
Leonardo grew up in "the cradle of tango" during Argentina's military dictatorship, when tango was almost forbidden. His family home became a creative space for poets, singers, dancers and musicians to express feely and Astor became Leonardo's mentor
Astor Piazzolla & Fernando Suarez-Paz
Horacio Ferrer & Leonardo Suarez-Paz with Gabino Ezeiza's guitar
Astor Piazzolla & Fernando Suarez-Paz
One of the pillars of tango violin and the 'nuevo tango' style, Leonardo's father, Fernando, shared over a decade of touring and 18 recordings with Astor Piazzolla as a member of his famous Quinteto Piazzolla.
Osvaldo Zotto & Leonardo Suarez-Paz
Horacio Ferrer & Leonardo Suarez-Paz with Gabino Ezeiza's guitar
Astor Piazzolla & Fernando Suarez-Paz
Leonardo was a dancer & violinist in:
The Mariano Mores Show
TangoX2
Perfumes de Tango
Violin Soloist:
Horacio Salgan
Tango Argentino (Broadway)
Forever Tango (Broadway)
and many many others...
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT & COLLABORATION
PIAZZOLLA 100 and all of its public programs is made possible by the
NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS (NYSCA) with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature
The creation of special programs were made possible by the
LOWER MANHATTAN CULTURAL COUNCIL, DANCE/NYC, the MID ATLANTIC ARTS FOUNDATION and
THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS (NYFA)
PIAZZOLLA100 thanks our collaborators Igal Perry,
the Peridance Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC) and Peridance Center
PIAZZOLLA100 thanks the ACADEMIA NACIONAL DEL TANGO DE BUENOS AIRES
PIAZZOLLA100 Festival JUNE 18-21, 2026 NYC
Concerts, Milongas, Cinema!
Study Tango Music & Dance & Perform!
Play in "Orquesta Tipica" & much more...
Don't Miss This Unique Cultural Experience!