KOREY IRELAND IN DC

It’s official! Korey Ireland is coming back to Washington DC this Spring! A former DC resident, Korey has a deep connection to our community and is always eager to share his knowledge of music and tango.

Artist’s Bio

Korey is a professional composer turned tango-addict. He brings a lifetime of musical experience and an unquenchable thirst for tango to his teaching. Currently based in Berlin, Germany, Korey has spent the better part of the last 15 years traveling and teaching tango in the U.S., England, Holland, Spain, Germany, Russia, Kenya, Poland and Argentina, sharing his passion for tango, music, expression, and connection. In recent years, this mission has grown to include work with aspiring tango musicians at festivals throughout North America and Europe to create live music for dancers. In 2009 he led the “Monster Orchestra” of Tango de los Muertos resulting in a live CD of his arrangements and transcriptions. This project led to the birth of the Community Tango Orchestra project, which in its 6th year now includes about a dozen ensembles throughout the US and Europe dedicated to nurturing the tradition of golden age tango for dancers and musicians.

Korey’s Schedule

Thursday at Tango Bar at Chacho
Location: 6031 Kansas Ave NW Washington D.C., DC 20011
Time: April 13th, at 7 PM

Interactive Presentation: Motif and Repetition in tango music and dance.  

We’ll look at the idea of Cellular and structural motifs as a basic recipe for Golden Age Tango Music and how we can respond to that as dancers in both roles.  We look at the music in a variety of ways (notation, pictures, animations) to deepen our perception and intuition.  As well as looking at example of how some model interpreters of this music have utilized the theme.  Expect a playful and interactive presentation with opportunities to think, listen, move, create, and play.

No pre-registration required, more info here.

Saturday Workshops with Masha+Korey
Location: Eighteenth Street Lounge, Green Room
1230 9th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Time: April 15th, 2 PM - 5 PM with a 10 minute break
Price: $60 for both workshops

Workshop Theme: Musical Dialogues

Masha and Korey will work with the notion that creating a dance to tango music is a collaboration between two musically sensitive and articulate dancers.  The work will be spilt between physical skills/technique to make the dancer more musically coherent for the partner, and the interaction in the pair that brings us into dialog with each other, the music, and the dance floor.

Part 1: Technique and Interaction - bringing the couple closer to the music.

Part 2: The listening lead and the articulate follow - deepening our connection and improvisation

We will keep these workshops small and role balanced, so please register in advance.

UPDATE: SINGLE LEADER REGISTRATION CLOSED!

YOU CAN STILL REGISTER AS A COUPLE.

Saturday class at Milonga Zandunga
Location: Capital Ballroom, 7800 Wisconsin Avenue (2nd Floor) Bethesda, MD 20814
Time: April 15th, 9 PM - 10 PM
Price: $20

Class theme: Caminatas (walking games) with Guardia Vieja music.  

No pre-registration required. More information can be found here.