ALEJANDRO AQUINO

RENOWNED DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER

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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.

In 1985 he was a featured dancer at Teatro Alvear, together with principal dancers of the Teatro Colón, among them Raúl Candal, Alejandro Toto and Lidia Segni.

1985

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1983 1988

RENOWNED DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER

ALEJANDRO AQUINO

Photographs obtained from personal archive of Alejandro Aquino

RENOWNED DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER

MIGUEL BALMACEDA AND NELLY

“TANGO TANGO” at Teatro Lola Membrives on Corrientes Street. Photo by Enrique Gómez Moreyra

ANTONIO TODAROIn 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 Daniel 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

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WITH MAESTRO PUGLIESE DURING THE ASIAN TOUR IN SHANGHAI - CHINA, 1989

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1989 1991

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Dancing “Mala Junta”, in Royal Carré Theatre in Amsterdam with Vanina Bilous

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 América, Asia and Europe. Among these was the historic concert of Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla at the Royal Carré 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.

BEBA PUGLIESE

ALEJANDRO WAS A GUEST DANCER WITH OTHER PRESTIGIOUS ORCHESTRAS IN BUENOS AIRES

In the years to follow, Alejandro was a guest dancer with other prestigious orchestras in Buenos Aires: the Sexteto Tango, the Orquesta de Leopoldo Federico and the Orquesta de Beba Pugliese featuring the poet Horacio Ferrer.

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AT THE END OF THE SHOW WITH PRINCES DIANA SPENCER.

In 1991 Alejandro performed in the famous Aldwych West End Theater in London with the legendary company “Tango Argentino” of Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzolli.

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 - Occidente” of Trento and Rovereto in Italy.

FROM THE BOOK NERO TANGO PHOTOGRAPHIED BY PINO NINFA

PHOTO BY PINO NINFA

PHOTO BY PINO NINFA

1992 1996

TANGUEROS Photo by Paolo Zapaterra at TeatroZandonai of Rovereto

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, Osvaldo Ruggiero, Oscar Herrero and Alcides Rossi. Subsequent productions of the show featured the Orquesta Color Tango, directed by Roberto Alvarez.

Color Tango Orchestra

photo by Paolo Zapaterra

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ALEJANDRO INVITED HIS MAESTRO PEPITO AVELLANEDA TO PARTICIPATE IN HIS SECOND WORK:“MILONGA BOULEVARD”.

IN 1994 ALEJANDRO AQUINO WAS NOMINATED CORRESPONSAL ACADEMICO DE LA ACADEMIA NACIONAL DEL TANGO, BY THE POET HORACIO FERRER.

In 1996, he presents his second complete work, the innovative “Milonga Boulevard” inspired in part by Julio Cortázar’s “Las puertas del Cielo”. “Milonga Boulevard”, which debuted in the “Teatro L´Arena del Sole” in Bologna, was subsequently presented throughout Italy and featured Alejandro’s master teacher José 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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PEPITO AVELLANEDA PHOTO BY PINO NINFA

19972011

TEACHING AND TO TRANSMITTING HIS KNOWLEDGE

Photographs obtained from personal archive of Alejandro Aquino

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 “Homenaje a Osvlado Pugliese” with the Orquesta Color Tango led by Roberto Alvarez, and presented personally by Lidia Pugliese. The show subsequently toured in Italy.

TANGO IN ALL OF EUROPE

PHOTO BY ALBERTO BOGO

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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.

20122013

ALEJANDRO AQUINONATALIA HILLS

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Photo by Shao Bao Tao

ALEJANDRO AQUINO NATALIA HILLS

August 2014, in association with Maestro Víctor Lavallén, they presented their first creative work together “El Tango” at “Buenos Aires Festival y Mundial de Tango”, in Argentina, still a work in progress.

ALEJANDRO AQUINO

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Photos by Andrea Merola

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