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SUMMARY:Queer Tango IN London Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join us for 3 days of dancing in the city\n29, 30, 31 May 2026\nAn international festival by Queer Tango London and our friends from across the globe​\n30 hours of dancing, including 5 milongas with international Tango DJs catering to all musical tastes. Plus join our intimate second dance room in the evenings…\n\nTom Cottle\nPeggy LaBaronne\nClaudio Tedesco\nAmanda Hamilton\nAnna Jorgensen\n\nFriday\n\n3:30PM – 6PM – The Tango City Walk (Free but please book). Tour (and dance!) the local area with Claudio and Sue\n4:00PM – Doors open\n6:30PM – 8PM in the Great Hall – Led Practica with Arno & Manu\n8PM – Midnight in the Great Hall – Milonga 1 with DJ Tom Cottle. Expect a large amount of modern and alternative songs from one of QTL’s resident DJs\n6PM – Midnight in the Studio – Alternative dance space. Our intimate, alternative music room is open to any guests wanting a change of pace from the main room\n9PM – 10PM in The Goss Room – Making a Start (Free but please book). Our FREE beginners / refresher class\n\n \nSaturday\n\nNoon – 4PM in the Great Hall – Milonga 2 with DJ Peggy LaBaronne. Expect traditional tangos of the Golden Era with some drops of more contemporary versions as Peggy joins us from Paris\n2:00 – 3PM – LGBTQIA+ Archive tours (only available to Festival Pass holders who have pre-booked this tour). Join archivist Stephan Dickers for a curated tour of the Bishopsgate Institute’s Archives, one of the most extensive collections on LGBTQIA+ history, politics and culture in the UK.\n4PM – 5:30PM in The Library – A Queer Tango Discussion: ‘What Now?’ (free but please book). A FREE event with Manu Sanz, Ray Batchelor, Edgardo Fernadez Sesma and others where we host a conversation about why we dance in this maddening world and what comes next…\n6:15PM – 7.45PM in the Great Hall – ‘The Performance of the Milonga’ with Arno & Manu\n8PM – Midnight in the Great Hall – Milonga 3 with DJ Claudio Tedesco. Expect the best of the Golden Age from one of QTL’s resident DJs\n6PM – Midnight in the Studio – Alternative dance space. Our intimate, alternative music room is open to any guests wanting a change of pace from the main room\n9PM – 10PM in The Goss Room – Making a Start (free but please book)\n\n \nSunday\n\nNoon – 4PM in the Great Hall – Milonga 4 with DJ Amanda Hamilton. Expect traditional music from the Golden Era 1930s to 1950s\n12:00PM – 1:30PM – The Sunday Roast at The Grocer (extra charge applies)\n2:00 – 3PM – LGBTQIA+ Archive tours (Only available to Festival Pass holders who have pre-booked this tour). Join archivist Stephan Dickers for a curated tour of the Bishopsgate Institute’s Archives, one of the most extensive collections on LGBTQIA+ history, politics and culture in the UK.\n2:00 – 3PM – Art tour at the Gilbert & George Centre (Only available to Festival Pass holders who have pre-booked this tour). Explore the works of local artists, Gilbert and George on this curated tour.\n4:00PM – 5:30PM in The Library – Ask the Authors (free but please book). Our FREE ask the authors event – a chance to meet and hear from those who write about Queer Tango\n5PM – 6PM in the Great Hall – Led Practica with Arno & Manu\n6PM – 10PM in the Great Hall – Milonga 5 with DJ Anna Jorgensen. Expect mainly traditional music, with the occasional tanda from new orchestras as we’re joined by Anna from Sheffield\n6PM – 10PM in the Studio – Alternative dance space. Our intimate, alternative music room is open to any guests wanting a change of pace from the main room\n\nClasses\nA range of large group workshops, intimate classes of ~20 people and private lessons from our international guest teachers\n\nAstrid Weiske\nGastón Olguín\nKatia Abbondanzieri\nManu Sanz\nArno Plass\nAl Shnit​​​man​\n\n \n& more…\n\nDance across London with our City Walk\nMeet the writers at our Ask the Authors event\nA Queer Tango Discussion: “What Now?”\nEat well with our Traditional Sunday Lunch\n\n-​\nTICKET OPTIONS\nMilonga Pass\n\nAll 5 Milongas\nAccess to our second dance room in the evenings\n2 pre-milonga practicás and 1 workshop with Manu Sanz & Arno Plass\nAccess to A Queer Tango Discussion: “What Now?”\nAccess to out Ask the Authors event\nAdd on classes – £30 (subject to availability)\n\n \nFestival Pass\nEverything in the Milonga Pass\nPLUS…\n\nTwo intimate classes from our guest teachers (schedule to follow)\nTour of the Bishopsgate Institute’s LGBTQIA+ Archives with Stephan Dickers* OR Art tour of the Gilbert + George Centre*\nPriority access for add on classes\nDiscounted price for add on classes – £25​\n\n \n \n
URL:https://londonmilongas.co.uk/events/queer-tango-london-festival/
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CATEGORIES:Inner London (zones 1-2)
LOCATION:230 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4QH
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