SILVIA & RUBÉN: “Vuelo & Raíz”
His authentic, personal style of dance is defined by its strong emphasis on roots, tradition, and contemporary free flight, creating an improvisational dance where tradition and freedom coexist harmoniously, allowing for a fresh and honest dialogue. The essence of tango takes center stage, emerging from its simplicity, full of meaning, from which the encounter emanates.
Silvia Lezcano
31 years of professional experience in performing arts and teaching.
His art and teaching methods have graced festivals and institutions of renowned prestige worldwide
International.
Silvia is a multifaceted performing artist with a multidisciplinary background.
She was born in Chaco, Argentina in 1975. She began her classical dance studies at the age of
At five years old, having fallen in love with this art, she knew from a young age that she would be a dancer. At nine years old, she
She landed her first leading role, which helped her gain confidence in her destiny. At 18, she left her job.
homeland and moves to Buenos Aires to study at the IUNA (University Institute
National Art), as well as with various teachers of dance and physical theatre.
In her career as a contemporary dancer she toured Brazil, Costa Rica and Mexico,
Immersing herself in new styles, her search led her to Spain in 2002. She decides
She settled in Barcelona, where she continues to improve, dancing and teaching.
Simultaneously, her yoga training began in 1998 and she has maintained a rigorous
uninterrupted practice and study of yoga with teachers who have accompanied her on her journey
Searching and strengthening her discipline and love for this science, for 27 years Sílvia has
delved into practice and study in a firm and relentless manner, and then in each creation
artistic communication based on learned philosophical foundations.
His shows are characterized by poetic language and a gaze stripped of all pretense.
convention, which underpins his choreographic concept, where he intertwines dance techniques
contemporary and current (with American and European influences), with folk styles
such as tango, oriental dances and physical theatre, where his distinctive personal style is evident.
infuses the choreographies with a movement full of content.
His ART has graced stages in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Costa Rica,
Portuguese, French, Belgian, German, Arab, Japanese, and Spanish. Opera is a highlight.
Garnier in Paris, Eiffel Tower in Paris, Palace of Arts in Mexico City, the Municipal Theater
General San Martín of Buenos Aires, the National Theatre of San José of Costa Rica, the Grec Theatre
from Barcelona, the Liceu Theatre in Barcelona, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Teatre
National of Catalonia, l'Auditori de Barcelona, the Mercat de les Flors, the Teatro Principal de
Zaragoza and the Madrid Theatre, La Cuarta Pared; among others.
Together with Orlando “Coco” Días, she taught Argentine Tango at the Argentine Embassy in Paris, France for four years. She also co-organized the World Tango Championship in Paris and co-founded the Costa Brava-Sant Feliu de Guixols International Tango Festival. She has directed several tango shows, including Ensueño Tango and BCN Capital Tango.
She is the co-founder of the Yoga and Art House Yoga Indra, based in the Barcelona City Hall, where she currently teaches classes and provides training.
Currently, he collaborates with Rubén Dipi in Tango and simultaneously creates and builds a solo Dance Theatre performance.
RUBEN ADRIÁN DI PIETROPAOLO (RUBEN DIPI)
Training: I learned to dance Tango at the age of 9 with my parents and godfather José Domingo Monteleone (Pepito Avellaneda), from the age of 9 until the age of 11 I only did the led role, then they started teaching me to lead until the present day.
Teachers: my father Hector Di Pietropaolo (Pietro), my godfather Jose Domingo Monteleone (Pepito Avellaneda), Edgardo Clemente (Perita), Miguel Balmaceda, Ramon Rivera (Finito), Gerardo Portalea, Luis Lemos (milonguita), Jorge Orcaizaguirre (Virulazo), Ernesto Castello (Puppy), Eduardo Arquimbau, Juan Carlos Copes, Roberto Herrera.
Teachers: My Mom Elisa Dal Cin (Chela), Carmen Risso (Carmencita Calderón), Elvira Santamaría (Elvira), Nelly, Pocha, Ofelia, Gloria Barraud Arquimbau, María Nieves Rego, Celia Blanco, Graciela González, Vanina Bilous, among others.
Work Experience
As a dancer I worked in Tango Argentino, Compañía Porteña de Tango, Universal Tango and for various other companies
As a teacher in the Commercial Employees Union from 1987 to 1997
At the General San Martin Theatre from 1988 to 1997.
In 1995 I received the distinction “Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires Culture” from the Government of the City of Buenos Aires.
I have worked as a teacher in various milongas and halls in Argentina, Chile, Spain, Italy, France, as well as giving private classes, from 1985 to the present.
Organizer of milongas and events in different halls in Argentina and other countries, highlighting the co-organization of Porteño y Bailarín together with Juan Carlos Stasi.