María Edith Bernatene

Professional Accomplishments:
Prestigious teachers have oriented my specialization:

  • Celia Blanco
  • Esther y Mingo Pugliese
  • Graciela González
  • Gustavo Naveira
  • Chicho Frímboli
  • Pepe Avellaneda
  • Sergio Natario y Alejandra Arrué

Professional Achievements

2010

  • On The Glorias Argentinas tango Salón, she is invited to received a recognition about her tango experience. She dance with El puchu, dancer.

2009

  • Shows on Gricel Tango Salón with the teacher Carlos Tedeschi. On the Café de Los Angelitos, with Roberto Harambure in Tango Guardia Vieja style.Teach severals workshops and seminars in Rauch and Tandil, Pcia de Bs.As. She organize a new school with the tango teacher and dancer Nazareth Del Rio.

2008

  • Several shows at different milongas in Buenos Aires: with Los Reyes del tango on La Ideal Salón, dancing with Daniel Aranda, and on Maipú 444 Salón with the famous teacher Facundo Posadas. Presentation with her show group at the Bs..As. Tango Festival with her creation: Mujer, on the Nacional Music Center

2007

  • She travelled to England to lecture and perform exhibitions, in London, Southampton, Cardiff, Bath and Grece. Several shows at different milongas in Buenos Aires: One the best, with Alejandro Hermidas on Salón La Argentina. Dance with the Reyes del Tango Orchestra in Rauch, Pcia de Bs.As. Tango Stage and Salón.

2006

  • She received a recognition PA´QUE BAILEN LOS MUCHACHOs.
  • She travelled to England to tech and perform exhibition:
    The London Welsh Centre, 157 Gray 's Inn Road, WC1
    Corrientes Tango Club, 5 Tavistock Place, London WC1. At The Room, London,Inglaterra.
    33 Holcombe Road, Tottenham Hale,N17 9AS
    www.the-room.org.uk .
    Cardiff, wales, Southampton, en The Crypt.
    St James Church off Clerkenwell Green. London, E C 1. Inglaterra

  • Clases y exhibiciones en Cardiff, Gales.
  • Clases y exhibiciones en Southampton, Inglaterra.
  • Clase y exhibición de tango en The Crypt.
    St James Church off Clerkenwell Green. London, E C 1
    http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~elonce/index.html
  • Video y DVD de Técnica para la Mujer y Nociones Básicas para Tango Escenario, realizado por la profesora María Edith Bernatene. Este material audio-visual abarca todos los elementos que una mujer necesita aprender para bailar el tango. Info: (54 11) 4941-9314
  • Síntesis de La Musa del Fango: Dos mujeres humildes, una criolla y otra europea viven una relación con dos hombres, un compadrito y un niño bien, alrededor de 1930. Personajes típicos de nuestra sociedad porteña, en los cuales se han inspirado tantas veces los poetas del tango.

2005

  • Several shows at different milongas in Buenos Aires: Salón Canning, Porteño y Bailarín, Confitería Ideal among others, with the collaboration of Roberto Dentone.

  • Tango theatre La Gola: remembering the anniversary of Barrio de Mataderos. Integrating the same group intervened at the Cultural Program of National Library of Argentina, Buenos Aires City.

  • With Señor Roberto Harambure presented a Canyengue exhibit in Salón Plaza Bohemia.

  • Integrating the Program Tango, City and School sponsored by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires I presented the pupils of the Children’s Tango Workshop at the Recoleta Cultural Center.

2004

  • I presented the musical play La Musa del Fango at t6he following Theatre Arlequín, L y F, Regio, all of them in Buenos Aires and at the Music Secretary of the City of Buenos Aires.

  • May in Berlin: I played in a collaborative manner with the company of tango-theatre La Musa del Fango. During the Carnival of Cultures together with the company of tango-theatre La Musa del Fango was played during the Carnival of Cultures. Luxemburg in June: an intensive course of tango was performed during the International Festival of Tango. Again, the tango-theatre musical as well as several exhibitions in different milongas was successfully presented.

  • Techniques for the dancing women Video was recorded in June. This video is devoted to the women and comprises all of the fundamental elements that a women should master to properly dance tango. The recording was produced by Octavio Zarza.

  • When honoring Señor Ben Molar, famous composer , member of the Academia Nacional del Tango, we Roberto Harambure and me played a Canyengue tango session at the Salón Dorado (Golden Salon) of the Porteña Legislature building, city of Buenos Aires.

  • I have written several notes about El Tango y los Niños, published in specialized journals.

  • Frequent presentations were performed in various centers with the pupils of the Tango Workshop I direct.

  • I received a special recognition to my carrier at the milonga Social Rivadavia Vip.

  • I started my project tango-theatre La Gola. Presentations were performed in Cochabamba 444 and ball room La Juanita, both in San Telmo traditional neighborhood.

2003

  • A grant to my musical La Musa del Fango was awarded from the Proteatro institution belonging to the government of the city of Buenos Aires. This grant was devoted to the performance of the musical in several theaters of the city of Buenos Aires.
  • Workshops at one of the historical porteños tango sites: Cochabamba 444 on Thursdays.

2002

  • First Prize was awarded to three couples of my pupils during the Tango Contest for Children. The contest was organized by the Tango Project ,Government of the City of Buenos Aires. The winners participated in different institutions, as for instance the so called Foro 21, Cable Visión.

  • Articles published in magazine 3, 4 y 5. Topic the Tango for Children at the School.

  • Referee to the Society for Choreographers and Tango Dancers during the First Tango de Salón Contest, organized by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires. Site: Confitería Ideal.

  • Participant at the show Chamuyo, Piano y Gotán by Mrs. Lidia Brea performed every Sun day in Caminito Tango Show. La Boca neighbourghood

  • Participant at the opening of the Prize Lobos de Mar, city of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province.

  • Dancer in the Video El Nombre (Otros Tangos) dance-theatre, by Silvia Vladimivky.

2001

  • Again, three couples of my group of students won the First Prize in several categories of the Contest of Tango for Children. Tango Project, Government of the City of Buenos Aires.

2000

  • Lecturer on Language del cuerpo a través de la danza Del tango, (The body language through g the dance) Institute Number 8, Buenos Aires. Credits were provided.
  • Hanover Expo 2000, Germany. Special classes on Canyengue Tango. Prof.Bernatene’ specialty.

1999

  • Started as a lecturer about the body language through the dance of the tango devoted to teachers all the areas.

1998

  • The tango musical La Musa Del Fango was composed this year. Presented on stage at Roma Theatre, Avellaneda City (1998, 1999) as well as in many theatres of Buenos Aires city Also, the tango musical El Frankenstein Porteño was composed in 1998.

1997

  • I successfully have developed a method to teach tango to school children. During 1997 worked as a tango instructor for children. Lately as Professor with National certificate(1980) for Physical Education awarded by the National University of La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires. 

1996

  • I participate in several tango shows as Sueños de Tango at the Confitería El Molino from June to September under the direction of Señor Juan Fabre (Channel Solo Tango and the artistic direction of Carlos Borques.

1995

  • Winner of the tango-dance Contest with Eduardo Capussi, School of Tango Salvador Sciana. Professors: Esther and Mingo Pugliese (Club Belgrano, Cochabamba 444, San Telmo, Buenos Aires City).

1994-1989

  • Years devoted to my professional profile.
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