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Discover the journey of Tango Zen: Returning to Tradition and join us for its world premiere in Buenos Aires and online!
About the Film
Tango Zen: Returning to Tradition, directed by Juan Cruz Varela, premieres in Buenos Aires on October 22, 2025, at 7 PM local time. Unlike others who leave Buenos Aires to spread tango, Chan Park, a former NASA engineer turned tango dancer, returns to share its inspiration and pleasure, learned from Porteños over 28 years of dancing across more than 25 countries. “I came in like a little kitten and I’m leaving as a lion,” says Nestór, a Buenos Aires local, after Park’s Tango Zen workshop. Clara described her own experience: “An experience of the harmony
of the universe flowing through me, through us.”
While tango’s soul fades amid performance-driven trends, Park’s tango journey, including four immersive years in Buenos Aires’ milongas (2008–2012), becomes a mission to share tango’s essence: presence, connection, energy. Tango Zen blends Zen mindfulness with tango’s emotional core, offering its authentic embrace, described as “life danced on the floor.”
📖 Synopsis:
TANGO ZEN: RETURNING TO TRADITION follows the transformative journey of Chan Park, a former NASA engineer turned Tango master, as he leads a movement to restore Tango’s roots in Buenos Aires. This documentary invites dancers to rediscover Tango as an emotional and meditative connection rather than just a dance.
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