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Colombian show on tango’s African roots opens São Paulo festival
Colombian company Che Tango will perform in São Paulo on Thursday at Teatro Ruth Escobar.
The one-time performance of “Tango Negro” opens the 5th Festival and Metropolitan Championship.
The show explores African roots and cultural encounters behind tango through dance, music and storytelling.
Director Jorge Padilla says the performance aims to present tango as more than a dance and bring its history to new audiences.
The festival was created to broaden interest in tango and its different forms.
Organized by La Maquina Tanguera, it also features three dance nights, which have drawn an average of 250 people each since the first edition.
The Colombian show “Tango Negro” will open São Paulo’s 5th Metropolitan Festival and Championship on Thursday, November 12.
The performance will take place at Teatro Ruth Escobar in the Bela Vista district.
Directed by Jorge Padilla and performed by the Che Tango company, the show explores tango’s African roots through dance, music and storytelling.
The festival is organized by La Maquina Tanguera to broaden the audience for tango and its different expressions.
- Who
- Colombian company Che Tango, directed by Jorge Padilla.
- What
- Tango Negro,” a performance about tango’s African roots, will open the 5th Metropolitan Festival and Championship.
- When
- Thursday, November 12. The article was published November 10, 2026.
- Where
- Teatro Ruth Escobar in the Bela Vista district of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Why
- The show aims to explore the cultural encounters behind tango and introduce new audiences to its history.
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- Performance date
- Thursday, November 12
- Venue
- Teatro Ruth Escobar, Bela Vista, São Paulo
- Festival
- 5th Metropolitan Festival and Championship
- Company
- Che Tango, based in Medellín, Colombia
- Festival organizer
- La Maquina Tanguera
What people are saying
Bringing the show to Brazil is an opportunity to bring new audiences closer to this history and show tango beyond dance.
Tango Negro is a return to the origins. It is discovering the traces that live on in tango and finding a story that was also waiting to be danced.