The 15th edition of the Tangopostale festival will take place from Friday June 28 to Sunday July 7, 2024
The full program for the 2024 edition is now available here:
The association FITT (International Tango Festival of Toulouse) was created in February 2009 by a group of dancers, musicians and fans of “Argentine” tango and Latin American culture. Less than five months later, on July 1, the first Tangopostale festival (contraction of “tango” and “aeropostale”) symbolically opened with an Argentinean meal at the “Bar des Avions”, marking the dedication of its founding members to the the human and industrial adventure of the pioneers of transatlantic trade.
Since then, the festival has grown considerably, from 5 to 7 days in 2012 to reach its goal of 10 days in 2014, offering 2 weekends to Toulouse and festival-goers sometimes from far away (Russia, California, Venezuela, La Réunion,…). Prestigious cultural partnerships have allowed us to progress: Médiathèque José Cabanis, Film Library of Toulouse, Higher School of Audiovisual (ESAV), Cinélatino, Cinespaña, Regional Conservatory of Music and we can now rely on partner places such as the “Ombres Blanches” bookstore… Patrons support us and, something unusual for a festival, we have many direct members. Our cultural action is recognized by the Academia Nacional del Tango (Buenos Aires) and the governments of Argentina and Uruguay.
The aministrators rely on 60 to 80 volunteers, including a permanent team of about thirty people (programming, communication, logistics …). In addition, we can count on the support of several associations in the region (Montauban, Cahors, Agen, Auch, Tarascon) and of course Toulouse (Tangueando and Nueva Guardia in particular), both to contribute to the program and to participate in the logistics of the more than 80 events performed each year. We also have a network of more than 80 “ambassadors” in France and Europe as well as about thirty “messengers” who ensure the dissemination of communication established in three languages.
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Why I love Tangopostale
Here is what, in my eyes, illustrates the personality of this Festival. Of course, none of these traits taken individually is specific to Tangopostale but their combination makes it a unique event I do not know of an equivalent
Tangopostale is one of the few Argentine tango festivals held in summer in a metropolis and it benefits from it: 13 open-air balls (including 7 nocturnal) on the edge of the Garonne under the trees (340 m² floor) or the canal du midi under marquee (floor 215m²), including a 10h ball (despedida) or on the beautiful place Saint Georges. In total a hundred hours of ball
Tangopostale makes you discover monuments, mansions, parks and banks of Toulouse by Tango and Heritage Walks, musicalized and danced, commented, sometimes accompanied by musicians or singers
If for you the tango is not limited to the pleasure of the dance you will enjoy Café Tango of the bookstore Ombres Blanches to exchange with the invited artists, follow the conferences, listen to the singers and readers, watch unknown films, discover exhibitions
Tangopostale is also very attached to live music that is dancing but also listening in a variety of contexts (auditorium, aperitifs or brunches in bars, on the grass sheltered by a weeping willow, … )
If Tangopostale is above all a “traditional” tango festival, it makes a lot of tango “nuevo”, especially the first weekend by duplicating evenings or by proposing places with 3 tracks running at the same time so that everyone finds his happiness
Tangopostale is also the fierce desire to ensure a friendly atmosphere, without show, in which each one must be respected and apply to contribute to the quality of the balls respecting their buena onda
I thank all the amateur and professional photographers who allowed us to use their photos for the promotion of the Festival
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