Roberto Herrera

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BornSeptember 5, 1963
San Salvador de Jujuy
NationalityArgentinian
CitizenshipArgentina
Occupation
  • Dancer
  • Choreographer
  • Dance teacher

Roberto Herrera (born September 5, 1963 in San Salvador de Jujuy) is an Argentina dancer, choreographer and dance teacher. He is recognised globally as a highly distinguished Tango dancer and teacher.[1][2]

Early Dance Education

Herrera first started learning Argentinian and Latin America Folk dances at the age of eight and began his training in Tango Argentino when he was twelve. Among his teachers were Antonio Todaro and Pepito Avellaneda.[3]

Career

He has worked as dancer as well as choreographer for Orchestra of renowned Composer such as Osvaldo Pugliese,[4] Leopoldo Federico, Julián Plaza, Beba Pugliese,[1] Osvaldo Berlingieri, Néstor Marconi, Horacio Salgán und José Colángelo. With some of these orchestras, Herrera went on tour multiple times throughout Europe as well as Japan.[1]

From 1986 until 1990, Herrera was principal dancer (primer bailarin) of the National Folkoric Ballet (Ballet Folklórico Nacional) under Santiago Ayala "El Chucaro"[1] and Norma Viola. At the same time, he worked in various Tango establishments.

In 1986 Herrera featured as a solo dancer in Marcos Zurinaga movie Tango Bar.[1][5] Two years later, in 1988, he starred in the role of Martín Fierro, based on the Epic poetry by José Hernández (writer), in the play Aquí me pongo a cantar (english: "Here I start to sing") in the Teatro de las Provincias in Buenos Aires. In 1993 Herrera worked as a solo dancer for the dance company Tango Pasión with the orchestra Sexteto Mayor.[3] In 1994 he featured in the movie Muchas gracias maestro, which is based on the life of Osvaldo Pugliese.[1] From 1995 until 1999, Herrera was artistic director as well as protagonist of the show "Tango, una Historia" in the Buenos Aires upscale bar El Querandí, thus becoming one of the forerunners of similar shows found today in the various Casas de Tango of Buenos Aires.[3]

In 1997 Herrera was part of the opening show of the movie premiere of Evita (1996 film)|Evita in Buenos Aires as choreographer and dancer. The same year, he presided over the closing show of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. In 2000 he featured as soloist together with his dance partner Lorena Yacono in the Gershwin Theatre’s Broadway theatre Tango Argentino (musical).[1][6][7] In 2004 he was guest dancer, together with Mora Godoy, in the leading role of Gaudencio in the musical Tanguera in the Teatro El Nacional in Buenos Aires.[3]

In 2002 Herrera founded the Tango company Compañía Roberto Herrera Tango and has been its director ever since.[4][8] As part of the festivities surrounding the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Seoul, he and his company performed the show "Tango de Hoy" together with Natacha Poberaj. In 2005 he went on his first tour through Europe with his show "Tango Nuevo de Roberto Herrera".[3] So far, he and his company have performed more than 300 times all over the world with shows such as "Tango de Hoy", "Tango Nuevo de Roberto Herrera", "Tango, Una Historia", "Tango de Buenos Aires",[1] "Tango Origin"[2] and "El Tango".[9]

In 2004, in addition to his dance company, Herrera also founded his own dance school, the Herrera Tango Academy, with branches in Buenos Aires, Milan[2] and Munich. The Munich branch also closely cooperates with the local Tango school Tango genial. [10]

Herrera has been teaching Tango since 1979, offering workshops all over the world[1] and regularly performs at Tango festivals. Since 2003 he has been a member of the jury of the World tango dance tournament.[1]

Awards

  • 2012: Maestro Formador y Transmisor Popular Argentino de la Danza, awarded by the Concejo Argentino de la Danza (C.A.D.)[1]

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "Taconeando con la Morocha y el Maestro". El Litoral (in Spanish). March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Roberto Herrera & Rocio Leguizamon". Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Roberto Herrera & Rocio Leguizamon". Tango Norte (in Swedish). Retrieved July 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Herrera Tango | Argentina". Retrieved July 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Tamara Bisceglia und Roberto Herrera". tangobar (in German). Retrieved July 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Tango Argentino". Total Theater (in German). Retrieved July 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Marks, Peter (Nov 18, 1999). "The Argentine Heart: Part Song, All Tango". New York Times.
  8. "Kontakt & Team". Tango genial (in German). Retrieved July 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "El Tango – Roberto Herrera Tango Company, 20.02.2018, Carl-Orff-Saal - Gasteig München GmbH - Kultur für München". Gasteig (in German). Retrieved July 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Tango Argentino lernen und tanzen in München". Tango genial (in German). Retrieved July 20, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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