TANGO, ACTING, CHOREOGRAPHY, DIRECTING, MIME & PHYSICAL THEATRE

PERSONAL PROFILE
Maestro tanguero Alfredo GARCIA is an instructor of Argentine tango, a master choreograph and a director of theatrical and physical arts. In his over 40 years of experience in the field of performing arts, Alfredo GARCIA has worked in over 200 film and theatrical shows and taught tango and the sheer joy of dancing to countless tangueros around the world. Master GARCIA is coming to Romania in an effort to promote Argentine tango and in order to support the budding tango community in Bucharest.

DIRECTING & COORDINATING - TANGO SHOWS
Mosaico Tanguero; Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno, Bernal, Argentina, 2000
Tangos; Orillando el Varieté; Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno, Bernal, Argentina, 1999
Dominó; Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno, Bernal, Argentina, 1998
Le Petit Tangó (with Marta Farías) ; Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno, Bernal, Argentina, 1997
Para Tangos basta una Muestra; Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno, Bernal, Argentina, 1996
Fragmentos (with Laura Secondi); Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno, Bernal, Argentina, 1992
II Bienal de Arte Joven - Employed by Sergio and Amira Cámpora - Centro Cultural de Ciudad de Buenos Aires - Recoleta - Buenos Aires, Argentina (assistant)
Los Milongueros en el Centro - Directed by: José Garófalo - Cervantes National Theatre, Argentina (assistant)
La Vida es un Tango y hay que saberlo bailar - Directed by: Gustavo Naveira and Olga Bessio - Empire Theatre - Buenos Aires, Argentina (assistant)

CHOREOGRAPHY - TANGO SHOWS
Mosaico Tanguero written & directed by Alfredo Garcia
Tango Butoh; written & directed by: Gustavo C. Sartur
Dame tiempo; written by: Judith Stein, directed by: Horacio Diana

EVENT ORGANIZER
La Milonga de Mosaico Tanguero - Club General Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Luis A. Spinetta Show - Lihuel Productions - Cervantes Theatre – Quilmes, Argentina,
The J.osé Larralde Show - Lihuel Productions - Urquiza Theatre - Caseros - Provincia de Bs. As., Argentina,
La Cara de la Luna - Cámara de Comerciantes de Bernal - Bernal, Argentina
Tango Meetings at Liberarte - Bodega Cultural - Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tango and Folklore Meetings - Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno – Bernal, Argentina

MOVIES, FILMS & TELEVISION – TANGO DANCER, ACTOR

TANGO DANCER
Evita; Directed by: Alan Parker
Funes, Un Gran Amor; Directed by: Raúl de la Torre
Canción Desesperada; Directed by: Jorge Coscia

MOVIE ACTOR
Facundo: La Sombra del Tigre - Directed by: Nicolás Sarquís
El Censor - Directed by: Eduardo Calcagno

TELEVISION ACTOR
Los grandes Temas médicos
Los Sueños
Los Bebés prematuros
La Salud
Pepe Carvalho

TANGO CLUBS & STUDIOS – TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Bar Bohemia - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002
Café Ibiza - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002
IPEF - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2002
Walter Leone – Salvador - Bahía, Brasil, 2001
Teresa Cintra – Salvador - Bahía, Brasil, 2001
General Belgrano Club - San Telmo - Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2001-2002
Buenos Aires Tango - run by the Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, an affiliate of the Cosmotango school, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
Miriam Sosa - Oberá, Argentina
EBATECA - Salvador - Bahía - Brasil
Escola de Ballet - Aracaju - Sergipe, Brasil
Casa Martín Fierro - Salvador - Bahía, Brasil
Academia de Ballet - Pituba - Salvador – Bahía, Brasil
Rotary Club of Berazategui - Berazateguil, Argentina
Alsina Club – Quilmes, Argentina
Fishing Club - San Vicente, Prov. de Bs. As., Argentina
ESSEM Gym - Berazategui, Prov. de Bs. As., Argentina
Club de Paleta - Ranelagh, Prov. de Bs. As., Argentina
Liberarte, Bodega Cultural - Buenos Aires, Argentina
El Carmen Club - Gutiérrez, Argentina
San Jorge School - Quilmes, Argentina
Centro Cultural Monserrat - Buenos Aires, Argentina
M. Hernández Library - Lomas de Zamora, Prov. de Bs. As., Argentina
Social Club of Quilmes - Quilmes, Argentina
Círculo Policial de Bernal – Bernal, Argentina
Argentinean Dancing Institute – Bernal, Argentina
Escuela de Educación Media N°5 (Ezpeleta) - Quilmes, Argentina
Secondary-School Tango Teaching Project - Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno – Bernal, Argentina, 1996
Technical college N°1 (Don Bosco)
Normal Superior school of Quilmes
Escuela Municipal de Bellas Artes de Quilmes
General Mosconi" Technical college of Quilmes
Quilmes High School
Normal Superior school of Quilmes
Secondary-School Tango Teaching Project - Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno – Bernal, Argentina, 1996
Technical college N°1 (Don Bosco)
District secondary schools
High Institute of Tourism
La Peluquería - Quilmes, Argentina
Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno – Bernal, Argentina
Tango H.O.Y. - Quilmes, Argentina

TANGO DANCER & PERFORMER
Member of the Olga y Gustavo Ballet - Directed by: Gustavo Naveira, Olga Bessio
Subterráneos de Buenos Aires Auditorium, Buenos Aires
Casa de la Cultura, Ramos Mejía
Centro Cultural General San Martín, Buenos Aires
Club Paraguayo, Buenos Aires
Círculo Portugués, Buenos Aires
Centro Cultural Monserrat, Buenos Aires
Cuartito Azul, Buenos Aires
Sin Rumbo Club, Buenos Aires
Tango Bar - Directed by: Martín Garra, Buenos Aires
Primera Bienal de Arte Joven - Centro Cultural "Ciudad de Bs. As., Recoleta. (own choreography)
Ensueño y Romance – (with Laura Secondi)
Teatro Clip - Show - Bululú Theatre - Buenos Aires
Ensueño y Romance - Video - Directed by: Ariel de la Fuente
Varieté - Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno, Bernal
Tangografía de mi Abuelo - Video - Directed by: Oscar Telmo
Tango Mío - Directed by: Fernando Soler – (own choreographies)
Teatro de la Ribera – (with the Ribera Orchestra)
Marathon - Opera by Ricardo Monti and Pedro Calderón – Directed by: Jaime Kohan - Colón Theatre, Bs. As.
Municipio Urbano de la Costa – (On tour)
Dorrego, Tango y Baile - Dorrego square- San Telmo - Buenos Aires.
La Posada del Viejo Hotel - Show - San Telmo - Buenos Aires
Argentinian Asociation of Music and art teachers - Lomas de Zamora, Provincia de Bs. As.
Enrique Hudson School - Bernal
Tourism advanced School - Bernal
Mosaico Tanguero - Directed by: Alfredo García - Biblioteca Pública y Complejo Cultural Mariano Moreno, Bernal
Sagrada Familia School - Quilmes - Presentation at the teachers’ annual festival- Quilmes Bishopric

TANGO PRACTICE COORDINATOR
Tango Practices - the General Belgrano Club - San Telmo - Buenos Aires - 2001 - 2002
Quilmes Oeste Club – (With Paula Ferrío) - 1997-1998
Social Club of Quilmes - Quilmes, Argentina, 1996
Círculo Policial of Bernal - Bernal, Argentina, 1995

TANGO COMPETITIONS & EVENTS – JUDGING
Torneos Juveniles Bonaerenses, 2000-1001
Municipal, Regional & Final Competition Rounds
Torneos Juveniles Bonaerenses, 1999
Regional & Final Competition Rounds
Torneos Juveniles Bonaerenses, 1997-1998
Regional & Final Competition Rounds
Coordination duties in the finals

AUTHOR - BOOKS, ARTICLES, SCRIPTS, CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
Cómo bailar el Tango (Dancing tango) – teaching manual and video tape support
Nosotros y el Tango (The Tango and Us)- article for the Encuentro magazine
Le Petit Tangó - Script for tango show (with Marta Farías)
Workshops (Hosted by Gustavo Naveira)
Technical Structure
Stage: Figures & Visualization
Feeling – On Stage and While Dancing
Workshop Coordinator
Technical Structures
Curved and Straight Lines
U-Turns
Figures and Roles
Stereotypes & Realism

Investigative Workshop: Technical Structures (Parts I & II)