Maral Kojayan
Known for her graceful yet
electric accuracy, her active creativity and expressive presence.
Maral’s love for dance and her training began at a very young age in 1984 in Lebanon. In 1997 she received an AS level qualifications in Dance Analysis and Choreography from London. In 2002 Maral had already founded the Largest Armenian Dance group in London (with 70+ adult and child dancers).
A few years on, already with a solid background in many movement forms including contemporary, ballet, tap, Armenian dance, yoga and Alexander Technique, Maral’'s passion for tango drew her to Buenos Aires.
Maral’s intensive investigation and particular attention to the connection, organic movement, technical precision and to the quality of movement has led her to teach and perform in many cities around the world including Buenos Aires (at DNI, Loca Milonga, Practica 8, Maldita Milonga, CITA), London, Paris, New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, Toronto and Montreal (Studio Tango and International Tango Nuevo Festival 2009 y 2010). She has worked with a number of new generation and internationally recognised talents and has taught at Tango Brujo, at DNI and has worked for ECUNHI (Espacio Cultural Nuestros Hijos) in Buenos Aires.
Maral’s love for dance and her training began at a very young age in 1984 in Lebanon. In 1997 she received an AS level qualifications in Dance Analysis and Choreography from London. In 2002 Maral had already founded the Largest Armenian Dance group in London (with 70+ adult and child dancers).
A few years on, already with a solid background in many movement forms including contemporary, ballet, tap, Armenian dance, yoga and Alexander Technique, Maral’'s passion for tango drew her to Buenos Aires.
Maral’s intensive investigation and particular attention to the connection, organic movement, technical precision and to the quality of movement has led her to teach and perform in many cities around the world including Buenos Aires (at DNI, Loca Milonga, Practica 8, Maldita Milonga, CITA), London, Paris, New York, Berlin, Amsterdam, Toronto and Montreal (Studio Tango and International Tango Nuevo Festival 2009 y 2010). She has worked with a number of new generation and internationally recognised talents and has taught at Tango Brujo, at DNI and has worked for ECUNHI (Espacio Cultural Nuestros Hijos) in Buenos Aires.
Mariano Laplume
A multifaceted artist, Mariano
began his investigations with tango as a dance-form in 2003. He worked on
developing his dance parallel to his successful career as a musician, during
which he had the good fortune to play as a violist in the Academic Orchestra of
'Teatro Colon' of Buenos Aires and in recent years he has been known as a
cofounder and violinist of the internationally renowned and much loved Sexteto
Milonguero.
In addition to his consecutive world tours, Mariano has always maintained his study of body awareness through different techniques and methods, most notably through his longstanding study of Alexander Technique, which he has found to be an excellent support for practising expansion, release and organic movement.
The synthesis between music, movement and body awareness in Mariano, gives rise to a dance characterised by rhythmic accuracy, postural elegance and a fine-tuned lead through a clear yet gentle embrace.
In addition to his consecutive world tours, Mariano has always maintained his study of body awareness through different techniques and methods, most notably through his longstanding study of Alexander Technique, which he has found to be an excellent support for practising expansion, release and organic movement.
The synthesis between music, movement and body awareness in Mariano, gives rise to a dance characterised by rhythmic accuracy, postural elegance and a fine-tuned lead through a clear yet gentle embrace.
