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‘Beethoven’s Tango’ and ‘Stranger’ things
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 15, 2026

Last year, the Santa Barbara dance organizations Selah Dance Collective and Nomad Tango collaborated on a program called Malena: Between Two Worlds, which brought together champion Boston-based Argentine tango dancers Fernanda Ghi and Silvio Grand with Selah’s contemporary dancers. This weekend, they return to the Lobero with an even more ambitious double bill dubbed Beethoven’s […]

Tango Meets Contemporary in ‘Malena: Between Freedom and the Embrace’
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 9, 2025

Alejandra Folguera, founder of Nomad Tango, and Rodney Gustafson, founder of State Street Ballet and co-founder of Nomad Tango, knew they’d hit on something special when Tango Meets Classical, their production of separate pieces of tango and ballet, was a sensation at SOhO last year. This year, things have grown by leaps and bounds as […]