PREMIOSTANGO
THE BIRTH
While having dinner at her home, Lola Diaz (Tangopal & CITA co-director) had a striking idea: a ceremony where the work, effort and dedication in tango could be rewarded by peers. As a result, a few days later the awards PremiosTango were born. Certainly, she needed to spread the word, so after two months of hard work, more than a hundred invitees from almost every branch in tango’s creative industry heard a proposal to be part of the board of jurors. Articles of incorporation were soon presented and everybody was ready to go.
The first edition of Premios Tango was held on March, 10th 2018 in Buenos Aires.
The ceremony took part during a private dinner held at the Abasto Hotel. Followed by an After Party Milonga open to the public with the great music of Los Reyes del Tango.
ABOUT
We do not think of the awards as a competition. And, above all, they are no joke.
No one has to register to participate; we are all participating while we are working in tango.
PremiosTango do not want to reward a stranger, neither somebody's overall life experience or choose the best dancer in history. We intend to recognize the merit during the period of one year.
Therefore, the awards shall be given annually to honor outstanding artistic achievements and other merits in the world of tango. To be conferred only at an annual PremiosTango ceremony.
A WORD FROM LOLA
“Maybe we don’t know each other much, but surely you know my husband. For a long time, in different ways, he, Fabián Salas, tried to give recognition and pay homage to many colleagues. I've always found these acts something wonderful and one day I thought, why not do the same formally? And just like that, the Premios Tango were born.”
DO YOU WANT TO BECOME PART OF THE BOARD OF JURORS?
You can do so, applying online here:
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE NOMINEES & AWARDED FOR 2018?
You can do so, as well as learn who were the Judges for the Premios, here:
ENJOY THE FULL CEREMONY HERE
Twenty one categories were presented, including three Honorificos and one Tango de Oro.
WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON 2019
HOW WE JUDGE & WHAT
The world-wide qualifying run for 2019 begun January 1st., 2018, and continues through midnight of December 31st., 2018.
Our Board of Jurors will present the nominees starting January 1st., 2019 up to January 5th., 2019. Two nominations will be made by each Jury for each award.
It's important to note that the nominees will be judged for their performance on 2018 only. Nobody will judge lifetime merits.
The final voting will take place between January 10th. and January 15th., 2019. The candidates with the most points will be presented as final nominees for each category.
*Voting for nominations and awards shall always be done by secret ballot. The ballots won't be disclosed.
WHEN & WHERE
The next edition of Premios Tango will be held on March, 09th 2019 in Buenos Aires.
The ceremony will take part during a private dinner held at the Abasto Hotel.
Premios Tango created and directed by Lola Díaz. Produced by Tangopal.
My gratitude and appreciation to our #1 investor Fabián Salas. Special thanks to all my colleagues and Abasto Hotel for inspiring this idea.
Premios Tango is non-profit.