Roles and evolution - body and mind, with Brigitta Winkler

“I change because I can.”

German tango pioneer Brigitta Winkler shares what she's most passionate about 40 years into her tango journey and why she believes in tango's ability to unite.

Producer/Host: Liz Sabatiuk | Music: “Margo,” by Armando Pontier with lyrics by Homero Expósito | Image Credit: Unknown

SHOW NOTES

• Visit Brigitta's website or watch her dance with Rebecca Shulman, Tomás Howlin, and Astrid Weiske.
• Two tango humans previously featured on this podcast consider Brigitta a mentor: Aja Fenn and Mitra Martin.
• Read an interview with Brigitta that includes the iconic black and white photo described in the episode.
• Watch a video of Brigitta's and Angelika's teachers, Gloria and Eduardo Arquimbau.
• Learn more about Eric Jorisson via interviews for Joe's Tango Podcast and DonAgucho.
• Watch clips from Tango Mujer performances featuring Brigitta.
• Learn more about movement systems Brigitta has studied: Body-Mind Centering; Release, Alexander, Feldenkrais, and Klein techniques; contact improvisation; Authentic Movement; Axis Syllabus; the Franklin Method; and Fighting Monkey.
• Read the lyrics of "Margo" in English thanks to the Tango Poetry Project.
• Visit the Queer Tango Project website and read Birthe Havmoeller's  "10 Dogme Rules For The Dance Style of 'Queer Tango.'"
  
• Listen to Brigitta's interview for Joe's Tango Podcast.

Read a transcript of Brigitta's episode here.