Guillermina Quiroga Tango Co. and Maurizio Najt Tango Quartet Come to Roulette
The performance is set for March 28.
By: Stephi Wild Mar. 07, 2025
Famed Argentine dancer/choreographer Guillermina Quiroga will be joined by her longtime partner Mariano Logiudice, dancers Analia Carreño & Luis Ramirez and Adriana Salgado & Orlando Reyes, and the Maurizio Najt Tango Quartet (Maurizio Najt (piano), Rodolfo Zanetti (bandoneón), Melisa Zohar Atoyan (violin), Tom Kirchmer (bass)) in a brilliant program that brings to life the passion, soul and beauty of Argentine tango. The program, Tango Soiree, features traditional tango and modern works with some of Piazzolla's most famous compositions.
Guillermina Quiroga, called the “Queen of Tango,” is a celebrated tango dancer, choreographer and master teacher known for her appearances in tango shows on Broadway and at international festivals. Her extensive credits include the mythical Tango Argentino and Forever Tango on Broadway and Evita at New York City Center; several films, including Assassination Tango (2002) and Valentina’s Tango (2007); world tours with singer Julio Iglesias; performances with the Luis Bacalov, Mariano Mores, Pablo Ziegler and Color Tango orchestras; her own tango show, Tango, Historias Breves; and choreography for Evita in Milwaukee and “Libertango” for the 1998 Olympic ice dancing gold medalists Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov. She has influenced the role of women in tango, and trained many of the world’s favorite tango dancers.
Guillermina is from La Plata, a seaside town outside Buenos Aires where she studied ballet and performed at the prestigious Teatro Argentino de La Plata, an important classical arts school and performing arts center in Argentina. In 1988 she entered the world of the milongas in Buenos Aires, becoming the partner of choice of the seasoned milongueros, and in 1989 won the Buenos Aires City Tango Championships. Since taking her first tango lesson in 1988, she has dedicated herself to mastering the art of tango.
Mariano Logiudice has taught and performed with Guillermina Quiroga at numerous tango festivals around the world. Before he became immersed in tango, he was a martial arts world champion and a sports teacher. He studied tango with such prominent teachers as Raul Bravo, Juan Pablo Barbutti, Guillermina Quiroga, Andres Cejas, Olga Besio, Demian Garcia, and Julio Balmaceda. He graduated from university in Argentina as a psychologist with the thesis “Tango y vejez”(Tango and the Elderly) which explored the benefits of tango dancing on older people. This led him to creating a new activity that mixes tango dance with physical education. With Guillermina, he started a new discipline: the union of tango dance and psychology as therapy for people with physical and emotional needs. In 2019, he appeared in the rock opera Evita at New York City Center with Guillermina.
Analia Carreño and Luis Ramirez are internationally acclaimed Argentine tango dancers, choreographers and artistic directors who have danced for over 20 years as a professional tango couple. Their distinctive style blends technical precision with deep emotional expression, making them one of the most sought-after tango couples in the world. They have captivated audiences around the world, starring in major tango productions such as Tango Story, Tango Miracle, and Souls of Tango. They have collaborated with renowned tango orchestras and performed in prestigious theaters and festivals in Buenos Aires, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and Sao Paulo. They are also dedicated educators, mentoring dancers of all levels through their innovative teaching methodology, The Tango Way.
Adriana Salgado and Orlando Reyes, who have been professional dancers and teachers of Argentine tango for over 25 years, were the US Champions at Tango Salon 2021 and Stage Tango 2019. From Bogota, Colombia, they have a background in classical ballet and began studying tango in Buenos Aires under the auspices of renowned tango masters. Their international performances include the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Aruba, Argentina, Canada, Indonesia, and their native Colombia. Since 2007, they have been based in New York and taught and performed at many tango venues nationwide.
The Maurizio Najt Tango Quartet is composed of prominent musicians in the world of tango. Maurizio Najt is recognized as one of the pioneers of the New York tango revival scene. Born in Italy, he grew up in Argentina and in the 1980s embarked on a musical career in New York City, where he currently resides. On tour with the New York Tango Trio, he established an iconic presence as a tango pianist, showcasing the music and dance genre in major venues in France, Denmark, Sweden, Russia and Argentina. He accompanied Anna Saeki, a renowned tango singer in Japan, and toured prestigious venues in the US, Mexico, Japan and China as a member of the Forever Tango Orchestra. As an arranger and composer, he collaborated with Academy Award-winning film director Ang Lee for the film Lust, Caution. Rodolfo Zanetti, a native of Argentina, is recognized as one of the most distinguished solo bandoneónists in the US, and has performed at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center. In 2017 he won the First Prize as a bandoneónist at the Che Bandoneón International Competition, and in 2018 he participated in Pedro Giraudo’s Vigor Tanguero recording, which won a Latin Grammy for the Best Tango Album. Bassist Tom Kirchmer has performed with bandoneón maestro Tito Castro since 2001 and toured Japan with him, Maurizio Najt and singer Anna Saeki. He also performed on the soundtrack to Ang Lee’s 2007 film Lust, Caution. Melisa Zohar Atoyan, born in Argentina, is a classically trained violinist who has worked with such leading tango musicians as Emilio Solla, Pedro Giraudo, JP Jofre, and Hector Del Curto. She also performed with Polly Ferman and Glamour Tango, and served as violin solo for Astoria Tango Orchestra under the direction of Daniel Binelli.
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