Tango Salon – La Confiteria Ideal

“Where does imagination begin and reality end? How does imagination shape reality, or reality feed the imagination? These age-old questions seem to find a magical space in the Confitería Idéal and the tango, but no answer… At the Confitería Idéal, there is atmosphere of eternal romance, haunted by the old 20s orchestras of “young girls”, the melodies of the tango bands that echoed between its columns in the 40s and 50s and the dreams of poets who were reinventing the world at their tables. They are all there, with the real joy of those who, in today’s Buenos Aires with all its contradictions, seek to share their embrace, their dreams and nostalgia. The socio-economic reality of modern-day Argentina is felt in each step, each of the dancers’ figures. The Argentinians’ bandonéon soul reminds us of this talent to survive, a talent that renders these milongueros indestructible in their nostalgia and timelessness.” (Jana Bokova)