Tango Con*Fusión -“Esucalo“ - Burning Tango Festival 2019

Escualo - Performed at Burning Tango Festival 2019 (McCloud, CA) Emblems of society’s conflicted feminine ideal, corsets figure prominently in fashion’s past and present. They bind the wearer to a near inhuman silhouette, yet consumers choose them for their sex appeal. In Escualo, Tango Con*Fusión explores the corset as a symbol of manipulation – by forces both external and from within oneself. When and how does the ‘corseted’, the target of control, resist and break free? Choreography by Tango Con*Fusión (Originally 2013 for 3 / Updated 2019 for 5) Costumes: Pier Voulkos Music: Astor Piazzolla