POEMA DE BUENOS AIRES. ARGENTINE TANGO
Argentine Tango Orchestra Concert
Featuring six tango couples from five countries
September 19, 2025, at 19:00
(Concert in two parts with an intermission)
Riga Latvian Society House, Merķeļa iela 13, Rīga, LV-1050
…amid the whirlwind rush of today’s world, the night that invites you to pause - to listen, to feel, to belong.
In a world swept by rush and noise, an evening unfolds like a whispered poem — inviting you to pause, to listen, to feel, to belong.
We journey to Buenos Aires not by plane, but through sound, movement, and emotion. Music, voice, and dance entwine to awaken the senses. The night that unfolds like a whispered poem…
Riga pulses to the timeless rhythm of Argentine tango, where music and motion merge into one unforgettable, soul-stirring experience.
MUSICIANS
The legendary Argentine Tango orchestra Hyperion Ensemble, with over 30 years on the world’s most revered stages, joins forces with Marisol Martinez, a velvety, soul-touching voice from Buenos Aires, whose song reveals the very soul of tango.
TANGO DANCERS
Six inspiring tango couples from five countries will bring the poetry of tango to life, not as choreographed spectacle, but as intimate emotion in motion—danced as it was always meant to be: raw, magnetic, and profoundly human.
* Yakut Castanedo Zayas & Annika Sarv (Cuba/EST)
* Michał Shevchenko & Vitalina Shevchenko (PL/UA)
* Andrés Vilks & Elena Zlygosteva (LV)
* Gvido Kampāns & Natalia Ya (LV)
* Arts Klints & Dace Zīlniece (ARG/LV)
* Guntars Graiksts & Ginta Gaumala (LV)
“POEMA DE BUENOS AIRES” PROJECT
POEMA DE BUENOS AIRES is more than a concert—it's a heartbeat, a living story whispered through steps and chords. Let yourself be moved. Let yourself belong. This is the essence of tango.
When tango breathes, the world listens. Poema de Buenos Aires.
PROJECT PRODUCERS
Ginta Gaumala, El Abrazo de Riga, www.elabrazo.lv
www.poemadebuenosaires.com
CONTACT INFO
@ elabrazo.riga@gmail.com
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WHAT TO EXPECT:
A powerful set-list with the best of classical Argentine Tango, joining the sensuality and sensitiveness of Marisol Martinez velvety voice with the energy and intensity of Hyperion ensemble, coloured with six social tango couples improvisation project.
MARISOL MARTINEZ
* Marisol Martinez, coming from Buenos Aires, Argentina, started to sing at the age of 3 years, learning from her mother. At the age of 12 she started her studies of the vocal technique of tango, participating in different shows of the Argentine Republic, participating at competitions, such as "Hugo del Carril". At the age of 15 she participated at the television competition "Si lo sabe cante", gaining the first prize as a female singer. * At the age of 18 she starts travelling along the country with the Tv conductor Silvio Soldan with the show called "Silvio Soldan and the stars of tango", from the age of 20 starts working with the typical tango orchestras as a soloist, representing the classical tango themes, and the contemporary tango compositions.
Marisol has had various european tours with “Orquesta típica Misteriosa Buenos Aires”, “Orquesta típica Romántica Milonguera”, “Marisol y los gentiles”, “La Auténtica Milonguera”, “El Cachivache Quinteto”, y “Orquesta Andariega”, bringing the music of her city to our hearts!
Now, she brings the soul of Buenos Aires to Riga.
HYPERION ENSEMBLE
* Hyperion Ensemble was formed by Argentinian musicians in 1992 as an ensemble interested in contemporary music. From the very beginning, it has been deeply interested in the Piazzolla repertoire and in Tango in general. From 2009 the Orchestra plays a wide repertory of the traditional tango for the dancers. In more than 30 years of activity, it performed more than 1300 shows and concerts worldwide.
* A sextet, composed of a bandoneon, violin, piano, double-bass, flute, and a singer, sometimes a guitar. The particular thing of our ensemble is the presence of the flute in its organics, as it was in the first tango orchestras at the end of the 19th century, before the appearance of the bandoneon. It enrichens its sound, and brings us back to its roots.
* Hyperion Ensemble has its own compositions and original arrangements, that already became popular around the world, like "Midnight express", "Colegiala/Carosone", neapolitan songs " Malafemmina", " Tu sì na cosa grande", " Tango della banana", " Le donne belle/volare", "Cumparstia Rock", "Ludwig Van Milonga" and others.
* Besides the traditional tango, the orchestra has a wide repertory of contemporary music, for the theater shows and performances, featuring the composers like Piazzolla, Plaza, Arolas, Mores and others. Hyperion ensemble performed in big tango shows of tango companies as Miguel Zotto, Roberto Herrera, Leo Calevlli, Claudio Hoffmann and others.
Hyperion believes in the collaboration with the other extraordinary characters that were or are a part of our tango heritage . It played with bandoneonists like Josè Luis Betancor, Luis Stazo, Juan josè Mosalini, Daniel Binelli, Victor Villena, harmonica performers like Franco Luciani, singers like Silvia Lallana, Carlos Habiague, Marisol Martinez.
The musicians are: Bandoneon: Fabrizio Colombo / Violin: Roberto Piga / Flute and direction: Bruno Fiorentini / Piano: Marina Kiseleva / Double Bass: Danilo Grandi / Singer: Marisol Martinez
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POEMA DE BUENOS AIRES
Yakut Castanedo Zayas & Annika Sarv (Cuba / Estonia)
Yakut and Annika, founders of Danzarte Tango Club in Tallinn, have danced together since 2016, shaping Estonia’s tango scene through performances and competitions. Champions of the 2024 Tango Open Baltic Cup in both Tango de Pista and Milonguero categories, their dance is driven by intensity, musical depth, and expressive precision. Their connection radiates energy, their presence commands attention — they don’t just dance the music, they become it.
???? Michał & Vitalina Shevchenko (Poland / Ukraine)
Michał and Vitalina bring a blend of Polish elegance and Ukrainian fire into every tango they share. Trained both as dancers and teachers, they have participated in numerous European festivals, building a reputation for their precise technique and emotional storytelling. Winners of 2025 Tango Open Baltic Cup in Tango de Pista category. Their tango flows with refined intensity — every movement reveals trust, every pause, understanding. They remind us that true connection lies not in steps, but in shared breath.
Andrés Vilks & Elena Zlygosteva (Latvia)
Founders and teachers at the Argentine Tango Academy in Riga, Andrés and Elena have danced together since 2021, exploring tango as both a performance art and a human language. Blending Argentine tradition with European stage aesthetics, their work is subtle yet expressive — a reflection in motion. Their tango speaks through nuance and intention, where structure meets emotion, and each step becomes part of an unfolding dialogue.
Gvido Kampāns & Natalia Ya (Latvia)
Tango teachers at El Abrazo Studio in Riga, Gvido and Natalia have danced together since 2020. Gvido brings over a decade of teaching and performing experience, while Natalia contributes her background in choreography and DJing. Their dance fuses musicality and sensitivity — a space where improvisation is crafted with skill, and where emotion guides movement. They explore, question, and transform with each tanda, creating a living conversation through tango.
Guntars Graiksts & Ginta Gaumala
Dancers, dreamers, and architects of connection — have been dancing side by side since 2017, shaping a shared tango language rooted in the depth of both Argentine tango tradition and quiet Northern poetics. Organisers of the annual Buenos Aires Tango Tour and the heartbeat behind El Abrazo de Riga. Guntars, a multiple medalist at the Tango Open Baltic Cup, brings precision and presence; Ginta, the visionary