Tanguera vs Bach Concerto
TANGUERA vs. BACH CONCERTO
Tanguera was set in a fairly small theatre while the Bach performance was held at St Martin's in the Field. Tanguera's theatre was much more polished, modern, and felt like I was about to see a performance. St Martin's, on the other hand, felt like I was going into church, and felt much more formal. I could also see a whole lot better during Tanguera because we were sitting from above, making me feel more omnipresent, while I couldn't watch the musicians quite as well in St Martin's. I think the architecture of each venue added to how I felt during each performance; because the church was much older, the feeling of the performance felt much more flowery and traditional, in contrast with the much newer feeling venue of the tango.
I think the emotional tones within the performances were drastically different. Tanguera was overtly sexy, passionate, and vibrant; Bach, on the other hand, while it definitely wasn't a stiff performance, it felt much more technical and theory-driven. Tanguera displayed a great amount of technical skill, but it was blended with a very immersive story and an emotional attachment to the characters. In some points, the Bach concerto felt a little slow and didn't progress as quickly and dramatically as the tango performance.
The scenes in Tanguera in which the young female protagonist was being further and further forced into the world of prostitution really grabbed my attention and connected me to the character; it was very entertaining to feel like you, the audience, was being pulled into that world with her, and I was able to feel sympathy for her and rooted for that character. Along with the incredible show of dancing, the tragic love story made a firm impression in my memory; I was surprised not only how well I was able to follow the story but how much I ended up loving the performance. By contrast, I was already familiar with string concerts and classical music, but didn't find the performance as entrancing as the tango earlier in the week. I was very invested in the story and the physical art form, so perhaps I was very used to the style of the music of the concerto.
I think the emotional tones within the performances were drastically different. Tanguera was overtly sexy, passionate, and vibrant; Bach, on the other hand, while it definitely wasn't a stiff performance, it felt much more technical and theory-driven. Tanguera displayed a great amount of technical skill, but it was blended with a very immersive story and an emotional attachment to the characters. In some points, the Bach concerto felt a little slow and didn't progress as quickly and dramatically as the tango performance.
The scenes in Tanguera in which the young female protagonist was being further and further forced into the world of prostitution really grabbed my attention and connected me to the character; it was very entertaining to feel like you, the audience, was being pulled into that world with her, and I was able to feel sympathy for her and rooted for that character. Along with the incredible show of dancing, the tragic love story made a firm impression in my memory; I was surprised not only how well I was able to follow the story but how much I ended up loving the performance. By contrast, I was already familiar with string concerts and classical music, but didn't find the performance as entrancing as the tango earlier in the week. I was very invested in the story and the physical art form, so perhaps I was very used to the style of the music of the concerto.
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