on tango, on writing, novels, toni morrison, jean shinoda, sylvia brownrigg
Book Signing & Tango videos
November 23, 2008 by
Following are clips from Tango, an Argentine Love Story’s debut party, October 12, 2008, at the Museo ItaloAmericano. Many thanks to Larry Biggs, Mila Salazar, Lina Khatib, James Stein, and Andre Levitt, my fellow tango dancers who made the event a most artful success. Thanks to all who braved the Blue Angels’ traffic congestion. Video footage is the handiwork of Tom Cusumano (aka my bro):
Tango Fashion Show
November 15, 2008 by
Gigi Jensen will host Camille Cusumano and her book, Tango, an Argentine Love Story, at her weekly milonga. Her Tango Fashion Show will highlight affordable tango fashions and promises to be a lot fun.
Tango, an Argentine Love Story media coverage
November 4, 2008 by
I’ve had the pleasure of being interviewed by two savvy women, Felicia Pride and Olivia Giovetta:
You can listen to the podcast of my interview with Felicia here, at Seal Press’s site.
And read Olivia’s indepth interview of me, Zen of Tango, here.
Tango on West Coast Live, 91.7FM (KALW)
November 4, 2008 by
West Coast Live hosts author Camille Cusumano (Tango, an Argentine Love Story) along with Broadway smash hit creator of Forever Tango, Luis Bravo
10 Hidden Facts of “Tango, an Argentine Love Story”
October 31, 2008 by
3. I didn’t love tango from the beginning (as I state in the book), but the Zen-Tango connection was strong for me from the start of my taking tango classes. Still, I had no inkling I’d write about it. The more I wrote about it, the stronger and clearer it became, and deeper its influence went. Stillness precedes wisdom and Writing precedes consciousness.
Tango Book Signing at the Belrose, San Rafael
October 27, 2008 by
I’ll read from and talk about my new book, Tango, an Argentine Love Story (Seal Press), which will be for sale there. I won’t talk long though, because there will be some serious dancers here, whose feet will be itching.
What better way to pass(celebrate or mourn, we shall see) the post-election “daze.” Let’s hope for a regime change that brings unity, not divisiveness, acceptance, not intolerance, connection, not fear or isolation, and love all around—all the things that tango engenders.
Elliott Bay Book Co., Seattle, Tango book signing
October 27, 2008 by
“Tango is a remarkable addition to contemporary dharma literature. It reads like a thriller, a romance, and above all it shows the redemptive potential of a sincere spiritual practice.”
—Sylvia Boorstein, PhD, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job
“Camille Cusumano has lived out many a mid-life woman’s fantasy: packing her bags, slit skirts, and tango shoes and spending a year in Argentina. The result is a memoir that is like the dance itself: smooth, absorbing, and erotically charged.”
—Laura Fraser, author of An Italian Affair
“The transformative power of the tango embrace beautifully captured. Bravo!”
—Marina Palmer, author of Kiss & Tango
Tango at Caffe Trieste
October 21, 2008 by
be presenting my book, Tango, an Argentine Love Story, at
Caffe Trieste, on Market Street near Gough.
This is Sonja Riket’s weekly milonga. She’ll teach a beginner class from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. I’ll chat and read til 8 p.m. and then you can dance until?
Come join the stimulating dialogue on tango, the dance that leads to inner and outer peace.
Dancing with a Star
October 16, 2008 by
I had my first television appearance for Tango, an Argentine Love Story this morning on AM Northwest in Portland (KATU/ABC), channel 2 there. It was a lot of fun. Dave Anderson is a stand-up comedian, so it was all very lighthearted. I gave him an on-the-spot lesson . . . .