Mariachiara Michieli

Mariachiara Michieli, italian dancer and choreographer, founded and leadered the Tangueros since their early years. In Buenos Aires, she was pupil of the three greatest Masters and Creators of Modern Tango: Pepito Avellaneda, Miguel Balmaceda and Antonio Todaro. In 1991, she established with Alejandro Aquino an artistic pair that was a legend in its time, and still is. In 1996, she founded the NCT on a personal and innovative choreographic concept. In addition to the six shows in the Company's repertoire, she created also Tango choreographies for numberless professional dancers. As a teacher, she gave lessons and masterclasses all over the world. Since 2002 she's living in Milano, which is now the NCT and Tangueros School's home.

Marco Castellani

Marco Castellani has been involved in the Tango since 1983. In 1990 he began to be a professional by producing the records and the live concerts of Luis Rizzo Quinteto and César Stroscio's Cuarteto Esquina for the italian label Materiali Sonori. He also was the artistic director of the Hugo Pratt's "Tango" book/CD. In 1992 he was one of Tangueros (later NCT) original founders. More recently he has been working with Vinicio Capossela. He writes about Tango for several music journals and is one of the Tangueros Quarterly Review' regular contributors.