Romance del Diablo

Romance del Diablo is a cinematic solo choreographed by Omar Saravia and performed by Daniel Proietto, marking twenty years of artistic collaboration between the two artists.

Set to Astor Piazzolla’s composition of the same name, the work engages tango not as form, but as tension — between control and surrender, resistance and inevitability. The body moves at the edge of balance, carrying gesture as impulse rather than decoration.

Movement and Myth

Rather than narrating a story, Romance del Diablo operates as a physical state. The solo draws on tango’s internal contradictions — intimacy and distance, force and fragility — surfacing through repetition, fracture, and restraint.

The figure onstage is solitary, suspended between past and present, memory and immediacy. Myth here is not illustrated, but embodied.

Cinematic Space

Filmed at cheLA in Buenos Aires, the industrial architecture becomes an active element of the work. Light, shadow, and spatial distance shape the movement, situating the body within a field of confinement and openness.

The camera remains close; rhythm, breath, and interruption carry meaning.

Context within KNOW NATION

Romance del Diablo forms part of Know Nation’s engagement with cinematic dance as a site of authorship and continuity. The work is presented without commentary, allowing the encounter to unfold through movement and attention.

Credits

Choreography: Omar Saravia
Performance: Daniel Proietto
Music: Romance del Diablo — Astor Piazzolla

Light design, photography & camera: Dario Kodaj, Edgar Espinoza
Editing: Mauro Proietto
Graphics: Ramiro Iturrioz
Assistant: Manuel Ojeda Saavedra
Line producer: Mauro Proietto
Costume design: Rosa Segura / House of Drama
Make-up & hair styling: Caio

Filmed at: cheLA, Buenos Aires