NEO NIGHTS
MAY 1 – 3, 2026
NEO NIGHTS
In 2026 NEO NIGHTS turns 10! A decade of music, movement, and encounters on the Neotango floor.
From May 1 – 3, 2026, our International Neotango Festival returns at Cinema Paradiso & Arte in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, near Mannheim and Heidelberg.
Registration starts on November 28th!
Experience Neotango at its finest: three days filled with live music, great DJs, and vibrant energy – on and off the dance floor.
What to expect:
• World-class live acts
• Requested, international Neotango DJs
• Workshops with Emmanuel Casal & Yanina Muzyka (Buenos Aires)
• Nuevo School with Emile Sansour & Simge Yüz (Intango Heidelberg)
• A unique venue: once a church, later a cinema and now a lively cultural space full of soul and connection
• Professional bar service: All other beverages at fair prices.
• Optional dining: Order from one of our recommended restaurants and enjoy your meal at our wonderful venue .
• High-quality music and dancing – pure Neotango joy!! 🙂
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MILONGAS
Neo Café on Friday, May 1st
16:00 – 18:00
DJ*Nico* (Basel)
18:00 – 20:00
DJ ElectroBandoneon (BsAs)
Neo Night on Friday, May 1st
21:00 – 2:00
Live-Sets: Lilí Gardés Trio – Progressive Neotango World Music from Argentina
DJ Jens Stuller (Berlin)
Neo Café on Saturday, May 2nd
16:00 – 18:00
DJ*Nico* (Basel)
18.00 – 20:00
DJ tba
Neo Night on Saturday, May 2nd
21:00 – 3:00
Live-Sets: Tanghetto
DJ Eze (Amsterdam/BsAs)
Afterparty 50/50 on Sunday, May 3rd
16:00 – 22:00
DJ Claudia (Bruchsal)
Cinema Paradiso & Arte, Hemshofstraße 56, 67063 Ludwigshafen
(Program may be subject to slight change.)
WORKSHOPS
Yanina Muzyka & Emmanuel Casal (Buenos Aires) will be teaching four workshops at the Neo Nights on Saturday and Sunday.
Workshops with Yanina Muzyka & Emmanuel Casal
Saturday, May 2nd
Workshop 1: 13:00 – 14:30 Reconnect and Listen: From simple to deep Tango Exercises to train Dialogue and Connection
Workshop 2: 14:30 – 16:00 Infinite Barridas: Technique, Logic and Knowledge to discover different Possibilities of Barridas, and applied creatively in your Improvisation.
Sunday, May 3rd
Workshop 3, 13:00 – 14:30 Enrosques and Back Sacadas: Technique to achieve Back Sacadas in both Roles. With Surprises included, such as Enrosques.
Workshop 4: 14:30 – 16:00 Colgadas: Technique for different Colgadas, with different Resolution Possibilities.
Emile Sanour and Simge Yüz (Intango Heidelberg) will be teaching four workshops on Thursday and Friday.
More info coming soon …
ARTISTS
DJ Eze / Amsterdam/BsAs
DJ Jens Stuller / Berlin
DJ*Nico* / Basel
DJ ElectroBandoneon / BsAs
Claudia Kreisz /Bruchsal
Yanina Muzyka & Emmanuel Casal (Buenos Aires)
Emile Sansour & Simge Yüz (Intango Heidelberg)
BOOKING OPTIONS
1) PASS
NeoPass: 95 Euro per person (including all milongas and After-Party on Sunday)
2) DAYTICKETS
Friday-ticket: 40 Euro per person
Saturday-ticket: 45 Euro per person
3) SINGLE MILONGAS
Afternoon Milonga: 15 Euro per person
Friday Evening Milonga: 35 Euro per person
Saturday Evening Milonga: 40 Euro per person
After-Party: 15 Euro per person
4) WORKSHOPS
Prices will follow soon.
VENUE & TRAVEL TIPS
Cinema Paradiso & Arte, Hemshofstraße 56, 67063 Ludwigshafen
The venue is hidden in a backyard. The entrance is left from the „Rudolf-Scharpf-Galerie“. Just follow the red carpet. 🙂
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HOW TO REACH LUDWIGSHAFEN:
By plane: Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) is the closest airport, followed by Stuttgart and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB). City-Airport Mannheim offers direct flights from Berlin, Hamburg and Sylt. From the airports Ludwigshafen is easily accessible by train or by bus.
By train: Deutsche Bahn offers connections to Frankfurt International Airport (~ 30 min transfer time by ICE), Stuttgart Airport (~ 75 min transfer time) and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport. If you book in advance you can benefit from cheap prices.
Information and timetable for trains: www.bahn.de
By bus: Flixbus offers a cheap bus connection from Frankfurt International Airport to Mannheim’s main railway station (~ 1 hour transfer time) – starting from 7,99 Euros. Then you can take a tram to Ludwigshafen Hemshofstraße (~ 15 min transfer time)
Information and timetable: www.flixbus.de
HOW TO GET TO THE VENUE:
From Ludwigshafen’s main railway station you can take the bus “RNV 70” to Goerdelerplatz (11 min transfer time). The bus stop is in 5 min walking distance to the venue. Bus “RNV 97” runs at night every hour from BASF Süd (2 min walking distance).
Information and timetable for local trams and busses: www.vrn.de
Taxi Zentrale Ludwigshafen: +49 (0) 621 525252
PARKING:
There are some free parking places in Hemshofstraße, Goerdelerplatz, Leuchnerstraße and Rohrlachstraße.
If you don’t want to search for a parking space for long, you can park in the carpark:
Mottstraße 10, 5 walking minutes to the venue, 1,70 Euros/hour, max. 10 hours/13 Euros
HOTEL & RESTAURANTS TIPS
HOTEL TIPS:
René Bohn Hotel: 10 walking minutes to the venue, closest hotel to the venue, higher prices
B&B Hotel: 18 walking minutes to the venue, affordable prices
Excelsior Hotel: 22 walking minutes or 9-minute drive to the venue, 240 m to Ludwigshafen’s main railway station
RESTAURANT TIPPS:
Scorpios, Hemshofstraße 58: Greek Restaurant, offers delivery service
Pizzeria Da Valentino, Goethestraße 16
Restaurant zum Maffenbeier, Rohrlachstrasse 58
Domino’s Pizza: Goerdelerplatz 11, 4 walking minutes (low-cost option)