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StrangeTango.com is a multilayered art installation in cyberspace…the documentation of a life in three iterations: as a film treatment, a book, a blog.

“What remains as documentation of a life?” Strange Tango haunts the boundaries of digital streams and visceral storytelling, where pixels and dreams flow together.

Video, reportage, and nonlinear narrative meld in captured moments from the life of A. D. Tejada, artist - traveler - citizen of the world.

Life is a strange tango...

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MANTRA:
“She writes about emotion as a connoisseur of states of mind.” ~ Raphael Seligmann

12 MUSES platforms: ►Life as Art ‒ StrangeTango.com repository ►SHOWCASE ‒ interviews inspired by passion, innovation, and leadership ►Edgy and Ethereal ‒ Strange Tango’s iconic style ►CONNECTORS ‒ guest columnists, individuals, and concepts that link our world ►Millennials ‒ written for and by the digital generation ►Multicultural ‒ written for and by the multicultural community ►Neo-Zen ‒ elegant, eclectic, minimalist, surprising ►Art ‒ creativity and self expression ►Nest ‒ sanctuary ►Food ‒ a foodie’s discoveries, recipes and dining reviews ►Traveler ‒ insights from a traveler and citizen of the world ►Green ‒ gardening and sustainability
THE MATRIX: click on any of the 100 categories in the cloud.
DETAILS: click on Home to display illustrated post summaries.
Illumination. Inspiration. Innovation. Magic...

VISITOR COMMENT: ►"Hey Audrey - I finally got around to checking out your StrangeTango.com website, and I was absolutely astounded at how powerful it was! Congratulations, and I can't wait to read more on your blog! Definitely deserving of a Webby! Really impressive..." Boston, MA

Thanks for the Accolades

We feel like Cinderella...

Thank you...we feel like Cinderella.

I wanted to share these beautifully worded sentiments about the Strange Tango website/blog from friends and visitors around the globe… ~A.

“It is stunning. I don’t recall ever seeing a more beautiful, artistic expression on the web. Congratulations to you and your friends/colleagues on constructing such a beautiful installation. Truly an inspiring artwork.” California

“Stunning. Congratulations to all of you. What beautiful images and animation. Loved the video.  Warm applause for you, Audrey, on day #1 of a new online journey… Strangely fitting, somehow, that tonight coincides with the Perseids meteor shower.” Cambridge, MA

“What you have done with StrangeTango.com is truly incredible. In seeking your own purpose in life, you are assisting others in doing the same, both through your own example and, perhaps most powerfully, by creating an environment which is unprecedented Continue reading Thanks for the Accolades

The Oaks 2010 Showcase Home

The great room of the 2010 Showcase Home.

The great room of the 2010 Showcase Home.

A builder featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Ron Nance belongs to an elite brotherhood. The President/CEO of The Oaks Development Company brings his signature touch in fine homebuilding to one of the strongest luxury home markets in the country, my hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma. Continue reading The Oaks 2010 Showcase Home

AJ Pilipinas

Jun Sandoval of AJ Pilipinas

Jun Sandoval of AJ Pilipinas

Whenever the Filipino-American community of Lawton-Ft. Sill in southwest Oklahoma gathers for a party or festival, a call is made to Jun Sandoval. Not only is Jun quite famous for his Filipino dishes, but he also loves to cook. Years ago, listening with interest, I heard rumors that the Sandoval family was planning to open a Filipino restaurant. “About time,” I would think to myself. “Even a large urban metropolis like Boston doesn’t have a Filipino restaurant—despite the proliferation of other Asian cuisines like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, and Tibetan.” Continue reading AJ Pilipinas

Team Tango Birthday

StrangeTango.com celebrates a milestone first birthday.

StrangeTango.com celebrates a milestone first birthday.

15 years was the timeframe between my first interactive multimedia class and the launch of StrangeTango.com: Life as Art. In the 1990’s, the Boston University College of Communication was one of the first colleges in the nation to teach a course in new media technologies. I was one of the students in that inaugural class taught by Bill Lord, a former Vice President of ABC News and ABC News Interactive. Some classmates were building websites using html while I documented my family history as a cd-rom, Balikbayan, which means return to the homeland in a Filipino language. This was an exciting time, Continue reading Team Tango Birthday