Performing a journey through dance and music of the life of Eva Perón
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Tango Buenos Aires was created for the “Jazmines” festival at the famous Buenos Aires cabaret “Michelangelo” by renowned composer and tango director Osvaldo Requena. The company, with its athletic, sensual dancers and authentic Tango orchestra, met with tremendous success and was immediately added to the season of the General San Martin Municipal Theatre.
The company’s “Song of Eva Perón” is a Tango dance and music presentation inspired by the most important woman in Argentinian history, Eva Perón. Tracing her epic life – from her ascent to fame in the 1930s, to becoming the First Lady of Agentina, to her death in 1952 – this is a sparkling and poignant spectacle that is not to be missed.
“Song of Eva Perón” presents the flowering of a humble and beautiful woman. Starting from nothing, but propelled by the influence of the Tango, which she first heard while growing up inthe slums of Buenos Aires, Eva attains stardom and blooms to be Argentina‘s First Lady. Her story brought her worldwide acclaim and still resonates with her millions of admirers. The “Song ofEva Perón” is the tale of this mythical figure put into traditional Tango dance and music from Buenos Aires.
The Argentine tango has a mixture of African and Spanish antecedents, and also a strong influence from the Argentine milonga which is sung by Gauchos, the Argentine “cowboys.” In itsbeginnings, the tango was an ill-famed dance, being very fashionable in dance halls and cabarets, and also because the choreography called for the couple to hold each other very close. Tangochoreography allows for a lot of creativity, requiring breaks in the rhythm and perfect coordination between the dancers.
The tango’s constant companion is the piano, although it has been accompanied by the violin, guitar and flute. Currently, the most typical instrument is the bandoneón, which is an accordion.
CINCINNATI ARTS ASSOCIATION SPONSORS
SEASON SPONSORS: AMERITAS (Founding Season Sponsor), FIFTH THIRD BANK (Lifetime Endowment Partner), FURNITURE FAIR, LOCAL12 WKRC, The P&G FUND of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
SEASON PRESENTING SPONSORS: 21C Museum Hotel, Cincinnati Herald, Coldwell Banker/West Shell, CityBeat, Garfield Suites Hotel, Heidelberg Distributing, Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Pepsi, Skyline Chili
TANGO BUENOS AIRES MEDIA PARTNERS: WVXU-FM / WGUC-FM, The Spanish Journal
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