With unparalleled dance technique and seductive moves, Tango Buenos Aires brings the tango in its most creative and authentic form to the State Theatre, Friday, October 19, 2007 at 8pm. This performance will be accompanied by live music. Tango Buenos Aires is sponsored by the Rutgers Student Affairs.
Tickets range from $30-50 (student, senior, and group discounts apply, plus limited *$20 tickets and *KIDS GO FREE discounts).
About Tango Buenos Aires
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 was met with immediate success and was added to the season of the General San Martin Municipal Theatre. In 1986, the travels of the company took full swing when they headed to the U.S to represent Argentina in the Latin-American festival at the Delacorte Theatre in New York City's Central Park. Soon afterward, Tango Buenos Aires toured extensively throughout the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico, and El Salvador. Among their many performances were the International Tango Festival in Granada, Spain; the International Festival in Adelaide, Australia; and the New Zealand Festival, to name a few. In November 1993, the troupe toured Malaysia, Japan, China, and Beijing; where the company hosted a series of unprecedented master classes and residencies with Chinese dancers at the Dance University of Beijing. Today, the company continues the tradition, playing to rave reviews and full houses throughout the U.S.
Julian Vat, music director, composer, flutist, and saxophonist
Julian Vat is regarded as one of the most accomplished musicians, composer,s and directors working with tango music in the world today. He has composed for theater and films, produced several recordings and performed as a flutist and saxophonist at international music festivals throughout the world.
Vat has been associated with tango music since 1990, working as musical director and musician in shows such as Tango x 2, and Tango: Magic & Seduction; as composer and musical director In Operatango; among others.
At present, Vat is the Music Director of Julio Bocca's Bocca Tango; Music Director for Piazzolla's Foundation Quintet; Director for Piazzolla's and Ferrer's Operita Maria de Buenos Aires to be presented on a tour around Italy in 2008; and Music Director for Cabaret, currently playing in Argentina 2007-2008.
Lidia Segni, choreographer
A true representative of the most rigorous tradition in Argentine Classic Ballet, Lidia Segni began her career in classical ballet at the age of five. Segni was quickly admitted to many selective dance schools, where she worked with prestigious teachers to develop her technique within the spectrum of traditional classical dance. In 1977, she was granted the title of prima ballerina at the famous Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The same year, Segni formed her own company to tour Argentina and several Latin American countries, which she maintained while continuing to perform leading roles in classical ballets like Swan Lake and Les Sylphides around the world.
In 1989, Segni began her career as a choreographer and artistic director for numerous dance companies throughout Argentina. She has since earned a reputation as a choreographer and master teacher of the highest caliber with renowned dance artists such as Eleonora Cassano and Julio Bocca as her students. -- www.statetheatrenj.org
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