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Who: Valeria and Pampa Cortés
Valeria and Pampa Cortés are internationally renowned dancers and choreographers. Pampa's prestigious career makes him one of the most prominent representatives of Argentine tango in the world. He is often called the Fred Astair of tango, because of his charismatic elegance on stage and his numerous choreographic works. Pampa has internationally toured with the shows Tango Revue and Forever Tango. In 1998, he founded his own tango dance and production company, Tango A Media Luz, in San Francisco but continues to seduce audiences in South and North America, Japan and Europe in various stage productions. Valeria Cortés’ dance background includes studies in ballet and training in tango and folkloric dances with various maestros in Argentina, making her debut as Pampa Cortés’ partner in Asi Se Baila el Tango in Sacramento and San Francisco and performing and choreographing. Valeria was also a model for famous Cuban-American photographer, Pete Sust, in his book Human Nature, and she is the cover girl for Argus Health Products’ skin care line.
What: Argentine Tango Exhibition – Benefit for New Orleans
Argentine tango choreographers and dancers Pampa & Valeria Cortés come to Philadelphia for the first time bringing an intimate yet powerful stage creation featuring sounds, colors and emotions from Argentina. The 45-minute program with the dancing couple and a narrator invites you on a varied musical journey through time, as well as through Argentina, from its vast pampas and colourful provinces to the sophisticated city of Buenos Aires. This “con-danced” history of tango reflects the rich soul and history of Argentina. Paying a tribute to Argentine folk creator and friend, maestro Santiago Ayala, Pampa Cortés choreographed the metamorphosis of the “gaucho” into the “compadrito”, unveiling how tango evolves from provincial folkloric roots to become the sultry dance from the port city. Pampa & Valeria, Narrator Mildred Christian, costume designer María Spingola, and some of the greatest representatives of Argentine music, packed into a soundtrack, take you from the origins of tango through its Golden Age of the 1940s to the contemporary era of Piazzolla and beyond.
Where: Kensington United Methodist (Old Brick) Church
Corner of Marlborough and Richmond Streets (just off I-95 on Delaware River side of Girard Avenue)
When: Saturday, June 10th, 2006; 3:00 pm
Doors open at 2:30 pm
Show – 3:00 to 4:00 pm
Opportunity to meet with Valeria and Pampa Cortés following the show
Donation Minimum: $5.00 (all donations are for the benefit of New Orleans)
Lessons: Group and private lessons can be arranged on June 12, 13 or 16, or see Mildred Christian at the performance
(alternatively, contact www.argushealthproducts.com)
Sponsors: Kensington United Methodist Old Brick Church and Argus Health Products
Tango Argentina
I saw "Tango Argentina" when it came to Philly at the academy of music.
If you never experienced Tango dance .... this is something you must see!!
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