Tango Buenos Aires Fire and Passion of Tango February 24, 2011

Adult $38 | University Park Student $15 | 18 and Younger $28


“Tango Buenos Aires … doesn’t need much bait to hook an audience,” writes a

Newark Star-Ledger reviewer. “The tango, that sultry dance for lovers, is enough.” Tango Buenos Aires has become one of Argentina’s outstanding cultural exports, known throughout the Americas, Europe, and East Asia as an authentic and uncompromising representative of the sensual dance style. Graceful dance couples and superb musicians fill the stage with simmering but subdued passion. “The tango is lean, clean, and mean; the dancers boast skill and attitude in equal measure; and the musicians rock,” writes a critic for the Washington Post. “… Whereas tango shows can sometimes go overboard with heavy story lines, glittering gowns, and big sets, this program has kept the dance and music front and center.” Julian Vat, Argentina’s most prolific composer and a leading musician, serves as music director of the orchestra, which features bandoneón master Pablo Mainetti.

Audio description, which is especially helpful to patrons with sight loss, is available for this performance at no extra charge to ticket holders.

Official Website: http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/tango.html