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by Luis Bravo
Tango is for all ages. It is an enjoyable dance sport
that allows two people to tell their own version of the story of love.
Every story is unique. The FOREVER TANGO broadway
stage show tells the story of the history of the Tango as a dance,
starting in Argentina, popularized in Paris, returning then to Argentina and
to the rest of the world.
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Tango is called "The vertical expression of a horizontal desire."
The Broadway show of "FOREVER TANGO" came to Tampa October 13-18 at
the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
Here and below are some pictures of the cast.
The picture at the left and the one directly below were available
as large posters. My wife and I purchased one of the posters of the
picture below, in which her partner ends the dance by sliding her
across the floor to stop in front of the oversized Bandoneón,
which she embraces as part of the theme of the dream scene.
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Preludio del Bandoneón y la Noche
Performances by Miriam Larici and Diego DiFalco
A metaphorical scene composed and written from the mind of a bandoneón virtuoso, the image presented is of a bandoneón in search of its passion. This metaphor represents both. The bandoneón - personified by the man - gives birth to the woman, his dream and ideal. She is born of his dream, but is lost and becomes the night through which he pursues her. The choreography shows this search (the very essence of the tango) and the relationship between the bandoneón and the night. The romance will continue and flourish in a later scene (Romance del Bandoneón y la Noche).
More pics below.
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Laura Marcarie & Carlos Vera
dancing to La Mariposa
--by O. Pugliese
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Claudia Mendoza & Luis Castro
La Tablada
--by F. Canaro
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| The tango, prohibited in Buenos Aires, was introduced to Parisian high society in the 1930s. Only after it was accepted by Parisian aristocracy was it finally welcomed by the "good families" of Buenos Aires. The tango eventually broke the barrier that separated Buenos Aires' rich elite from the lower classes who dwelt in the city's port area. This scene reflects that period when the tango won legitimacy in Buenos Aires as it became the craze of the salons of Paris.
| This dance is in the typical style of the pretentious Argentine middle class. More than a tango, it is a playful exaggeration. By this time, the street tough of the turn of the century known as the compadron, had been replaced by the compadrito - a middle class imitation. The narcissistic gestures of the male dancer and his exaggerated "macho" act were part of the role but also underlined his obsessive insecurity. She, in turn, plays her coquette role to the hilt. |
Click pics to see the partners.
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Marcela . . . . . Karina . . . . . Cecilia
Carlos . . . . . . Jorge . . . . Guillermo
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My wife and I went to see the show in Tampa.
The performance was outstanding - a real inspiration -
and was enjoyed by dancers and non-dancers alike.
One of the performers gave a group Tango lesson a few
hours prior to the Sunday afternoon performance. Some
of our friends went to it and also raved how good the lesson was.
(Memo: Some of the photographs are of dancers of the touring company,
rather than the Broadway company, of Forever Tango.)
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