{"id":110760,"date":"2025-01-08T10:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T15:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=110760"},"modified":"2025-01-02T17:56:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T22:56:15","slug":"preview-show-one-productions-presents-canadian-premiere-tango-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/01\/08\/preview-show-one-productions-presents-canadian-premiere-tango-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Show One Productions Presents The Canadian Premiere Of Tango After Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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L-R: Lead Dancers Germ\u00e1n Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi; Dancers Ezequiel Lopez and Camila Alegre; Dancers Noelia Pizzo and Nicolas Schell (Photo: Danny Kaan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Show One Productions has announced the Canadian premiere of Tango After Dark, a dazzling showcase of tango dance and the music of Astor Piazzolla that hits Toronto March 14 to 16, 2025.<\/p>\n

International tango superstars and world champions Germ\u00e1n Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi lead a company of ten dancers who\u2019ll take the stage with a live band of seven musicians and two vocalists to bring the fire of the dance to life. Cornejo has been dubbed the King of Tango in the press.<\/p>\n

Expect glamorous costumes and an emphasis on tango as a pure art form, blending raw emotion and precision of movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had the pleasure of touring Tango Fire across Canada for many years to sold-out audiences, earning acclaim from both critics and fans,\u201d said Svetlana Dvoretsky, Founder and President of Show One Productions. \u201cNow, we are very excited to bring the Canadian premiere of Tango After Dark, a captivating new production by Germ\u00e1n Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi. Toronto audiences have a deep appreciation for these incredible artists, and we are eager to host their latest work. Tango After Dark masterfully captures the vibrant energy of Buenos Aires nightlife, brought to life through Cornejo\u2019s stunning choreography.\u201d<\/p>\n

The show has been on tour around the world to sold-out houses, and will premiere at the Winter Garden Theatre.<\/p>\n

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Lead Dancers Germ\u00e1n Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi (Photo: Danny Kaan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tango & Astor Piazzolla<\/h3>\n

The tango is an art form that found its origins in the streets of Buenos Aires and Montevideo towards the end of the 19th century. Tango draws from multiple cultures, including African and European dance and music, the habanera of Cuba and the traditional dances brought to Argentina by Africans. It quickly became popularized, and traversed all levels of society.<\/p>\n

Born in 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina, Astor Piazzolla grew up just in time to enjoy the rise of tango into a worldwide phenomenon. He became a virtuosic player at the bandone\u00f3n, a square shaped accordion typical to the tango genre.<\/p>\n

By 1955, however, he\u2019d leave the traditional dance bands behind to create what became known as Nuevo Tango, a musical form that took elements of jazz and Western classical music and blended it into the compelling rhythms of tango. He became one of the major Latin American composers of the 20th century.<\/p>\n