TANGO LOVERS CELEBRATES THE CENTENNIAL OF THE MOST RENOWNED TANGO "LA CUMPARSITA”

  UNITED STATES - 02/12/2017 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

The iconic tango composed by the Uruguayan Gerardo Matos Rodríguez will be celebrating 100 years of history. “La Cumparsita”  is the tango piece that plays in all tango shows and milongas around the world and it is a tradition to be the last song in these events.

Tango Lovers’ cast of world-class dancers and musicians will honor the Centennial of “La Cumparsita” with a fresh take on the spirit of Buenos Aires, bringing an avant-garde vision and a perfect mixture of the classical and the contemporary to the tango genre.   Tango Lovers and its extraordinary cast tell stories from the past to the present through the magic and sensuality of Tango, the dance of Rio de la Plata.

Many cities in the east coast of the United States will witness the dynamism and sensuality of a young dance troupe arriving to the United States to present the production that has been named by the Latin Association of Critics of Entertainment (ACE) in New York as BEST MUSICAL SHOW OF THE YEAR being the only Tango Show honored with such an award in the 48 years of Latin ACE’s existence.

Amidst an intensive 2016, Tango Lovers performed in Latin America and Asia and a brief season in San Francisco in renowned theaters like “Teatro Municipal Las Condes” in Santiago de Chile and as far as the “Beijing National Theater in China”, closing their Asia tour in the exclusive “Concert Hall of the Forbidden City” in Beijing with a VIP performance for prominent government officials and businessmen in the Chinese capital.

Copa Airlines, the official airline of Tango Lovers, brings the cast directly from Argentina and Uruguay to Orlando.  On March 25^th, Tango Lovers will present at the Bob Carr theater at 8 pm in downtown Orlando, continuing on March 26th to the magnificent Mahaffey theater in St. Petersburg for a 6 pm performance.  The presentation in Miami Beach is at 8 pm on Thursday, March 30^th at the Fillmore at Jackie Gleason.  In Cutler Bay, Tango Lovers will perform on Friday, March 31^st at 8 pm at the state of the art theater of South Miami Cultural Arts Center.  The troupe will continue their tour to the north, Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York among other places.

“Superb aesthetics”, “breathtaking costumes”, “excellent musicians”, “perfect choreography” and “powerful interpretation” are some of the reactions from the show’s audiences.  Between March 25 and April 7, TANGO LOVERS brings to the United States an updated show that will delight audiences and “tangueros” of all generations.  For more information about this sensational show that will leave the audience breathless, please visit their website www.tangolovers.com.
 
A BIT ABOUT TANGO

Argentina and Uruguay have been exporting their talent to the world from the early 1900’s making tango universally known in all continents.  Prominent names in the tango arena such as Villoldo, Francisco Canaro, Carlos Gardel, Gerardo Matos and Astor Piazzola are widely known around the globe. People from all over the world and different cultures are attracted by the genre and thousands of Milongas - or houses where tango is danced - exist in distant countries such as Russia, Japan, China, Australia, Turkey, Morocco, Germany, etc.  In 2009, this deep-rooted tradition of dance and music from the Rio de la Plata basin was declared by the United Nations as part of the world's "intangible cultural heritage". For the last two decades, the dance form has been expanding through the popular milongas established by tangueros throughout the world.

ABOUT TANGO LOVERS

Originally founded by Alfredo Lerida, recognized as Tango Artist of the year in New York, Tango Lovers, has been touring around the world for the last couple years achieving in New York the ACE award in 2015 as THE BEST MUSICAL SHOW OF THE YEAR.  The company boasts a world class ensemble of multiple award winning and internationally renowned cast of 20 artists, Tango Lovers Company puts together all the passion, sensuality and dynamism of the genre.

Tango Lovers is produced by the Uruguayan singer Alfredo Lérida, awarded also in New York as The Best Tango Artist. Under the executive direction of Pierina Asti-Schulz ,  a global vision and the objective to reach different generations, and under the musical direction of one of the greatest bandoneon players of the world, 27 years old Lautaro Greco, Tango Lovers Company proposes a unique perspective with an exquisite and glamorous balance of classical tango and tango show, from the Golden ages to contemporary times and inspired by the vortex of big cities and relationships among people, Tango Lovers Company displays  avant-garde aesthetics bringing a masterful interpretation of one of the most sensuous musical genres in the planet. 

 Visit www.tangolovers.com for events information.

ABOUT COPA AIRLINES

Copa Airlines, the leading Latin American airline and official airline of Tango Lovers Company, currently offers service to more than 70 destinations in 31 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean through the Hub of the Americas in Panama. Copa Airlines operates one of the youngest and most modern fleets in the industry. Based on its 2016 on-time performance Copa Airlines was recognized by FlightStats as the most on-time airline in Latin America for the fourth consecutive year and ranked No. 2 worldwide by OAG for the second consecutive year. In addition, Copa received the award for “Leading Airline in Mexico and Central America” at the World Travel Awards and earned three Skytrax 2016 awards: “Best Airline in Central America / Caribbean,” “Best Airline Staff Service in Central America / Caribbean,” and “Best Regional Airline in Central America / Caribbean.”  Copa is a member of the Star Alliance, the leading global airline network. For more information, visit www.copa.com

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