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Welcome to our 61st Season
(2010-2011)

The first concert of the 2010-2011 Season is
Rhythm and Passion
on Friday, October 1, 2010:

Rhythm and Passion takes you on a mystical journey to discover the people, the stories and the drama behind salsa, tango and gaucho.

The international cast of singers, musicians and dancers performs before a backdrop of exquisite period scenery, recreating the settings where these passionate and sensual dances were born.

Feel the intensity of the smoke-filled bars and gambling halls of Buenos Aires, where the illicit tango evolved. Revel in the joy and exhilaration of salsa dancing in the streets in the Caribbean islands. Be seduced by the Argentine cowboy – the gaucho –and the dramatic storytelling of his art.

Here's a sample of their program:

 
 

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Some information about the performance of Rhythm and Passion:

The show, which is in two acts, lures us back in time to the origins of tango in the seedy bars of 1920's Buenos Aires and then whisks us to the streets and nightclubs of the 1950's Caribbean to experience the vibrant celebration of love and life that is salsa. The mood then changes, bringing us to the Argentine countryside of the late 1880's where the gauchos sing and dance amidst danger and conflict.

The second act conveys the contemporary interpretations of the dances. We feel the pulsing rhythms of the salsa and tango, with each dance telling a story of love or heartbreak. And we revel in the energy of the gauchos with the explosive rhythms of the drums, the swirling ponchos of the dancers and the speed and intensity of the boleadoras.

There are other samples of performance by Rhythm and Passion available on their website.

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updated: October 19, 2010