da:ns festival 2015 Tango Legends House Programme

9 & 10 Oct 2015 Fri & Sat, 7.30pm Esplanade Concert Hall

DA:NS TURNS

1hr 40mins, including a 20min intermission

About Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay Esplanade is Singapore’s national performing arts centre and one of the busiest arts centres in the world.

Since its opening in 2002, the centre has presented more than 31,000 performances, drawing an audience of 22 million patrons and 84 million visitors. This architectural icon, with its distinctive twin shells, houses worldclass performance spaces complemented by a comprehensive range of professional support services. Its two main venues are the 1,600-seat Concert Hall and a Theatre with a capacity of 2,000. In March 2014, Esplanade’s Concert Hall was listed as one of the “world’s 15 most beautiful concert halls” by Hamburg-based building data company Emporis.

Esplanade’s vision is to be a performing arts centre for everyone and it seeks to enrich the lives of its community through the arts. The centre’s programming is guided by its mission – to entertain, engage, educate and inspire.

Its year-long arts calendar of about 3,000 performances presented by Esplanade, its collaboration partners and hirers cater to diverse audiences in Singapore and span different cultures, languages and genres including dance, music, theatre, visual arts and more. More than 70% of the shows that take place each year at the centre are non-ticketed. In May 2015, Esplanade was chosen as one of SG Heart Map’s 50 special places.

Esplanade regularly presents world-renowned companies and artists that attract international attention and add to Singapore’s cultural vibrancy. The centre is also a popular performance home for arts groups and commercial presenters who hire its venues to stage a wide range of programmes. These carefully curated presentations complement Esplanade’s own diverse offerings for audiences.

Esplanade works in close partnership with local, regional and international artists to develop artistic capabilities, push artistic boundaries and engage audiences. The centre supports the creation of artistic content and develops technical capabilities for the industry nationally.

Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay is operated by The Esplanade Co Ltd, which is a not-for-profit organisation, a registered Charity and an Institution of a Public Character.

Visit www.esplanade.com for more information.

Board Members Mr Lee Tzu Yang (Chairman) Mr Benson Puah (Chief Executive Officer) Dr Beh Swan Gin Mrs Rosa Daniel Ms Kathy Lai Dr Jennifer Lee

Mrs Christine Ong Mr Ramlee Bin Buang Ms Saw Phaik Hwa Mrs Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei Mr Yap Chee Meng Mr Andre Yeap

Esplanade is a proud member of

Association of Asia Pacific Performing Art Centres www.aappac.net

All rights reserved. UEN: 199205206G Information correct at time of print.

Please note that photographs and videos of patrons may be taken at this event for use in our archival and publicity material.

1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981 Tel: 6828 8222 Fax: 6337 3633 Customer Service Hotline: 6828 8377 SISTIC Hotline: 6348 5555

Festival Message Where has the time gone? da:ns festival turns 10 this year and it seems like only yesterday when we presented our first edition.

At da:ns festival, our sense of time shifts. As we watch bodies move on stage, or as we ourselves dance, time as we know it, is suspended, and we become attuned to time driven by the body and its unique rhythms in movement. Over the years, we hope the festival has given you several experiences and memories that have expanded your sense of movement, and opened you up to different expressions of dance.

The festival team has had the pleasure of creating this dedicated event, growing a myriad of platforms in our festival that support the development of dance. To encourage more people of all ages to try dancing, we have worked with Singapore dance studios to provide fun and easy dance lessons that everyone can enjoy both inside our rehearsal studio, outdoors along our waterfront and around Singapore. Last year, we welcomed over 28,000 participants to these sessions and the overall da:ns festival has doubled in audience size since it’s first year.

To support the creation of new dance works, da:ns festival commissions, co-produces and provides residencies for artists. This has led to long-lasting relationships with artists we deeply admire for their dedication and creativity, and enabled 23 new dance creations, the majority from Asian dance-makers.

So this year, for our special 10th anniversary, we have invited several of these artists to celebrate this special occasion with us, some of whom are marking significant milestones in their own personal careers. We host the legendary Sylvie Guillem, who returns to da:ns festival with her final world tour before retiring from 35 years of dancing, while Singapore choreographer Kuik Swee Boon creates a work that brings together leading dance-makers in their 40s back to the stage.

The festival would have not been possible without our supportive audience of dance lovers, the dance-makers who continually inspire us, our festival sponsors and partners who have shared our belief in the significance of dance in our lives, and our group of dedicated festival volunteers—the da:ns Kaki Ambassadors.

With deep gratitude to everyone— thank you for being part of 10 years of da:ns festival together.

Faith Tan Producer da:ns festival

Esplanade’s da:ns festival programming team (L-–R: Marlene Ditzig, Iris Cheung, Faith Tan, Emily J Hoe, Rydwan Anwar, Christel Hon & Shireen Abdullah.

Not in photo: Suhana Laila Abdul Shukur, Fezhah Maznan & Joyce Yao)

02

03

“…movements fluid and dazzling.”

Sunday Herald Sun

Hello dear friends

and Tangueros in Singapore!

Tango Legends is very happy to come to your country on the 10th anniversary of this exciting da:ns festival. We are thrilled that we will perform at one of the most beautiful and prestigious venues in the world, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. We want to show you the love, passion and dedication we put in our work every day to present the best of the “Tango Argentino” in all its expressions. From the stage we want to communicate and share our dream, show you the real Tango.

We carry Tango in our skins, Tango is our identity as Argentinians, as “Porteños” (residents of Buenos Aires), but faithful to the origin of our city belonging to whoever comes for it; free and universal.

The thoroughness of the costumes and scenes unfolding create insurmountable frame to transport us back in the time and enjoy an unforgettable experience to re-live that time where all Buenos Aires was Tango…

We propose a journey through those glorious years in Buenos Aires when Tango was enjoyed and breathed in every corner of the city.

The sensuality present in each choreography is a living tribute to the Tango. The elegance and splendour are alive at every step of this dazzling show.

We invite you to find the true sound and feel of Buenos Aires with us.

Tango Legends is a deep Tango trip, the opportunity to relax in the cadences and breathe with the Bandoneon, moan with the Violin, a unique dance beat, or simply the pleasure of understanding that Tango continues to be an instrument of perfect beauty, allowing us to create magic with music, voice and dance.

We hope that you will enjoy, like we do, this performance by the soul on the stage!

Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa

“Pablo Sosa and Mariela Maldonado added complicated lifts to their numbers and daring speed, their legs cutting and dividing the air like machetes.”

The New York Times

04

About the programme

Feel all of Tango...

The company dances, performs, listens, contemplates, inflames and takes tango out of the memories and brings it back onto the stage to show that legends are more alive than ever.

Most legendary orchestras such as D’Arienzo’s, Pugliese’s, Troilo’s, Piazzolla’s... will be present in their most famous pieces such as La Cumparsita, Gallo Ciego, Quejas De Bandoneón, Libertango, not to mention the best voice of all times, the most powerful tango legend, our popular idol Carlos Gardel in pieces such as Por Una Cabeza, Mi Buenos Aires Querido and the emblematic El Día Que Me quieras.

05

Our tango is proud and fatal, as long as the most audacious orchestra in this era plays strong notes, our tango will consist of several dance and music of love and passion. We bring tango from Argentina to caress your ears like a fond memory with melancholic chords.

The stage is the means by which we communicate with the audience. It implies an exchange full of meanings with the audience.

“Dancing tango is to feel one is flying”.

Tango Legends is to enter an inner world where you can feel how the vivid sense of freedom and creativity becomes art.

Every performed tango will reveal an agreement between the parties who speak the same language, know the same code, occupy a common space, with secrets that build a shared intimacy. Two bodies entangled in a connecting and fusing embrace. Knowing that dance, music and singing are considered modes of creative arts, we are mainly artists full of passion, love and absolute dedication to tango.

The beauty of tango is the secret of its intense seduction‌ if it is a good tango. “As for the dance, it is in the embrace where the mystery lies. That possibility of intimate communion that the embrace offers, is the secret of Tango.â€?

We are writing our own tango legends in the Tango Show now...

06

PART I CORAZON DE ORO Composer: Francisco Canaro

OPENING OF THE SHOW Whole company

It is the Company’s introduction.

As the artists move, we see their different characters as they arrive at the Tango party along with musicians who playfully perform a beautiful waltz and thus the introduction takes place.

Here we bring you short solo performances.

Dancers get to know one another and this gives rise to the group dance and the unmistakable voices of the singers whose presence and charm will seduce the audience with the outstanding instrumental performance by musicians who masterfully accompany the “Legends of Tango”.

DE PURO GUAPO

MALA JUNTA

Composer: Carlos Gardel Lyrics: Alfredo Le Pera Singer: Cristian Chinellato

Composer: Julio De Caro / Pedro Laurenz Dancers: Manuela & Juan

This tango is a world-renowned piece which has been performed in many Hollywood films such as Scent of a Woman starring Al Pacino.

Its lyrics tell the story of a typical Buenos Aires man who is a horse racing fan.

Though he promises to give up gambling, his addiction proves stronger than his will.

In this piece the couple performs a dance connected from the embrace to the versatility in all movements.

It is characterized by the pure tango embrace and by the tight couple embrace.

POTPOURRI OF MILONGAS: MILONGA SENTIMENTAL Composer: Sebastian Piana Lyrics: Homero Manzi Singer: Yamila Figueras

Composer: Pedro Laurenz Dancers: Mariela & Pablo, Sabrina & Jose, Manuela & Juan, Maria Sol & Lucas, Victoria & Agustin, Cintia & Mariano

This group dance is characterised by the counterpoint of couples. They will gaily show their agility in several dancing styles such as the reverse embrace and hip cadences which are typical features of the milonga rhythm. The men will make short sequences together and the ladies will be surprised by the skill and technique which will make them feel proud of their partners.

It recreates a fun party in which “Guapo” dancers and young women meet to bring happiness to their lives to the two-four time (Tango). Regardless of age or social status, they just want to dance and have a nice time.

EL TORITO/ ARRABALERA

They display picaresque (roguish) group sequences danced by lifelong friends that start several stories related with feelings.

07

POR UN CABEZA

MILONGUEANDO EN EL 40 Composer: Armando Pontier Dancers: Rocio & Juan Pablo

FUERON TRES AÑOS Composer: Juan Pablo Marin Lyrics: Juan Pablo Marin Singer: Cristian Chinellato It is simultaneously a sweet and sad song. It refers to a man’s grief because a woman left him. He thought he had a complete life until she decided not to come back.

INSPIRACIÓN Composer: Peregrino Paulos Dancers: Sabrina & Jose Another excellent tango by Juan D’Arienzo.

The man will ask the young woman to dance.

They will show they love dancing. This couple will exhibit unique “cortes” and “quebradas” belonging to their own dance style. They carry in their veins Juan D’Arienzo’s unequalled rhythm. He dances for her. His dancing playfully seduces her.

LOCA Composer: Manuel Joves Dancers: Victoria & Agustin This performance is made by the true boyfriend and girlfriend of the group.

The man, who considers himself the most elegant, will dance with a solid, straight and rather arrogant style.

He and his charming woman will try and become the best dancers at the party.

Composer: Angel Villoldo / Sebastian Piana Dancers: Mariela & Pablo, Rocio & Juan Pablo, Jose & Sabrina, Manuela & Juan

Bearing in mind the essential tango, “cortes” and “quebradas”, and, above all, exhibiting a unique dance in which the man leads and the woman follows, in this case, she will do so in a subtle, delicate way so that each danced sequence becomes harmonized.

DERECHO VIEJO Composer: Eduardo Arolas Dancers: Mariela & Pablo The time has come for the childhood friends to dance. Since they are partners in dance as well as in life, they cling to their passion for dancing.

They will offer energy and attitude throughout so fast and precise a dance. This is what we truly call “Tango”.

MI BUENOS AIRES QUERIDO

EL LLORÓN

male singer/ homage to Carlos Gardel

Composer: Juan Maglio Dancers: Cintia & Mariano

Composer: Carlos Gardel Lyrics: Alfredo Le Pera Singer: Cristian Chinellato (impersonation of Carlos Gardel)

A nice and lively piece filled with freshness performed by the teenage couple whose skill, charm and rhythm will be witnessed by the group who will also let them know they are not naïve any more.

QUEJAS DE BANDONEON Composer: Juan de Dios Filiberto Dancers: Maria Sol & Lucas The man will display his dancing elegance and leadership, and the beautiful woman will understand and follow all the sequences. In order to lead her to the very last second of the piece, he will take a breath for the sake of dancing to this great tango with her.

MALENA female singer

Composer: Lucio Demare Lyrics: Homero Manzi Singer: Yamila Figueras Famous tango song written by Homero Manzi in 1941 which appealingly comes to show how sensitive and passionate the singing of our citizen music in a woman’s skin is. This is one of the most sung songs in the history of Tango and one of the tangos that gave rise to the legendary “forties”. It cannot be excluded from the legends of tango.

In this piece the singer expresses his feelings for his home town. He is far away from it and therefore misses it so much. It is one of the most famous pieces of tango the great Carlos Gardel has ever sung.

CANARO EN PARIS Composer: Lucio Demare Lyrics: Homero Manzi It is the last dance of the “first act”, in which all the couples will display their dancing skills. This popular tango will allow the young couples and the young talented musicians to shine onstage.

The history of tango will have many stories to be told in the evening at the party.

PART II LA CUMPARSITA

PATA ANCHA

LIBERTANGO

Composer: Gerardo Matos Rodriguez Dancers: Group dance - final / whole company

Piece that they became the World Tango Champions with

Composer: Astor Piazzolla Dancers: Mariela & Pablo

Composer: Mario Demarco Dancers: Manuela & Juan

It is the last couple solo dance...

From the beginning to the end of the choreography, these dancers will take your breath away...

This opens the second act of the show.

Under the most legendary tango’s chords, “La Cumparsita”, the Company will rock the audience. Since it is the most famous tango piece ever, it cannot go unnoticed in the show. Being aware of the fact that the audience has been waiting for this tango all night long, the company will perform with the elegance and talent all members are endowed with.

LA MARIPOSA Composer: Pedro Maffia Instrumental It is a turning point in the development of tango creation.

It is widely considered as one of the best tangos ever, not only because of its aesthetic appeal but because it opened new composition perspectives.

The best-known performance is master Osvaldo Pugliese’s. He is one of the greatest artists tango has given us. “La Mariposa” is the instrumental tango with the greatest stylistic and renewing significance that has ever been composed.

In Tango Legends, it appears to provide the second act of the show with a harmonious nuance. This tango must always be part of the musicians’ repertoire. Although the orchestra has made its own arrangement for Tango Legends, the musicians have preserved its essence.

PASIONAL male singer Composer: Jorge Caldara Lyrics: Mario Sotto Singer: Cristian Chinellato This tango tells about the madness of love.

It explains in many different ways all the feelings related to love—passion, fancy, fear…

Its lyrics make up one of the most famous pieces chosen to be sung by show singers.

PA Q TE OIGAN BANDONEON Composer: Ernesto Rossi Dancers: Sabrina & Jose Dancers will show that in tango dance everything is linked—eyes, arms, hands, every body movement to the rhythm of tango, the viewpoint and feeling of what they are living, that is, a three-minute romance between two people.

ARRABALERO Composer: Osvaldo Fresedo Dancers: Victoria & Agustin

The dancers carry sad, joyful, sensual, euphoric rhythms to their body and their feet. They express the feelings that embellish the dance, adding to the mysticism of the embrace.

ZUM Composer: Astor Piazzolla Dancers: Maria Sol & Lucas A passionate performance of this piece which was born in 1965.

A free interpretation and a free performance of Tango Dance Show. The couple, bearer of a quick dancing style, will show a new aspect by taking advantage of the sharp, rapid musical touch of the orchestra, with their own unique sequences of legs and bodies.

Melancholy, seduction and passion come onto the stage. These excellent dancers will make a magical evening out of each chord they accompany. Embraced with tango, they will employ all the choreographic elements characterizing modern tango in order to generate a revolutionary sensual dance—a unique dance that is always tango.

EL DIA QUE ME QUIERAS Composer: Carlos Gardel Lyrics: Alfredo Le Pera Singer: Yamila Figueras, Cristian Chinellato It is a famous song created by Carlos Gardel’s music and Alfredo Le Pera’s lyrics in New York.

It was part of the film with the same name “El Día Que Me Quieras/el día que me amas”.

During the performance the singers generate and share an atmosphere of love and tenderness.

They play with the words and their magnificent voices to catch the audience.

INVIERNO PORTEÑO Composer: Astor Piazzolla Instrumental In this work Piazzolla’s tango attempts to convey the Buenos Aires citizen’s heartbeat.

There emerges the bohemian part of the city, the new tango. The musicians make a free interpretation and a free performance.

They play and reach a strong sound power and a unique style which grant them aesthetical identity and style recognition.

This is a fresh version by these dancers who draw with their legs this fun and playful tango... The couple will have the possibility of fascinating the audience with their stage handling. As soon as the first chord is heard, they will start floating on stage.

GALLO CIEGO

YO SOY MARIA

The time has come for us to see the most passionate stages of the Argentine Tango. The dancers will take the audience on a tour of love, passion and seduction. From the beginning, with their slow movements, they will show feelings which tango engenders when the dancers are so close to each other, two bodies and two hearts beating strongly together. We shall find that the woman’s extreme sensuality successfully takes effect since the man will surrender at the young sensual woman’s feet.

FEMale singer Composer: Astor Piazzolla Lyrics: Horacio Ferrer Singer: Yamila Figueras This is one of the earliest and most important pieces Piazzolla and Ferrer have written together.

The opera “María de Buenos Aires” has been incorporated to the world since 1968. It is now the most sung tango and it is widely performed abroad. Many international critics regard it as “the best work of Latin origin”.

Tango Legends highlights the female figure with great symbolism, whose spirit gives birth to the female personality in tango. This piece reflects dozens of myths around tango, Buenos Aires and some surrealist characters.

Composer: Agustin Bardi Dancers: Rocio & Juan Pablo

This is the most modern dance.

The passion and seduction of tango are not lost here because it is in their loose movements where it will be clearly appreciated that these dancers carry the tango in their soul and in their blood...

It is possible to enjoy in the young man’s hands the speed and skill with which he takes and holds her partner in the air.

Thus, with amazing lifts and jumps, they will surprise the audience.

The woman, who is sensual and attractive, will go on seducing till the end.

Furthermore, her connection will rely on the man’s lead and the music. This couple will hold the audience spellbound with jumps and tricks. The audience will enter the abyss of excitement and passion for two-four time of tango.

ADIOS NONINO Composer: Astor Piazzolla Instrumental Adiós Nonino is a musical piece of tango by the Argentine musician and composer Astor Piazzolla. It is widely considered to be his most significant and emblematic work. It is said that Astor composed this famous tango one night while he was suffering from depression due to his father’s sudden death. “Nonino” was Astor’s father’s nickname.

Piazzolla would say: “This is my number one tango, the best I’ve ever composed.

I’ve tried many times to surpass it, but I’ve failed.” That is the main reason why it is referred to as the summit of his musical creativity. The most striking thing about the history surrounding the creation of such a masterpiece is that it took the master only forty five minutes to express his feelings on this unforgettable music.

In Tango Legends, “Adios Nonino”, closes the instrumental part of the orchestra. The musicians’ arrangement and unique live performance will excite and move the audience.

TANGUANGO Composer: Astor Piazzolla Dancers: Whole company It is a pure masterpiece by master Piazzolla. He used to say the following about this creation, “My tango does belong to this day. Tango is sad, it is dramatic, but it is not pessimistic. Lyrics in the past were pessimistic, totally absurd….” that is what he answered when asked about this work at an interview in 1989.

In Tango Legends, it is a danced piece.

The whole company is on stage with their dance trying to prevail over the magical music played live. Piazzolla is our favourite composer when it comes to creating the choreographies and generating onstage atmosphere, because he allows for freedom of moves where we may fuse classical dance and contemporary dance, while we preserve, in turn, tango as a whole, unique, personal, passionate, natural, essential partner dance which nowadays captivates the entire world.

SALUTES

Whole company

08

09

About

Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa Founders - Artistic Directors - Head Dancers of Tango Legends Members of AMBCTA (Associations of Masters, Dancers, and Choreographers of Tango Argentino)

Their professional debut was in December 1996 under the direction of, and with choreography by Eduardo Arquimbau. They have worked together with several teachers, including Ernesto Franco, Carlos Lazzari, Osvaldo Berlinghieri, Virginia Luque, Beba Pugliese, Omar Valente, Roberto Pansera, and Argentine Ledesma.

They performed in the best tango houses and Milonga shows in Buenos Aires, such as Señor Tango, Café de los Angelitos, Café Tortoni, Faena, La Ventana, El Viejo Almacén, Gallerias Pacífico, Sabor of Tango, Cambalache, Bidou de las Luces, Tango 1921, The Museum of Cultural Tango, The Tango Gallery Argentino, “Almagro”, El Viejo Correo, The House of Provinces and Taconeando.

In 2000 they created the show Alma de Tango, which toured in Argentina and South America.

They performed in Tanguera: El Musical Argentino in Brazil, Peru and Chile.

They did national and international tours with the Orchestra Sexteto Mayor, traveling to more than ten cities in Mexico.

They have been assistant directors and choreographers of the Tango Company of Argentina Estampas Porteñas of Carolina Soler from 2004 until 2011.

They performed in the shows Tango Fire and Tango Feeling in Australia, Bermuda, Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.

They have made presentations on numerous TV programmes, both in Argentina and abroad in Europe and North America.

Since 2003 they have given workshops and master classes of Tango Stage, Tango Salon, Professional Tango Dancers in Madrid, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, London, Liverpool, Cambridge, Richmond, Cleveland, New York, New Orleans, and Johannesburg.

They have also given courses of Tango History in House of Tango in La Plata City in Argentina.

They have also received various medals and awards during their careers, such as Double Gold Medals in Olympics Platenses, Champions on the TV programme Susana Gimenez Telefe, Champions in the Chascomus Festival of Tradition and Dance of Chascomus, and Double Gold Medals at the Bragado Festival of Buenos Aires.

Mariela and Pablo were among the jury members at the 2012 World Tango Championship which is held annually in Buenos Aires.

Since 2013 they are Directors of Dance Department in Casa del Tango where they are preparing professional dancers continuously.

They were choreography directors of Ballet Dancer Iñaki Urlezaga whom they made a tour in Alexandria and Cairo (Egypt) in 2014.

They are co-directors of the Tango festival “La Plata Baila Tango” where they give masterclasses and workshops and danced with the most important Orchestras like “Los Reyes del Tango” in 2014.

10

dancers

Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia

11

Champions of 2014 edition of the World Tango Championship in Stage Tango

In 2012 they performed in Gabriel Mores (Mariano`s grandson) show, Todo en Uno.

They are sub-champions at Tango and Valse Categories at Campeonato Metropolitano de Tango in 2013 and third place winners at Campeonato Mundial de Baile 2013 in Tango de Pista.

They toured in Chile, Brasil with World Tour Show from “La Esquina de Carlos Gardel”.

They toured in the US in 2013 and 2014 and in Uruguay in March 2014.

The same year they took part in Buenos Aires Tango Festival in Rome, competing at Campeonato de Campeones (Champions’ Championship), achieving First Place at Contemporary Tango Interpreters Category.

They are current champions of Valse Category in Campeonato de Tango de la Ciudad in 2014 edition and third place winners at Tango Salon Category.

They started dancing together in 2012 after several years of work with various partners.

Since October they worked as permanent members at the tango show Café de los Angelitos in Buenos Aires.

In 2014 they toured in Japan and Taiwan with dramatic tango show Bliss of the Rhythm.

During 2014 Juan and Manuela filmed Maria Nieves biographical movie which will be aired in 2015.

Rocio Garcia Liendo & Juan Pablo Bulich Their early artistic start was in 2005, with Maximiliano Cristiani, Carlos Copello, Graciela Gonzales, Maricel Giacominni, Fabian Peralta, Vanesa Villalba, David Leguizamos, Leonardo Cuello.

Both of them are dancers of Jazz, Classic and Contempory dances. They entered the world of Tango, joining the Ballet School of “Carlos Copello” and toured throughout Argentina.

In 2007 they joined the cast Orquesta Tipica Unitango and they were first of place winners in the contest Endurance Tango.

They were directors of the Ballet Academy of Dance Herrero.

They also taught tango as teachers. They were directors of Ballet School Carlos Copello, Argentina School of Tango. They were also private coaches of the actor Robert Duval and coached him for his dancing for !Dream Argentina!.

Since 2009 they have worked in different Tango Houses like Café de Los Angelitos, Complejo Tango, Tango Porteño (currently), toured with the Desire company throughout South America and Asia.

They joined the most prestigious tango company in today’s tango scene, Tango Legends by Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa in 2012.

They have worked with Japanese network NHK BS2 channel ATC Argentina Badia, novel Agrande family channel Encounter, the music of singer BIBI WU video dancers, participating Brazil, Globo Network.

12

Sabrina Nogueira & Jose Lugones

dancers

Sabrina Nogueira is a graduate of the Superior Institute of the Teatro Colon and worked joined to the well-known Classic Dancer Julio Bocca.

Their artistic performances can highlight their participation as reinforcement for the Teatro Colón stable Ballet Nutcracker and Giselle, dancer of the spectacle of the Esquina Carlos Gardel, emblematic site of excellence in the city of Buenos Aires, as well as its exhibitions and tour to Brazil.

José Lugones began his folk training in the city of La Plata with different teachers, achieving greater consecration as the award’s winner in the festival of Cosquín 2003 in the category combined Malambo. Then he continued in Buenos Aires entirely with Tango highlighting school Mora Godoy.

His artistic endeavours include his participation as a dancer in shows of Madero Tango, El Café de los Angelitos, Taconeando, Esquina Homero

Manzi, and Tango Porteño. He has toured with shows such as Tango ground (South Africa) with the Esquina Carlos Gardel (Brazil and Turkey) Passion Tango Club (Mexico) panache Tango (Ecuador) Tango Kinesis (France) with the company of Leonardo Cuello (Italy).

He joined the most prestigious tango company in today’s tango scene, Tango Legends by Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa in 2014.

13

Maria Sol Menescardi & Lucas Bayocco They started as Argentine tango dancers, with the Ballet and Dance company of renowned ballerina Mora Godoy, performing in various theatres throughout Argentina in 2010.

In 2012, they worked in different tango houses in Buenos Aires including Viejo Almacén, Bar Sur, La Ventana, La Cumparsita, “Tango 1921, Madero Tango, and Taconeando.

They have worked with many well known tango singers like Guillermo Galvé, Enrique Dumas, María Garay, Alberto Podestá, and orchestras such as Orchestra of Master Arbelo, Color Tango, Sexteto Milonguero and Herederos Del Compás.

They were also the dancers in the Japanese TV documentary about the life of master Juan Carlos Copes who was named as “the dancer of the century/the most famous tango dancer alive” by UNESCO.

They were the principal dancers of the television programme Aguante Tango in Argentina.

They are resident dancers of tango in La Plata City Municipal Company, directed by Pablo Sosa & Mariela Maldonado.

Since 2014, they have been members of the prestigious Argentina company Tango Legends.

Cintia Rodriguez & Mariano Pasquali They began tango in 2008 with great artists of tango like Adriana Varela, Cacho Castaña, Nestor Rolan, Color Tango Orchestra, Orquesta Los Reyes del Tango and Orchestra Los Herederos del Compás.

They have been members of the tango dance company of Iñaki Urlezaga, on tour traveling across Argentina, Chile, and Egypt The Musical, under the choreographic direction of Pablo Sosa and Mariela Maldonado. They are dancers in the Municipal Company Tango Stage of Casa del Tango in Buenos Aires and La Plata city, under the choreographic direction of Pablo Sosa and Mariela Maldonado.

They have performed at important theatres in Argentina such as Centro Cultural Pasaje Dardo Rocha, Teatro Coliseo Podestá, Coliseum Theatre, La Nonna, Arts Centre Theatre, Teatro Argentino among many others. They held tango master classes at various festivals like Festival of Tango La Falda in 2010, X. National Festival of Guitar in 2010, Rosario Tango Festival in 2011, Neuquén Tango Festival in 2012 and La Plata Baila Tango in 2013.

They were the artistic staff of Poker of Aces of the Tango and Botica del Angel TV programmes. From 2010 to 2012, they were Choreographic Assistants under the direction of Javiar Arias in the Ballet Tango dance. They were also choreographic assistants in Homage to Juan Carlos Copes who was named as the dancer of the century/the most famous tango dancer alive by UNESCO. They taught Argentine tango at the Jose Hernandez School of Traditional Dances and Iñaki Urlezaga School of Dance. They gave a masterclass at the international congress in Buenos Aires presented by Jose Hernandez Traditional School of Dance. They were teachers of Argentine Tango at University National of La Plata in 2013.

They were finalists of Championship at World Argentine Tango in 2014. Since 2014, they have been members of the prestigious Argentina company Tango Legends.

Victoria Ippolito & Agustin Tornaquindici They studied stage tango with international teachers like Juan Carlos Copes, Mora Godoy, Alejandra Martiñan and Lautaro Cancela.

In 2013 they toured in Uruguay (Colonia del Sacramento, Montevideo and Punta del Este) and Brazil (San Paulo, Buzios and Rio de Janeiro).

In 2009 they performed at the Tango House of Buenos Aires with which they toured various theatres in the country like Teatro Argentino and Coliseo Podesta.

In 2014 they toured in Egypt (Cairo, Alexandria) with the classical ballet dancer Iñaki Urlezaga and under direction and choreographies of Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa.

In 2011 they made several performances at the Teatro Metropolitan of Buenos Aires, National Theatre Niní Marshall and Provincial Theater of Mar del Plata.

They were also accompanied by great artists of the Argentine tango as Color Tango Orchestra, Los Reyes of Tango Orchestra, Los Herederos del Compás, Nestor Rolan, María Garay, Adriana “La Gata” Varela, Juan Dhartés, Cacho Castaña, and Ricardo “Chiqui” Pereyra among others.

In 2012 they toured with Nuevos Aires Tango which became 2nd in the Group Stage Tango category and 1st in Couple’s Solo Tango category at the Arte en Escena National Championship in Buenos Aires.

Since 2014, they have been members of the prestigious Argentine company Tango Legends.

14

Musicians

Tango Bardo Tango Bardo Quartet is made up of musicians with longstanding history with shows and tango companies and are also members of well-known groups of the Argentine and Uruguayan Tango world.

The band plays with power respecting the stylistic origins of tango and includes the new forms of today.

15

Since its early years, Tango Bardo played in the milonga circuits in Buenos Aires, the interior Argentina and conducted various tours to Japan, China and South American countries.

They recorded their first album in 2015..

Hugo Hoffmann

Leonel Gasso

Piano

Bandoneon

16 3

Juan Miguens

Lucas Furno

Doublebass

Violin

www.braunbuffel.com

SINGERS

CRISTIAN CHINELLATO He participated in several tango festivals and concerts at his home town and in Buenos Aires.

He also had the opportunity to sing on stage with Beba Bidart, Argentino Ledesma, Jorge Falcón, Jorge Valdez, Alberto Castillo, Jorge Sobral, Abel Córdoba, Rolando Luque, Nelly Vazquez, Enzo Valentino, Carlos Cristal, Enrique Dumas, Hugo Del Carril (hijo) among other famous artists. His Godmother and Godfather were Beba Bidart and Jorge Valdez.

He also participated in TV and Radio programmes in Santa Fe and Buenos Aires.

19

On May 2002 his first CD Album came out Y porque te quiero tanto (and because I love you so) featuring Trio Rosarino, Héctor Grimolizi (bandoneón), Pichón Sánchez (piano) and Mingo Porta (string bass) which it is played on several radios in his country such as FM 2x4 from Buenos Aires.

In 2002 he was in concert at the theatre of San Lorenzo City featuring the trio Hombres de Tango de Buenos Aires (Norberto Vogel – bandoneón, Alejo Caramés – guitarra and Patricio Cotella – string bass). More than 500 hundred people enjoyed the concert. Same night he got a recognition for his artistic career by the San Lorenzo Community.

In 2002, he participated in La Falda National Tango festival, and shared the stage with Maria Graña, Osvaldo Piro and Musica Ciudadana de Córdoba orchestra.

In 2009 he reached the Finals of Hugo Del Carril contest carried out at Parque Centenario Amphitheatre in Buenos Aires.

In 2010 he participated and won the Tango International Festival Valparatango 2010.

Until the end of 2011 he was part of the cast of Tangomanía Show performing in theatres and auditoriums all around Argentina.

The same year, he won the Voces de Tango contest organized by Osvaldo Martín at the Esquina Homero Manzi in Buenos Aires. He was selected among 74 participants.

In 2011, he sang in the mythic stadium Luna Park of Argentina. In honour of Hugo del Carril, he joined great tango personalities like: Raul Lavie, Alberto Podesta, Hugo Marcel, Hugo del Carril son, Alberto Bianco, Daniel Cortez.

In 2003 he performed in Punta del Este at private events and El Charrua restaurant.

In December 2012, he was a finalist in the competition Hugo del Carril.

In 2004 he started singing as a soloist with the quintet from Rosario El amague with who he perfomed several times at the Banco Bisel Auditorium, Castanigno Museum, Dante Alighieri, Sala del Consejo de Ciencias Económicas, in Restaurants and Bars of Rosario city.

In December 2013, he shared several stages around Argentina for the celebrations of National Tango Day and joined Nestro Rolan.

He is a member of Tango Legends since it began.

Yamila Figueras Her first professional work was lyrical singing in 2008 at the Astor Piazzolla Auditorium Hall in the Teatro Argentino in the city of La Plata, where her outstanding performance favoured her with all lyrical concerts of that year.

In 2008 and 2009, she took part in all lyrical performances at the Salón Dorado Municipal (Municipal Golden Hall) in the city of La Plata.

In 2010, she gave her first performance on television for the Tango programme Aguante Tango during the season of 2010–2011, created by the famous announcer Silvio Soldán, only for young and new tango voices.

In 2010-2011, she was a member in all lyrical performances at the Auditorium Hall of the Bar Association of the city of Buenos Aires.

She was also a member of all of the shows organized by Casa del Tango La Plata – Biblioteca Popular Carlos Gardel and Casa Del Tango De Ensenada, where she shared the stage with the important Tango voices in the city of Buenos Aires such as Maria Garay, Guillermo Galve and Chiqui Pereyra.

In 2012, she participated in the popular television programme Singing for a Dream on Channel 13, Argentina, where she was selected out of 300 candidates to sing live for 2000 people who applauded warmly her sweet voice when she sang Como Dos Extraños (Like Two Strangers), a wonderful tango with lyrics

by José María Contursi and music by Pedro Laurenz.

In December 2012, she was selected after an exhausting audition for female singers to become a member of the permanent staff of the Argentine Tango Company Tango Legends.

Since 2009 she has borne the degree of Teaching of Art in Music issued by the Conservatorio Provincial de Música (Provincial Conservatory of Music) of the city of La Plata, “Gilardo Gilardi.”

During the year 2014 she participated in the most important TV programme Soñando por Cantar as guest starring at Canal 13 in Argentina.

She was the artist in the TV programme Elegidos, la Musica en Tus Manos (2014, Telefe, Argentina) She is the leading actress in the Film El Tango es Cultura (Argentina) which will be released in 2015.

20

CREATIVE TEAM

Federico Nicolao

Adrian Grimozzi

Sound Manager

Lighting Director

Born in Buenos Aires in December 1982, Federico Nicolao is a recording & live sound engineer, record producer and musician.

Lighting designer for shows, architectural and non conventional spaces.

21

He studied guitar at Manuel de Falla Music Conservatory and learned audio engineering at Tecson Studios.

Since 1999, he worked as an engineer and has designed audio for various tango shows in Buenos Aires.

He also owns a small studio facility in Buenos Aires.

With a lot of experience in Argentinean and fusion music, he has done many productions with various new tango projects and has been Mariela Maldonado and Pablo Sosa in their projects.

He has also been the Sound Manager of Tango Feeling by Estampas PorteĂąas of Carolina Soler since 2008 and toured in Argentina, Turkey, Poland, Italy and Thailand.

In 2012, he joined Tango Legends by Mariela Maldonado and Pablo Sosa as Lighting Director.

He works in dance, music, theatre and puppetry fields, highlighting his participation in national and international festivals.

As a light artist, he made several pieces of plastic art, besides participating in the exhibition Obra LumĂ­nica.

Also worked in the areas of stage design and security as well as theatre installations.

He is the Technical Chief at Teatro Silencio de Negras since 2008.

Professor of the course Show illumination at Teatro Silencio de Negras, and the Stage design Workshop along with Margarita Hnilo, of Espacio Buenos Aires, at the Centro Cultural Recoleta.

He joined Tango Legends by Mariela Maldonado and Pablo Sosa as Lighting Director in 2012.

He is the lighting designer and director/sound engineer/stage manager since the beginning of the show.

Walter Delgado Costume Designer & Wardrobe Director

When he arrived in Buenos Aires in 1996, he first made designs for Luz Colombini for the show En la Noche de Buenos Aires. At the end of the year he met Lorena Casal who opened the doors of the show world to him.

From 2006 to 2008, he worked with the famous designer José Luis Ferrrando to create the costumes of the 8th edition of Bailando por un Sueño, Patinando por un Sueño and Cantando por un Sueño by Marcelo Tinelli.

In 1997 he designed the costumes of C’ést Magique which was performed in a gay club Manhattan for Leonardo and Lorena Casal.

The same year, when he met the prominent artistic director Flavio Mendoza, they decided to work together which resulted in a successful collaboration for some of the most important shows of Argentine, starting with the Art show Adán y Eva of Federico Klem.

In 2007 he designed the stage dresses of Lida Mantovani for Tango World Championship.

In 1999 he designed his first tango costume for the famous Dinner Tango Show Señor Tango of Fernando Soler. After that, he started to design costumes for the most important tango dancers of the dinner tango shows including El Viejo Almacen, Michelangelo, Piazzolla Tango, Madero Tango, and La Ventana.

In 2000 he designed the costumes Homenaje a Piazzolla of Omar Merlo and Loredana Debrasi in Sicilia, Italy.

In 2001 he started to create costumes of the show Cantando Bajo la Deuda of Nito Artaza and all his performances until the year 2005.

In 2003 he designed costumes for the dinner tango show La Ventana and Tango Seducción

by Gustavo Russo.

In 2004 he designed costumes for the actor Miguel Angel Cherutti in La era del Pingüino

by Jorge Guinzburg.

In 2005 he designed costumes for Corrientes Esquina Glamour of Gerardo Sofovich for the leading actor Carlos Perciavale.

He made costumes for the tango couple Geraldin Rojas & Ezquiel Paludi.

In 2006 he designed costumes for Más que diferente of Gerardo Sofovich for the leading actress Florencia de la V. He made costumes for the show Operacion Ja Ja Recargada of Gerardo Sofovich for the leading actresses María Eugenia Ritó, Celina Rucci, Norma Pons.

In 2008, he designed the costume of Melody Celatti, the champion of Tango World Championship in category “stage”.

In 2009, he made 24 dresses for the Tango World Championship and in 2010 he designed 65 dresses for the same competition.

In 2009 he created the brand Laguna Tango y Espectaculos Costume with Mr. Hiroshi Takehara and made a fashion show on 4 April 2010 in Tokyo.

In 2010 and 2011, he made the costumes of Circo Servian of Flavio Mendoza and for the famous Argentinean singer María Marta Serra Lima in El Gran Burlesque.

In 2012, he made the costumes of Estravaganza of Flavio Mendoza.

In 2013, he presented his new collection of Tango dresses at European Tango Championship held in Rome.

He presented his new collection Mujeres de Fuego in various cities in Argentina and Paraguay.

He has been nominated for the Starfish award for the Best Design and Realization of Costumes for the show Cantando Bajo la Deuda of artistic director Nito Artaza (2005), Circo Servian of artistic director Flavio Mendoza, given by the Government of Mar del Plata, Argentine (2010), El Gran Burlesque with the famous singer María Marta Serra Lima, by the Government of Mar del Plata, Argentine (2011).

He has won the award Carlos for the Best Design and Realization of Costumes for the show Estravaganza of artistic director Flavio Mendoza, by the Government of Carlos Paz, Argentine (2012).

22

Nauvillar Sosa

Zeynep Ozlem Bas

Stage Director

Producer

He has studied guitar teaching in the Conservatorio de Música Gilardo Gilardi in Buenos Aires.

In 1998, she founded her performing arts agency and now represents a multi-national portfolio of artistes in different genres of music and dance.

He has been the Stage Manager for Noches Liricas which was performed at Camara de Abogados, Colegio de Abogados, Theatres of El Bosque in La Plata City and Buenos Aires in the seasons of 2008–2009, the tango show Alma de Tango by Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa at Cultural Center El Teatro in the season of 2009–2010, 2013, and Pasional Tango Company by Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa (Club Province Bank of Buenos Aires and Supplier Province Bank of Buenos Aires) performed in 2011.

Ozlem performs with the whirling dervishes of Turkey, reciting the writings of Rumi and consults for music documentary programmes on TV and other international productions.

23

He was Stage Director in the tango festival La Plata Baila Tango 2014 and “World Tango Championship” in 2013, 2014, in Sub. headquarters La Plata.

In 2012, he joined Tango Legends by Mariela Maldonado and Pablo Sosa as Stage Director.

She has also worked as Vice President International of Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance and Music which is in its 14th edition.

Her recent productions are the tango shows for the leading group Tango Legends from Buenos Aires which bring the soul of Argentina and passion of tango on world stages.

Oz Productions has realised projects at prestigious venues in 23 countries including Cleveland Museum of Art, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Sydney Opera House, Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts, Nuovo Teatro Verdi, Philharmonie Essen, Toronto Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Place des Arts Quebec and leading international festivals like Edinburgh Festival, Athens Festival, Melbourne Festival and Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo so far.

Besides performing arts, the London-based company also works in corporate and private entertainment fields.

24

Programme

Credits DANCERS

MUSICIANS

technical team

Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa

Hugo Hoffmann

Nauvillar Sosa

Piano

Stage Director

Leonel Gasso

Federico Nicolao

Founder/Artistic Directors

Manuela Rossi & Juan Malizia World Champions - 2014

Rocio Garcia Liendo & Juan Pablo Bulich Sabrina Nogueira & Jose Lugones 25

Maria Sol Menescardi & Lucas Bayocco Cintia Rodriguez & Mariano Pasquali Victoria Ippolito & Agustin Tornaquindici

Bandoneon

Juan Miguens Double Bass

Lucas Furno

Sound Director

Adrian Grimozzi Lighting Director

Violin

SINGERS Cristian Chinellato Yamila Figueras

Costume Designer & Wardrobe Director Walter Delgado

producer Zeynep Ozlem Bas

Did you know?

1

Mariela Maldonado’s and Pablo Sosa’s professional debut was 20 years ago, in

1996

.

3

2

Since 2003, Tango Legends has given workshops and masterclasses in over

They have performed in

20 countries

Tango Legends has been honoured with the title of

4

Outstanding Personalities of Culture by the government of the Capital Providence Buenos Aires in 2012.

16 cities

.

.

5 Tango Legends will be dancing to

live music

by singers and musicians on the piano, bandoneon, violin and double bass.

26

7 Tango

6

has been declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by

Tango is a dance genre born in the working-class area of

Buenos Aires.

UNESCO in 2009.

9

8 The dancers have a variety of dance background, such as flamenco, ballet, jazz and contemporary dance.

Mariela and Pablo were among the jury members at the 2012 World Tango Championship which is held annually in Buenos Aires.

da : ns festival 2 O 1 5 c alendar

CENTRESTAGE

9 OCT FRI

1O OCT SAT

11 OCT SUN

12 OCT MON

TANGO LEGENDS

NEDERLANDS DANS THEATER 2

BY MARIELA MALDONADO AND PABLO SOSA

AN EVENING OF FIVE WORKS

9 & 10 Oct 7.30pm

9 & 10 Oct 8pm

ESPLANADE CONCERT HALL

ESPLANADE THEATRE

IMPULSE

四十不惑

by Kim Jae Duk & T.H.E Dance Company

by Kuik Swee Boon, Silvia Yong, Jeffrey Tan & Albert Tiong

10 Oct, 8.30pm 11 OCT, 8pm

9 & 16 OCT, 7.30pm & 10.30PM 10 & 17 OCT, 3PM & 9pm 11 & 18 OCT, 3PM & 7pm

ESPLANADE THEATRE STUDIO

ESPLANADE BACKSTAGE

RASAS

NEXT GENERATION

SHIFT

ABOVE 4O

FREE

13 OCT TUE

THE NEXT GENERATION

by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts & LASALLE College of the Arts

15 & 16 OCT, 7.30pm 17 OCT, 2PM ESPLANADE RECITAL STUDIO

NORA DANCE EXPLORED

JAVANESE COURT DANCES

by Nora Thummanit Thaksin University Group

by Soerya Soemirat Mangkunegaran Royal Palace OUTDOOR THEATRE

9 & 11 Oct, 7.15pm & 8.30PM 10 OCT, 6PM, 7.15pm & 8.30PM

9 & 11 Oct, 7.30pm & 9PM 10 OCT, 6.30PM, 7.30pm & 9PM

CONCOURSE

CONCOURSE

WHAT’S YOUR MOVE?

FREE

12 & 13 Oct, 7.15pm & 8.15PM

FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE

WALTZ

by The DanceSport Academy

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

SALSA

by ACTFA

SUNDAY FUNDAY

JIVE

by The DanceSport Academy

9 Oct, 8PM

10 Oct, 8PM

11 Oct, 8PM

9 Oct, 9.30PM

10 Oct, 9.30PM

11 Oct, 9.30PM

STAGE@POWERHOUSE

STAGE@POWERHOUSE

Tango

MILONGA

BACHATA by ACTFA

FLAMENCO by FLAMENCO SIN FRONTERAS

9 Oct, 10.30PM

DA:NS FUN WORKSHOPS & TALKS

FREE

STAGE@POWERHOUSE

PICTURE THIS!

9 & 10 Oct, 7PM 11 OCT, 6PM UPPER CONCOURSE

SHALL WE DANCE?

9 - 11 Oct, 6.30PM & 7.45PM VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND ESPLANADE

DANCES OF THE JAVANESE COURT

by Rury Avianti

10 Oct, 4.30PM library@esplanade

FREE

introduction to traditional javanese dance workshop

by Soerya Soemirat Mangkunegaran Royal Palace

11 Oct, 11aM esplanade rehearsal studio

www . dansfestival . c om 14 14OCT, OCTTUE WED

15 OCT, WED THU 16 OCT, 15 OCT 16THU OCT

FRI

17 OCT,17 FRIOCT

18 SAT

OCT, SAT OCT, SUN 18 OCT19 SUN

TOROBAKA

SYLVIE GUILLEM

LIFE IN PROGRESS

BY Akram Khan and Israel Galván

13 & 14 Oct 8pm

16 & 17 Oct 8pm

ESPLANADE THEATRE

ESPLANADE THEATRE

CRY JAILOLO

SOFTMACHINE

by Eko Supriyanto

14 & 15 Oct 8pm

by CHOY KA FAI

17 & 18 Oct 3PM & 8pm

ESPLANADE THEATRE STUDIO

World Dance Alliance Singapore

ESPLANADE THEATRE STUDIO

ASIA PACIFIC DANCE BRIDGE

by MACOBA Dance Company, Fairul Zahid/ASWARA, Modern Table CompanY, T.T.C Dance, Frontier Danceland, Danang Pamungkas and Yvonne Ng

18 Oct, 6pm ESPLANADE RECITAL STUDIO

ODISSI

MALAY COURT DANCES

Harao Seigonnabi

by ASWARA Dance Company

Divine Dances & Songs of Merrymaking

by Laihui Ensemble

14 & 15 Oct, 7.15pm & 8.15PM

16 & 18 Oct, 7.15pm & 8.30PM 17 OCT, 6PM, 7.15pm & 8.30PM

16 & 18 Oct, 7.30pm & 9PM 17 OCT, 6.30PM, 7.30pm & 9PM

CONCOURSE

CONCOURSE

OUTDOOR THEATRE

by Chowk Productions

FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE

LINDY HOP

by JAZZ INC 16 Oct, 8PM

by JAZZ INC

17 Oct, 8PM

18 Oct, 8PM

16 Oct, 9.30PM

17 Oct, 9.30PM

18 Oct, 9.30PM

STAGE@POWERHOUSE

STAGE@POWERHOUSE

STAGE@POWERHOUSE

PICTURE THIS!

16 & 17 Oct, 7PM 18 OCT, 6PM UPPER CONCOURSE

15 Oct, 7.30PM

esplanade concert hall

SUNDAY FUNDAY

HIP HOP

by DANZ PEOPLE

CHARLESTON

by JAZZ INC

IN CONVERSATION WITH SYLVIE GUILLEM

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

K-POP

by CAIUS COALITION

STREET DANCE BOLLYWOOD

by BOLLYBEATZ

SHALL WE DANCE?

16 - 18 Oct, 6.30PM & 7.45PM VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND ESPLANADE

Esplanade &Me

Be Involved. Be Engaged. Be Entertained.

Discover the joy of dance.

It’s more than a card for arts lovers; it’s your pass to experience the arts, go behind the scenes and a way to support the arts.

31 Dec 2016

31 Dec 2016

Sign up now to get your card! www.esplanade.com

www.esplanade.com

EsplanadeSG

EsplanadeSingapore #esplanade

UEN: 199205206G Information correct at time of print.

DA:NS TURNS

Esplanade Presents

Enjoy an entertaining, engaging and inspiring arts experience with us at our diverse programmes throughout the year as we celebrate our 50th year of nationhood. Join us in expressing who we are through the arts and collect limited edition Esplanade SG50 magnets at selected Esplanade Presents festivals or series throughout 2015.

Get your free da:ns festival magnet during the festival by showing us your ticket stub or a photo of yourself at a da:ns festival free programme.

Visit www.esplanade.com/sg50 for more details.

www.esplanade.com UEN: 199205206G Information correct at time of print.

EsplanadeSG

EsplanadeSingapore #esplanade

“The beneficiaries discovered themselves better and found the session to be a therapeutic experience.” – A VWO facilitator on a creative workshop.

“It was a new experience and wonderful evening that was simply perfect.

We will remember this for a long time.” – On being hosted to a performance at Esplanade Concert Hall

You can help make a difference.

Your generous donations will help in creating incredible arts experiences for more.

For more information, please contact 6828 8321 or donations@esplanade.com A Community Engagement Programme by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

www.esplanade.com

EsplanadeSG

EsplanadeSingapore #esplanade

UEN: 199205206G Information correct at time of print.

da:ns festival 2015 is made possible with the generous support of

Supporting Sponsor

LianBee – Jeco Pte Ltd

Official Wi-Fi Partner

ViewQwest Pte Ltd

Special Thanks to Sonata Dancewear for supporting the festival