Tango Buenos Aires Performs Tonight at the State Theatre

Tango Buenos Aires has become one of Argentina's great cultural exports, known throughout the Americas, Europe and the Far East as the most authentic and uncompromising representative of the Tango. Direct from Buenos Aires, the company performs Song of Eva Peron, a journey through dance and music at the State Theatre stage tonight, March 6th.

Show time is 8:00 PM. Tickets are $40 and $35 and can be purchased by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999-STATE, 610-252-3132 or online at www.statetheatre.org.

Song of Eva Perón is a Tango dance and music presentation inspired by the most important feminine character in Argentine history, Eva Perón. Tracing her epic life - from her ascent to fame in the 1930s to her death in 1952 - this is a sparkling and poignant spectacle that is not to be missed.

The Argentine tango has a mixture of African and Spanish antecedents, and also a strong influence from the Argentine milonga which is sung by Gauchos, the Argentine "cowboys." In its beginnings, the tango was an ill-famed dance, being very fashionable in dance halls and cabarets, and also because the choreography called for the couple to hold each other very closely. Tango choreography allows for a lot of creativity, requiring breaks in the rhythm and perfect coordination between the dancers.

Tango Buenos Aires was created for the "Jazmines" festival at the famous Buenos Aires cabaret "Michelangelo" by renowned composer and tango director Osvaldo Requena. The company met with tremendous success and was immediately added to the General San martin Municipal Theatre. The company is currently on a two and a half month coast to coast tour of the United State and Canada.