Photo Flash: Forever Tango Returns to SF Dec.26 - Jan.21

San Francisco's winter chill will thaw when the raw sensuality of Luis Bravo's internationally acclaimed dance spectacular Luis Bravo's Forever Tango makes its triumphant return to the Post Street Theatre December 26.

The show last enjoyed a sold-out engagement here in 2004, when the San Francisco Chronicle declared the dance extravaganza "stunning...it still stokes that fire down below...Forever Tango is one big seduction, a perfect theater date for couples on the verge of coupling. The show has lost none of its allure...the music and dancing are top-notch."

Luis Bravo's Forever Tango traces the colorful history of tango through music, dance, and dramatic vignettes, featuring an all-Argentine cast of 14 dancers and a live, 12-piece orchestra. The dancers tango in their own specific styles, offering unspoken insight into this mysterious and passionate art form. The orchestra is led by Victor Lavallen on the bandoneon, an accordion-like instrument imported to Argentina from Germany in 1886, and is the iconic sound most associated with the tango. The live orchestra boasts four of the roughly 200 bandoneon players existing in the world today.

Created and directed by Luis Bravo, the production premiered in San Francisco in 1994, later going on to Broadway for a year-long run, where it garnered multiple Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations.

Forever Tango begins Tuesday, December 26 at 8PM, opening night Wednesday, December 27 at 8PM with performances through Sunday, January 21 at 7PM.

Show times are Tuesdays – Fridays at 8PM; Saturdays at 2 & 8PM; and Sundays at 2 & 7PM. There is a Special New Year's Eve performance Sunday, December 31 at 8PM.Additional performances Dec. 27 at 2PM, Dec. 29 at 2PM, Jan. 1 at 8PM, Jan. 3 at 2PM.

Tickets ($55-$75, or Special New Year's Eve Performance, including champagne and party favors: $100) may be obtained by calling the Post Street Theatre box office at 415-771-6900, or may be purchased on line at www.ticketmaster.com. Group discounts (+15) are available by calling 415-346-7805. Premium seats are available. Patrons should inquire with the Box Office.

The Post Street Theatre is located at 450 Post Street (1/2 block off Union Square), San Francisco.

Photos courtesy of Luis Bravo's Forever Tango

Valentina & Claudio

Sandra & Gabriel

Karina & Claudio

Veronica & Marcelo

Sandra & Gabriel

Juan & Alejandra

Juan & Francisco

Carolina & Julio

Jorrge & Marcela

Valentina

Guillermina & Roberto