292 Dreams of Tango: A play
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 12:01:46 EST
From: Timothy Pogros <TimmyTango@AOL.COM>
Subject: Dreams of Tango: A play
Last night I went to Pittsburgh to see "Dreams of Tango"not knowing what to
expect. To my suprise, I was entertained for two hours by a cast of eight
people performing a play, and not a dance performance.
Pittsburgh was the Premiere and target city to "Dreams of Tango."
Dreams of Tango is a play, written by Martin Petrucci, staring Carolina
Zolkaski y Diego De Falco, and Cecilia Saia y Rohen Khayat as the dancers.
Frank Rodriguez, Martin Petrucci, Renee Rouger, and Gustavo Pereira, as the
actors. And directed by Luis Caballero.
The play was beautifully done, with a terrific story line to follow. The
entire play was spoken in Spanish with an English translation projected high
above the stage, not to take anything away from the actors. The stage was
decorated as an Argentine Courtyard setting, and was very professionally made
with colors that were pleasing to the eyes.
The story was about Vincente and his passion to be a tango singer. Time, and
a bad voice made that impossible. He constantly dreamt of all his memories
from old dance halls, the many women he danced tango with and how Carlos
Gardel and his orchestra would be coming for him to sing. The spirit of
Carlos Gardel does appear for Vicente, and the audience is enchanted back to
the days when Vincente was young and tango was in it's glory.
Through out the entire play, Carolina and Diego, Cecilia Saia and Ronen
Khayat danced many tangos, making the dancing alone worth the entrance fee.
Their costumes were fitting to the moment in time, and some just plan
beautiful. I didn't know who I wanted to watch. The dances fit the moment,
and passage, that the play was reveling. One of the best choreographed dances
was when Vincente wanted to dance with one of the neighborhood friends, and
since his body wouldn't let him, following them like their shadows Carolina
snd Diego, took over performing one of the most beautiful Vals I've ever see.
I really enjoyed watching Cecilia and Ronen. Cecilia is very charismatic and
with her beautiful smile, very long legs, belongs on a stage, while Ronen, is
also very tall and handsome.
The music, was another single reason to go see this performance. Under the
Direction and Arrangements of Leonardo Suarez Paz, (violin) the story took on
a stronger direction and meaning. Tito Castro (bandoneon), Waltrer Gugliotta
(piano), and Jorge Longo (Bass) also added to the wonderful sound, filling
the theater with the most wonderful vebrations.
If the beautiful dancing or the music didn't make you want to cry, the end of
the story surely did. Although the story had a tragic ending, it also made
you walk away happy.
I would also like to thank the Pittsburgh Tanguerros for letting me share
this evening with them. I get nothing for this endorsement.
Tim Pogros (TimmyTango)
Sent: 03 November 2001 17:02
To: TANGO-L@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
Subject: Dreams of Tango: A play
Last night I went to Pittsburgh to see "Dreams of Tango"not knowing what to
expect. To my suprise, I was entertained for two hours by a cast of eight
people performing a play, and not a dance performance.
Pittsburgh was the Premiere and target city to "Dreams of Tango."
Dreams of Tango is a play, written by Martin Petrucci, staring Carolina
Zolkaski y Diego De Falco, and Cecilia Saia y Rohen Khayat as the dancers.
Frank Rodriguez, Martin Petrucci, Renee Rouger, and Gustavo Pereira, as the
actors. And directed by Luis Caballero.
The play was beautifully done, with a terrific story line to follow. The
entire play was spoken in Spanish with an English translation projected high
above the stage, not to take anything away from the actors. The stage was
decorated as an Argentine Courtyard setting, and was very professionally
made
with colors that were pleasing to the eyes.
The story was about Vincente and his passion to be a tango singer. Time, and
a bad voice made that impossible. He constantly dreamt of all his memories
from old dance halls, the many women he danced tango with and how Carlos
Gardel and his orchestra would be coming for him to sing. The spirit of
Carlos Gardel does appear for Vicente, and the audience is enchanted back to
the days when Vincente was young and tango was in it's glory.
Through out the entire play, Carolina and Diego, Cecilia Saia and Ronen
Khayat danced many tangos, making the dancing alone worth the entrance fee.
Their costumes were fitting to the moment in time, and some just plan
beautiful. I didn't know who I wanted to watch. The dances fit the moment,
and passage, that the play was reveling. One of the best choreographed
dances
was when Vincente wanted to dance with one of the neighborhood friends, and
since his body wouldn't let him, following them like their shadows Carolina
snd Diego, took over performing one of the most beautiful Vals I've ever
see.
I really enjoyed watching Cecilia and Ronen. Cecilia is very charismatic and
with her beautiful smile, very long legs, belongs on a stage, while Ronen,
is
also very tall and handsome.
The music, was another single reason to go see this performance. Under the
Direction and Arrangements of Leonardo Suarez Paz, (violin) the story took
on
a stronger direction and meaning. Tito Castro (bandoneon), Waltrer Gugliotta
(piano), and Jorge Longo (Bass) also added to the wonderful sound, filling
the theater with the most wonderful vebrations.
If the beautiful dancing or the music didn't make you want to cry, the end
of
the story surely did. Although the story had a tragic ending, it also made
you walk away happy.
I would also like to thank the Pittsburgh Tanguerros for letting me share
this evening with them. I get nothing for this endorsement.
Tim Pogros (TimmyTango)
