3417  Toronto TANGOFEST opens Friday, May 20

Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 04:01:55 -0400
From: Tango Academy <info@TANGOACADEMY.ORG>
Subject: Toronto TANGOFEST opens Friday, May 20

Dear friends,

Thanks to your overwhelming support, the organization for the 1st
Annual Toronto Tangofest (www.tangofest.ca) is now complete. It will
open on Friday, May 20 and continue until May 22. There will be 24
spectacular performances, 2 concerts, 3 dance evenings and nine
workshops for all of us.

Globe & Mail, Omni Television, Metro News, TeleLatino TV, El Correo,
TorontoHispano.com, Eco Latino and several other media organizations
will provide coverage of the Tangofest. You are cordially invited to
attend this landmark event and bring your family and friends to the
concerts, shows and dance evenings. For your convenience we made a
whole range of packages available for purchase online on our website
(www.tangofest.ca)

A summary of the TANGOFEST events follows. You can read the time and
venue details on our website (www.tangofest.ca) and also download and
print the festival schedule.

Day 1 (Friday, May 20)
Venue: The Great Hall (1087 Queen Street West)

The festival will open with a workshop by Fabian and Roxana. Next to
come is a theatrical presentation TANGUECERO by the Sur Theatre group.
The play will be followed by an alternative milonga by DJ Andy
Kamienski. There will be a Tango Show with eight performances on the
first night including two ballet performances to tango music. The dance
evening will continue after the performances, and will be presented by
DJ Victor Hugo.


Day 2 (Saturday, May 21)
Venue for Workshops: Mad for Tango Studio (263 Adelaide Street West)
Venue for Concert: Trinity-St. Paul's Centre (427 Bloor Street West)
Venue for Tango Show & Dance Evening: The 519 Community Centre (519
Church Street)

The second day of the festival will begin with workshops at the Mad for
Tango studio. At 6:30 pm we will have a concert at the Trinity-St.
Paul's Centre presented by the Argentinian- Canadian band "Sweatshop
Tango Ensemble" . The music played by this band ranges from Astor
Piazzolla to the classics loved by tango dancers. After the concert,
the activities will shift to the next venue at 519 Church Street.
Carolyn Dallman Downes will screen her documentary "Por Amor de Tango"
followed by an alternative milonga by DJ Andy Kamienski. There will be
another eight tango performances, and later the dance evening which
will be presented by DJ Victor Hugo.


Day 3 (Sunday, May 22)
Venue for Workshops: Mad for Tango Studio (263 Adelaide Street West)
Venue for Concert: Trinity-St. Paul's Centre (427 Bloor Street West)
Venue for Tango Show & Dance Evening: The 519 Community Centre (519
Church Street)

The third and final day of the festival will see workshops during the
day at the Mad for Tango studio. The 6:30 pm concert at the next venue
will showcase Fernando Otero, a world renowned tango pianist who has
enthralled audience at the Lincoln Centre, Carnegie Hall and the Glenn
Gould studio. After Fernando's early evening concert, the audience will
move to the next venue at 519 Church street where they will see one of
TANGOFEST's unique presentations. "Tango On Wheels" - by Lisandro Gomez
and Spirit Synott, who remains in her wheelchair. Their two performance
will be followed by an alternative milonga by DJ Andy Kamienski. There
will be another Tango Show with six tango performances, and later the
dance evening which will be presented by DJ Victor Hugo.

I hope all of you will be able to join us in this celebration of tango
dance and music. Please contact me at 416.363.2582 or email
info@tangofest.ca if you have any queries.

Best regards

Musharraf Farooqi (Mush)
Executive Director, TANGOFEST
Tel/Fax: 416.363.2582
info@tangofest.ca
web: www.tangofest.ca

Mailing Address:
TANGOFEST
Suite 1801 - 2350 Dundas Street West
Toronto. M6P 4B1
Canada