Create Singapore's First Tango Artistic Company
Can you dance like these stars in 2008?
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about Gladys and Juanito's 2007 workshop in Singapore
The Goal: Put Singapore's local rising star dancers
on stage to perform side-by-side with
professional performers
and a world class
tango orchestra.
Sounds like an impossible dream? We will never reach
the star if we don't give it a try:
- The name of the debut concert is tentatively
Tango.. Todo Corazon ("Tango.. Every Heart").
It will be a full-length musical show for a theatre-size
audience, raising fund for a worthy cause. Performance
date is in mid-2008.
- Headlining the show will be two familiar faces, maestros
Gladys Fernandez (Argentina/Italy) and Juanito Juarez (France),
They will also be providing artistic direction for this show.
- Live music will be provided by
Belgian sextet Tango Cero Dos under bandoneonist
Patrick Vankeirsbilck, playing in the traditional style of "orquesta tipica".
- Singapore's contingent will comprise 20 dancers selected to undergo
a 9-month preparation training at Abrazos. They will appear both in
the chorus line and also in solo numbers.
- The show will be jointly produced by TangoSingapore and
Tango East / Abrazos under funding
from the related embassies (Belgium, France, Argentina, Italy), and Singapore's
National Arts Council.
Audition
The Challenge: Find the right talents to
undergo 9-months of preparation for the stage:
3 months on foundations, 3 months on choreography, and
3 months on presentation.
The audition will be conducted by Gladys Fernandez
and Juanito Juarez.
Pre-requisites:
- Preferably you should have three years or more of social
tango experience; if not you should be able to catch up
quickly.
- Exposure to both traditional style and nuevo styles of Tango.
- Good image and presentation.
- Available for weekly rehearsal, and intensive rehearsals
whenever the maestros are in town.
Audition Process:
- Couples:
- Dance one song of your choice; and
- Improvise one song to music provided by the organiser.
- Single Ladies:
- Dance a short improvisation to a Piazzolla song
- Bring along your CD, rehearsal and stage clothes.
Audition Date: Tue 24/apr 7.30pm Abrazos
Shortlisted dancers may be recalled on Wed 25/apr same time and venue
for further briefing.
Note: If your interest is in music performance, please
contact us by email and
we will keep you informed about the musical company.
Why Should You Participate?
This is a golden opportunity to learn, experience, and shine,
if your interest in tango is to become a stage performer.
You don't need to spend money to be coached by the
very best. Tango East / Abrazos will provide a scholarship
to cover the cost of your training up to the debut concert.
The company will continue to exist after the show.
It will have further opportunities to perform, create new shows, and
develop artistically.
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