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| A scene from a Tango performance |
Hailing from its official birthplace, two Tango performances are expected to dazzle festival fans this month.
The Uruguayan Tango Vivo music show and Argentinean Tango Metropolis performance will be held at Katara’s Drama Theatre (Building 16) at 9pm on October 8 and 13.
The highly innovative performance, Tango Metropolis, created by Daniel Binelli, Pilar Alvarez, and Claudio Hoffmann, adds new musical and choreographic forms of tango, dynamically and theatrically expressed, to the themes of the traditional repertoire.
Tango Metropolis portrays love stories and farewells filled with intense moments of passion, using the language of tango. In late 2009, the 24 members of Unesco’s Intergovernmental Committee of Intangible Heritage declared tango to be part of the world’s cultural heritage granting tango dance and music protected cultural status.
Katara’s public relations manager Malika al-Shraim described LACF as a celebration of world cultures and an aspiration to bridge gaps through art.
“Katara is particularly proud to host two Tango performances as part of the Latin American Cultural Festival, reinforcing our role in preserving and sharing the world’s heritage.”
The 10-day festival, beginning tomorrow (Oct 6), brings together over 230 performers from nine different South American countries and will showcase the best of Latin music, dance and film.
Fans interested in finding out more about LACF can follow Katara’s twitter (@kataraqatar )and Facebook accounts (https://www.facebook.com/#!/KataraQatar).
Tickets for all performances are available at Virgin Megastores at Landmark and Villaggio.
They can also be
purchased online at
www.virginmegastore.me
