Compadrito presents
7th International
ARGENTINE TANGO FESTIVAL
Dublin,
3-6
September 2009
GUEST TEACHERS: OSCAR BENAVIDEZ & LAURA FRANCIA
GUEST ORCHESTRA: CARNAVAL DE BUENOS AIRES
Compadrito is proud to announce this very special edition of the International Tango Festival in Ireland. It is with great honour that we welcome to Ireland a dancer that has made the history of tango ..el maestro Oscar Benavidez!
A dancer of
unparalleled experience and vast international artistic presence,
Oscar can boast close friendship and collaborations with famous
tango artists such as Anibal Troilo, Mariano Mores, Juan Carlos
Copes, Virginia Luque, Astor Piazzolla and many others. Reading
Oscar's biography is like reading a book on the history of tango,
such is the calibre of his experience. His feet have walked the
stages of the most famous theatres in the world and he has appeared
in countless live and TV shows ..he is the man who was chosen to
dance for the Pope during his visit to Argentina in 1987!
Oscar is also a very dedicated and passionate teacher. He teaches with
precision and sense of humor and loves sharing historical anecdotes
with his students. From Paris to Teheran and Buenos Aires, he has
instilled into people the same strong passion for tango
music and dance!
Here at the Festival, Oscar will be accompanied by beautiful Laura
Francia, his dance partner. Oscar and Laura currently live in Italy
where they run the 'Le Tango' dance company and teach classes in many
different cities. Their classes are attended by hundreds of devoted
students!
Their dance style reflects the true and authentic spirit of Argentine Tango and stays faithful to the cultural roots of the dance.. They bring together elements of classical tango with more contemporary forms without ever sacrificing passion, sensuality and spontaneity.
Oscar and Laura will be teaching Tango and Folklore at our Festival.
The workshops will take place on the 5th and 6th of September 2009.
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Oscar and Laura's biographies: here Video: Laura & Oscar at Le Tango show, Italy
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CARNAVAL DE BUENOS AIRES orchestra |
click here for FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
WORKSHOPS TIMETABLE & REGISTRATION FORM
with the generous support of
Selected hotel of the
Festival is the Days Inn
Rathmines:
bookings
Low fares flights to
Dublin:
www.aerlingus.com, www.ryanair.com
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Previous Festival editions: 2005, 2006, 2007, photo gallery 2007, 2008, video 2008