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Visiting the City
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Local Events
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Cultural Events
450 Post Street
Post Street Theatre
San Francisco, CA
94102
+1 415 771 6900
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Upon the second return to San Francisco, Luis Bravo's Forever Tango is now running at the Post Street Theatre for a limited run of only 16 performances. Previously, it had run for an impressive 92 weeks in the city at this same theater, back then known as the Theater on the Square. In Forever Tango, the show begins with a starry backdrop as dancer Juan Paulo Horvath climbs out of a giant bandoneon, an accordion-like instrument that is absolutely essential in classical tango music. The bandoneon is played eloquently by conductor Victor Levallen alongside two other bandoneon musicians who masterfully guide the orchestra along the many stops and starts that tango music has. The performances consist of two acts each interspersed with 24 different dances, musician's solos and ballads by the powerful voice of Martín de Leon. All of the songs he sings are in Spanish, but whether you know this language or not, the words still float mellifluously over the soft dirge from the band. As for the dancing, the intricacy and symmetry of the dancers with their facial expressions and movements is quite impressive as they glide across the stage and these performances are only highlighted with the brilliant costume design of Brazilian born, Argemira Affonso. In the first scene, the previously mentioned Horvath is paired with the slender beauty Victoria Galoto as they kick their legs and calves between one another in a passionate scene. The subsequent dances are no less turbulently elegant, just the same as the group dances from the troupe, each couple trading partners smoothly but never losing that steely-eyed glare between each other. Yet, in Forever Tango, not all dances are supposed to be between lovers, some of the dances between Cristian Cisneros and Virginia Porrino provide some comic relief alongside music that is more slapstick than sultry. Nonetheless, every number provides a variety of acrobatics and every solo from the musicians is flawless. Once again, the remarkable musicianship of Luis Bravo on cello, the other strings; two violinists and a contra-bass player, is phenomenal. Bravo adds melancholic chords skillfully behind the mournful wail of the bandoneon and the competent phrasing from pianist Jorge Vernieri ticks by while each dancer exudes the power, passion and elegance that only the tango can capture. Tickets: $15-$75. Performances: Now - November 16 -Chris Magana
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