Dance
Consortium presents
a Sadler’s Wells Production
Sidi
Larbi Cherkaoui’s m¡longa
m¡longa
Newcastle Theatre Royal
Friday
16th and Saturday 17th June
2017
By
celebrated contemporary dancer and choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, m¡longa, a Sadler’s Wells production,
is a seductive and fascinating exploration of tango for the 21st century.
The
UK
tour opens at The Lowry, Salford Quays on 16 May 2017
and heads to London, Birmingham, Southampton, Nottingham
and Edinburgh,
concluding at Theatre Royal, Newcastle on Friday 16th and
Saturday 17th June 2017.
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Milonga – photo: Tristram Kenton
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Sidi
Larbi Cherkaoui is a Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist. Internationally renowned
for his ground-breaking and critically revered productions with artists
including Akram Khan and Maria Pagès, and for his award winning works such as Sutra and Babel,
he has created more than 20 productions and is widely acknowledged as one of Europe’s
most exciting choreographers.
Deeply
rooted in Argentinean culture, tango has fascinated and captivated the world
with its sexuality, power and beauty. Inspired by the late night tango scene in
intimate bars across Buenos
Aires, Cherkaoui draws on traditional tango influences and
adds a contemporary twist in m¡longa. Created in 2013 for a cast of 17
performers - ten Argentinean tango dancers, two contemporary dancers and five
musicians - Cherkaoui explores the social and choreographic vocabulary of
Argentinian tango and brings his own unique choreographic style to m¡longa.
m¡longa
features music from Argentinean composer Fernando Marzan. He continues the
legacy of the Marzan family as a line of extremely reputable and well-known
musicians in Buenos Aires
and some of his many recordings include the soundtracks of Evita, starring
Madonna, and The Impostors, starring Oliver Platt and Stanley Tucci. For
m¡longa, Cherkaoui reunites with long term collaborator, additional composer
Szymon Brzóska. Video and set design by Eugenio Szwarcer, costumes by renowned
fashion designer Tim Van Steenbergen, lighting by Adam Carrée and sound by
Gaston Briski.
Tango
superstar Nélida Rodriguez de Aure is artistic consultant for the production.
An accomplished tango teacher, some of Nélida’s most well-known students
include stars of stage and screen Rita Moreno, Sharon Stone, Ivan Vasiliev,
Anthony Quinn and Robert Duvall.
m¡longa was originally co-produced with Théâtre
Vidy-Lausanne; Migros Culture Percentage Dance Festival Steps; Théâtre du
Jorat, Mėzières; deSingel, Antwerp; Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Les
Nuits de Fourvière, Lyon; Movimentos Festwochen der Autostadt in Wolfsburg;
Festspielhaus St Pölten; Fondazione Musica per Roma; and Eastman.
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Dance Consortium
presents a Sadler’s Wells production
m¡longa - UK Tour 2017 dates & venues
Tue 16 & Wed 17 May at 7.30pm
The Lowry, SALFORD QUAYS
Tickets: 0843 208 6000 www.thelowry.com
Mon 22 – Wed 24 May at 7.30pm
Sadler’s Wells, LONDON
Tickets: 020 7863 8000 www.sadlerswells.com
Fri 26 & Sat 27 May at 7.30pm
Birmingham Hippodrome, BIRMINGHAM
Tickets: 0844 338 5000 www.birminghamhippodrome.com
Tue 30 & Wed 31 May at 7.30pm
Mayflower Theatre, SOUTHAMPTON
Fri 9 & Sat 10 June, 7.30pm
Royal Concert Hall, NOTTINGHAM
Tue 13 & Wed 14 June, 7.30pm
Festival Theatre, EDINBURGH
Tickets: 0131 529 6000 www.edtheatres.com
Fri 16 & Sat 17 June, 7.30pm
Theatre Royal, NEWCASTLE
Tickets: 08448 112121 www.theatreroyal.co.uk
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