From 23 to 25 May at the Manzoni Theater in Milan, the best Argentine tango dancer Miguel Ángel Zotto, celebrates forty years of career with a tribute to his friend and artist Astor Piazzolla
“When you decide to dance the tango, it is because he has already chosen you, and once it happens, you can not help but give you and dance.” With these words, Daiana Gusperoone of the most estimated Argentine tango dancers worldwide, tells the magic of this dance and of show “Tango. Historia de Astor” which together with its artistic partner will stage at the Manzoni Theater in Milan from 23 to 25 May. As a couple with her, as well as creator, director and choreographer of the show, there will be nothing less than Miguel Ángel Zotto, the best living dancer of Argentine Tango. Miguel Ángel Zotto celebrates his forty years of career with a tribute to his friend and artist Astor Piazzolla.
Progenitor of the “Nuevo Tango”, Piazzolla It was such a revolutionary genius that it was defined in the beginning as “El ASesino del Tango“(The murderer of tango). Born in 1921 and known in Argentina as El Gran Astor or El Gato (the cat)precisely because of his skill and ingenuity, was one of the most famous tango musicians ever. With its compositions (among the best known Libertango, Adiós Nonino, María de Buenos Aires), He literally revolutionized the traditional tango, drawing from jazz music and adopting absolutely unpublished tools for traditional tango.
With the two virtuous Zotto and Gusperofour other pairs of professional dancers of the Tango X2 Companyand to give voice to the repertoire of Piazzolla, two exceptional artists: Luca Gaudiano and Jessica Lorusso in the delicate narrative guise of “Angelo del Tango”. A show that excites, which transmits joy and energy. Like all the shows of Zotto, too “Tango. Historia de Astor” It is rich in history, of homage to the origins and soul. “I am a enthusiast of the history of tango: I like to tell it, because I believe there is no identity without history” – the artist tells us – “Above all it is important that you tell you to the young people, so that they can create their artistic revolution, as Piazzolla did. If he had not deeply known the history of traditional tango, he could not have conceived the revolution he created. tango, giving life to contemporary music. “
Miguel and Astor, two unique masters of their kind. A world tango ambassador and a genius of the musical composition that have transformed a popular expression into a form of ardent and elegant art. Two artistic souls united by a single Bandoneòn beat.
In addition, the third Milenese date of the show matches perfectly with a very important date for the Argentine people: May 25 is the “Día de la Patria”, which commemorates the first step towards Argentine independence. For the occasion, the Console Luis Pablo Niscovolos will be present in the theater, for a particular commendation to Miguel Zotto “For his constant commitment in the spread of tango in the world and for this extraordinary tribute to the genius of Astor Piazzolla. “. A seductive, exciting show, in which magnetically dance, live music and narration merge in a visual setting that evokes the oxen Aires of the twentieth century. Because as Astor Piazzolla said: “In Argentina you can change everything, but not tango”.
