“Two to Tango”, sponsored by Casa Argentina of New Orleans What: “Two to Tango”, sponsored by Casa Argentina, Tango show by internationally recognized dancers Miriam Larici &Hugo Patyn and Diana Gryntysz &Diego Baldanza, outstanding “Tango &Tango” with singer Marga Mitchell, silent auction and floor dance with “Julio & Cesar”.
When: Saturday, June 4, 2005 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Cash bar/dinner 9:30 p.m.-11:00p.m. Tango Show Where: Intercontinental Hotel 444 St. Charles Avenue, La Salle Ballroom, 3rd. floor Admission: $ 75.00 dinner and show $ 25.00 show only Call: (504) 314-8475 Casa Argentina is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the Argentine culture through the promotion of cultural and social events for the benefit of our members and the New Orleans community at large. Our fund-raising efforts are geared toward humanitarian assistance. The proceeds from this year’s event, “Two to Tango”, will benefit the Children’s Hospital of New Orleans. Miriam Larici’s first Hollywood movie was "Mambo Kings" but she is probably more famous as the star and image of the Broadway and London hit "Forever Tango." Hugo Patyn performed in that Broadway production, too, but returned to Argentina to mount his highly successful original production "Tal Como Es...Tango” Finally, Hugo and Miriam paired again for a "World Tango Tour" and the rest is dance history. Highlights include their performances in "Mambo Madness," "Laugh and Tango," choreography for the "Follies Berger" at the Las Vegas Tropicana, performances at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the 2004 "Alma de Tango" Japan Tango Tour with Ryota Komatsu Orchestra, Japan. Diego Baldanza &Diana Gryntysz are argentine tango dancers and teachers who performed in Argentina and Europe and won many competitions. In US are members of Tango Fever Dance Company. They taught in different festivals such as Las Vegas Tango Weekend, USTC Miami Tango Fantasy, New York City Workshops, among others. Raul Jaurena studied bandoneon with his father at an early age. By age 8, he was playing in a children’s tango orchestra and by age 15, he was a member of the very popular Donato Raciatti Orchestra in Montevideo . He has accompanied the world’s most well-known tango singers, among them Roberto Goyeneche, Edmundo Rivero, Raul Lavie, Agustin Irusta, Libertad Lamarque, among others, and has played with the legendary Uruguayan pianist, Cesar Zagnoli. He performed with Astor Piazzolla at the Montreal Jazz Festival. In 1997, Jaurena kept a busy performance schedule, directing “Tango Mundo” in Berlin, Germany , playing with the American Composer Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, with the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Vienna, Austria, and directing “ Tango &Tango” at the Thalia Spanish Theater in New York . In 1998, he performed the music of Astor Piazzolla with the Bronx Arts Ensemble and played with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Also, in 1998, he was selected to write the arrangements for tango music performed by Yo Yo Ma at a Boston concert. In 1999, he was a special guest artist for the United States White House celebration of tango, and performed with the Richmond, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Montevideo. In 2000, he made appearances with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Sttutgart, Germany, and the Butler Symphony Orchestra in Indianapolis. Since 2000, he has toured with Giora Feidman’s show, “From Klezmer to Piazzolla,” performing 30 concerts throughout Germany. Every year Jaurena participates in the Stanford Tango Workshop, a popular event for tango enthusiasts the world over. In addition, he has recorded with Paquito D’Rivera and Brazilian singer Ana Caram. Marga Mitchell studied voice in Rome, Italy. She is an accomplished singer of tango and Latin American song, with an active performance schedule both in the United States and abroad. She has participated in shows at “Midnight Summer Night” at Lincoln Center, “Tango Fest” Broadway, the Ravinia Festival, and the International Tango Festival in Montevideo, Uruguay . In 1999, she sang at the United States White House with the Quintango tango ensemble at a performance featuring tango enthusiast Robert Duval. In February 1999, she was invited to sing with the Vienna Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. She also performed at the 1st International Festival at the Teatro de San Martin in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Sttutgart, Germany, the Tango Five Ensemble of Germany, and the Richmond (Virginia) Symphony Orchestra.
