Tango 59° Stockholm City is proud to present one of the foremost
tango orquestas in the world - ENSEMBLE HYPERION, numbering seven
instrumentalists of the very highest level.
Since its conception in 1992, the Hyperion Ensemble has developed a
wide repertory of tango music and has performed at festivals,
theaters, tango parties, and concert halls all over Europe, with more
than 450 performances.
The Ensemble has collaborated with various bandoneonists as Daniel
Binelli, Luis Stazo, Hector Raul "Tito" Cartechini, Peter Reil, Josè
Luis Betancor, Marisa Mercadè, Massimiliano Pitocco, Gilberto
Pereyra, Veronique Rioux, and others. These fruitful collaborations
has added a deeper dimension to the Hyperion Ensemble's already
intense, artistic character.
Hyperion's most notable appearances have been in: VI Cumbre
Internacional del Tango Sevilla 2005, Festival d’Etè and Festival
Couleurs Tango in Paris, London Battersea Arts centre, Lausanne
Festival internazionale Tangofolie 1995, Freiburg, Stuttgart,
Zaragoza, Malaga Theater Cervantes, La Versiliana, Vignaledanza,
Teatro Nuovo di Torino, Arena del sole Bologna, Spoleto, Demotikè
Theatro Kerkyra, Teatro San Babila Milano, in the Tangofestivals in
Torino, Roma, Milano, Firenze, Venezia, Genova, Fivizzano etc.
In the month of may 2004 Hyperion has produced the show Boulevard
Tango, with 4 couples of dancers, which has been performed in the
last two years in several Italian theaters.
In summer 2005 Hyperion began the collaboration with an important
dance company; AllthatTango, directed by Sebastian Arce and Mariana
Montes. In summer 2005 the Ensemble also took part in the show Tango
Nuevo with Roberto Herrera, and in the show Tango Metropolis with
Claudio Hoffmann and the renowned bandoneonist Daniel Binelli.
From September 2005 Hyperion also performs with another great
bandoneon player: Luis Stazo, ex Sexteto Mayor. The Hyperion Ensemble
actually released 4 cds: Livin Tango (1998) - Boulevard Tango (2000)
- Corso Buenos Aires (2005) – Buenos Aires Hora cero (2006).
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