THE INCOMPARABLE FACUDO POSADAS RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO MAR 5-8, 2009
Facundo Posadas is an icon in the world of Argentine Tango and the only Afro-Argentine traveling the world to share the roots of this dance by teaching Milonga and Candombe. Robert Farris Thompson writes of Facundo in his book Tango:The Art History of Love "today's master of Argentine tango, milonga, and jazz dance" and tells of the rich history of the Posadas family dating back to the 1800s.
Facundo starting dancing at a young age and enjoyed dancing in Buenos Aires all his life. He danced with many of the great orchestras such as that of Jose Basso, Anibal Troilo, Osvaldo Pugliese, Juan D'Arienzo, Carlos DiSarli, Miguel Calo, and Jose Colangelo. Since 1997 he has traveled extensively teaching and performing at festivals and tango communities around the world such as the Miami Tango Fantasy (8 years), Tango Society of Boston (9 years), New York City's La Nacional (5 years), and Triangulo Tanguero of North Carolina (6 years).
He has also been in 6 films including Tango The Obsession in which Facundo also narrates, Tango Un Giro Extranio, Despabilate Amor Afro- Argentinos, Negro Che and El Cafe de Los Maestros (by Gustavo Santaolaya filmed in the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires). He has also been featured in many television shows for Buenos Aires television as well as the BBC in London. Visit Facundo www.facundoposadastango.com.ar
Thursday Mar 5 - La Pista, 768 Brannan Street, SF Class/Milonga/Demo 7:45-9pm - Vueltas for Milonga 9-9:30pm - Tango Chat with Facundo 9:30-12m - Milonga $20 per person Friday Mar 6 - Monte Cristo Club, 136 Missouri St. at 17th St., SF Class/Milonga/Demo 8-9pm- Figures for Milonga (all levels) 9-12m - Milonga $15 - class & milonga Saturday Mar 7 - Late Shift Milonga at Cheryl Burke Dance Class/Milonga/Demo 8-9pm - Barridas for Milonga (int) 9pm-2am - Milonga $15 - class & milonga Sunday, Mar 8 - Cheryl Burke Dance, 1500 16th St. at DeHaro St., SF Workshops 1:30-3pm - Milonga Traspie (int) 3-3:30pm - Tango Chat with Facundo Posadas) 3:30-5pm - Milonga Condombe (int-adv) $26 per workshop/$5 off when you take both. Sunday, Mar 8 - Cafe Cocomo's Class/Milonga/Demo 7:30-8:30pm - Milonga Traspie (all levels) 8:30-12:30am - Milonga $15 - class & milonga Posted by Christy Cote, San Francisco [email protected]
