Sultry Argentine tango at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts

A master clarinetist, a dynamic dance duo, and others take you to the world of old Argentine cabarets

SPONSORED POST BY THE CHAN CENTRE FOr THE PERFORMING ARTS

Argentinian duo Roxana and Fabian Belmonte will dance to the live tango music.

Acclaimed clarinetist and UBC faculty member Jose Franch-Ballester and friends transport you to historic Argentine cabarets with a night of sultry tango music, dance, and words called Café Buenos Aires, October 1 at the Chan Shun Concert Hall.

The live show features classics by the likes of Horacio Salgán, Julián Plaza, and Mariano Mores, interwoven with scene-setting readings of Latin literary giants such as Borges and Neruda. It’s all set into electrifying motion by a pair of masterful dancers: Argentinian-born duo of Roxana and Fabian Belmonte, 30-year veterans of the international tango scene.

Franch-Ballester matches talents with violinist David Gillham, pianist Amanda Chan, guitarist Itamar Erez, and bassist Noah Reitman in the show.

The atmospheric concert highlights the “clarinetango” style, in which Franch-Ballester’s clarinet finds a playful partnership with the bandoneon of arranger Douglas Schmidt.

Fresh, authentic, and absorbing, Café Buenos Aires allows you to travel to another world at a time when travel is largely off-limits. Find tickets and more information here.

This post was sponsored by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.