The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts Presents Estampas Porteñas Tango Company's DESEOS

Straight from Argentina, Estampas Porteñas Tango Company brings their newest show Deseos...Stories of Longing and Desire told through Argentine Tango and Music to Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 8 p.m.

Tickets, priced starting at $25 for the public and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or online athttp://arts.pepperdine.edu/.

The Buenos Aires Tango Company, Estampas Porteñas celebrates the indomitable tango and the athletic malambo of the gauchos with their newest piece, Deseos...Stories of Longing and Desire told through Argentine Tango and Music. Deseos... combines the greatest artistic elements of Argentina in a dazzling show with flawless and emotive dancing, and ardent, soul-filled music performed by live musicians.

This new creation of artistic director Carolina Soler includes advanced technical elements such as projection mapping, a method of illumination and projection that will transport the audience from a train station in rural Argentina, to a milonga in an urban barrio, to an outdoor plaza in Buenos Aires.

Estampas Porteñas was founded in Buenos Aires in 1997 by the distinguished dancer and choreographer Carolina Soler. Beginning her career in classical ballet, Ms. Soler was celebrated for her dazzling portrayals of traditional classical ballet roles. With Estampas Porteñas she turns to the dance form that is the heart and soul of Argentina.

In its first year, Estampas Porteñas toured China, performing over 60 successful shows. On its return to Argentina, the company performed at the Cultural Centre General San Martin, enjoying popular and critical acclaim. To date, the company has performed in over 20 countries on five continents and presented various successful productions including Tango Fire, Tango Feeling, and Entre Tangos y Firuletes.

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts at Pepperdine University provides high-quality activities for over 50,000 people from 808 zip codes annually through performances, rehearsals, museum exhibitions, and master classes. Located on Pepperdine's breathtaking Malibu campus overlooking the Pacific, the center serves as a hub for the arts, uniquely linking professional guest artists with Pepperdine students as well as patrons from surrounding Southern California communities. Facilities include the 450-seat Smothers Theatre, the 118-seat Raitt Recital Hall, the "black box" Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, and the Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art.

THE DETAILS:

WHAT: Estampas Porteñas Tango Company's Deseos...Stories of Longing and Desire told through Argentine Tango and Music

WHEN: Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA

TICKETS: (310) 506-4522 or arts.pepperdine.edu

PRICES: $25-$50; $10 for Pepperdine students

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