Welcome to Passion for Tango!

Passion for Tango Society proudly presents th e Third Annual Tango Festival, Friday August 6th to Sunday August 8th, unique to Western Canada.

Heat up your summer with concerts, dance performance, workshops and talks. Join us for 3 days of scintillating performance of tango music and dance from the classic era to Nuevo, jazz style and cultural variations.

OPENING CONCERT
Friday August 6^th  12-1:30
Centennial Square, City Hall
Jelena Milojevic, and guests

• One of the world's foremost female classical accordion performers. Her performances have been acclaimed as "an explosion of cosmic sensuality” and she has been praised for her “brilliant virtuosity” Corbett and Lauchbum, guitar duo: classical, flamenco, tango fusion. FREE

NUEVO TANGO SHOW
Friday August 6^th 8:00 PM-
St Anne's Academy Auditorium, 835 Humbolt St
Bertram Levy and his Nuevo quartet – Tangoheart

• Concert of music and dance with Maestro Bandoneonista Bertram Levy and his Nuevo quartet – Tangoheart from Washington State. Leo Sato and Angela Mulrony of DanceCalgary performing. $24 Advance, $28 Door ($46 for Nuevo Tango show and Sunday Jazz Tango Reflections concert)

OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
Saturday August 7^th 1-8 PM
Centennial Square

• 1:00 Fair Trade and Cultural Arts Market opens, talk on the origins of tango.
• 2:00-3:00 dance workshop for audience.
• 3:00-7:00 dance, music performance. Market Place open until 8:00.
• Roland Gritani (Victoria’s favorite busker and accordionist) and guest musician and dancers from the Victoria dance community.
• Tango En Vie dance troupe from Seattle
• Closing group Jam Shed: Tony Booker (choral master of Voce Intimae, organist and accordionist), Kate Rhodes violin, and Alex Olson bass, playing classic and Russian Tango.
• FREE

JAZZ TANGO REFLECTIONS
Sunday August 8^th 8:00 PM
Church of St John the Divine, 1611 Quadra St

• Popular Latin artist Adrian Iaies and his Jazz Trio from Buenos Aires performs with Canadian-Argentinean tango musician Martin Nemcovsky. Adrian is Artistic Director of the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival and is a 3 time Gammy Nominee. $28 Advance, $32.00 Door ($46 for Adrian Iaies Jazz Trio and Friday Tangoheart concert)

Tickets available at the McPherson box Office #3 Centennial Square Pandora Ave. & Government St, View Art Gallery 104-860 View Street; Munro’s books 1108 Government Street. Or phone 778 432-0112 (local to Victoria) or email tickets@passion4tango.com

No matter what the weather, this weekend will be hot with tango.

The Passion for Tango Society gratefully acknowledges the support of its sponsors: Canadian Heritage, City of Victoria, CRD, BC Arts Council, and the Victoria Foundation. Cady Graphics, CFUV, MusicFest Vancouver and  Windsor Plywood Spectacular BC.  And the help of volunteers, the board of Passion for Tango Society, its members and patrons.

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