Press Release: Tango Fire at The Peacock, 27 Jan - 14 Feb 2015

[Jan McNulty]

Tango Fire
Flames of Desire
The Peacock
Tuesday 27 January - Saturday 14 February 2015 
Tues - Sat at 7.30pm / Sat Mat at 2.30pm / Sun at 2pm
Tickets: £15 - £42
Ticket Office: 0844 412 4322 or www.sadlerswells.com  

“Sensual, erotic and authentically Argentinian.” (Daily Telegraph)

After an acclaimed sell-out season in 2013, Tango Fire returns to The Peacock from Tuesday 27 January toSaturday 14 February with Flames of Desire, a show featuring global tango stars German Cornejo andGisela Galeassi, plus a cast including world tango champions and some of the best dancers from the tango houses of Buenos Aires. 

Choreographed by Cornejo, this show combines the rawness and sophistication, seductive and sultry sides of tango, evoking the intoxicating passion of late night Argentina. The audience is taken on a journey through the history of tango, tracing its roots in the dance halls of Buenos Aires before moving through the decades to showcase tango’s growing popularity as a contemporary dance form. 

Tango Fire encompasses all that defines Argentine tango; dancing which sizzles with sensuality, accompanied by four of Argentina's brilliant young musicians playing the music of the great tango masters includingPiazzolla, Pugliese and Gardel. Since its formation, Tango Fire has become an international leading tango company, with a fan base across the USA, Europe and Asia, and a YouTube audience in excess of 18 million.

German Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi’s work with acclaimed contemporary dance choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui can be seen in m¡longa, the first international large-scale tango production to be directed by a non-Argentine artist, which premiered at Sadler’s Wells in 2013. m¡longa returns to Sadler’s Wells on 9 – 13 June 2015.

Click here to see a video clip of Flames of Desire: http://bit.ly/1Cf2oZk 


Free post-show dance classes: Tuesday 3 & Tuesday 10 February 

Press night: Tuesday 27 January at 7.30pm


Notes to editors:

About Sadler’s Wells
Sadler's Wells is a world leader in contemporary dance, committed to producing, commissioning and presenting new works and to bringing the very best international and UK dance to London and worldwide audiences. Under the Artistic Directorship of Alistair Spalding the theatre’s acclaimed year-round programme spans dance of every kind, from contemporary to flamenco, bollywood to ballet, salsa to street dance and tango to tap. Since 2005 it has helped to bring over 90 new dance works to the stage and its international award-winning commissions and collaborative productions regularly tour the world. Sadler’s Wells supports 16 appointed world class Associate Artists and 3 Resident Companies and nurtures the next generation of talent through its National Youth Dance Company, Summer University programme, Wild Card initiative and its New Wave Associates.

Located in Islington in north London, the current theatre is the sixth to have stood on the site since it was first built by Richard Sadler in 1683. The venue has played an illustrious role in the history of theatre ever since, with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and English National Opera all having started at Sadler’s Wells.

Sadler’s Wells is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation and currently receives approximately 9% of its revenue from Arts Council England.