A world-class Tango concert and dance celebration of Hiroshima Peace Day by International Tango harmonica/piano duo Joe Powers and Naoko Aoki.
Sponsored by Tango Revolution and SF Community Music Center
Sunday, August 9
7pm – 12 midnight
$12/$10 (students/seniors)
Community Music Center- Concert Hall
544 Capp St. SF
415.647.6015 www.sfcmc.org
Event Schedule
7-8pm Introductory Tango dance lesson with Sonja Riket
8:15-8:45pm Tango Concert with Joe Powers and Naoko Aoki
9-10pm Tango dance party (Milonga) and CD signing
A portion of the proceeds will be dedicated to the CMC scholarship fund
10-10:45pm Live music set for Tango social dancing by Joe and Naoko.
10:45pm Milonga continues
The events of Aug 6-9, 1946 (nuclear bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki, Japan) may have left a bitter taste in the world’s collective mouth, but this year Japanese pianist Naoko Aoki and US harmonica phenomenon Joe Powers intend to bring us a different message. Their friendship and musical partnership are a great example of how the power of the arts can bridge differences between two very distinct cultures.
Joe Powers, the only Tango harmonica artist in the US, is well known for his unique and soulful blend of jazz, tango and blues. When traveling to Buenos Aires, to record his first Tango CD, he met Japan’s top Tango pianist Naoko Aoki. Together, the international duo has exhilarated audiences from Argentina to USA and Japan with performances of this seductive dance music. This concert marks their first duo appearance in San Francisco!
Enjoy a selection of traditional Tangos, Waltzes and Milongas as well as Nuevo Tango and original compositions. The concert is preceded by an introductory dance lesson by award winning tango teacher Sonja Riket (no partner or dance experience necessary) and followed by a Live music Tango party.
Come listen, watch the social Tango dancers or join in the dance!
For more info contact Sonja Riket at 415.661.1852,
intimate_embrace_tango@earthlink.net, www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
Artists info: Joe Powers: www.joepowers.com - Naoko Aioki: http://celeste.coplan.jp/
Watch a video-clip from their February 2009 performance at the University of Oregon, in Eugene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qTuOpU1Doc -
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
GOLDEN TANGO! TANGO YOUTH PROJECT in concert with JEREMY COHEN.
SUNDAY MAY 3, 2009 from 7pm-12am
Join us for an evening of Argentine Tango music and dance in one of San Francisco’s most beautiful churches!
Come celebrate “Best Tango Teacher” Sonja Riket’s golden anniversary of a 50 year-long dance career as a worldwide performer, dance educator and community arts organizer.
Take a class with Sonja and witness the burgeoning of the SF Tango Youth Project: a collaboration between young musicians from high schools and conservatories with mature expert musicians under direction of Jeremy Cohen of Quartet San Francisco.
Enjoy dancing till midnight to the sultry sounds of Argentine Tango surrounded by exquisite murals!
Tango Youth Project musicians showcase their skill and enthusiasm for playing Golden Era and Nuevo Tangos for listening and dancing with renowned Quartet San Francisco’s guest musician Jeremy Cohen. In 2004 Quartet SF won the International Tango Competition in NYC and Cohen mentored the musicians with his expertise.
7-8pm Introductory dance class with Sonja
8-9pm Tango Youth Project in concert with Jeremy Cohen.
9pm – 12am Tango Dance Party (Milonga) with live music.
Snacks and wine are available. Bring your own to add to the celebration! (please no hard liquor).
FREE ENTRANCE AS PART OF NATIONAL DANCE WEEK!
St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church
500 De Haro (Mariposa)
San Francisco CA 94107
Intimate Embrace Tango encourages the inclusion of music and dance in our everyday life as a communal experience. We envision Argentine Tango as a relational matrix of connection to ourselves, each other and the world. As an extension of this vision, we also organize classes, workshops, awareness- and fundraising events around the critical social issues of our time.
More info:
Intimate Embrace Tango: 415.661.1852
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
Join us for an evening of Argentine Tango music and dance in one of San Francisco’s most beautiful churches!
Come celebrate “Best Tango Teacher” Sonja Riket’s golden anniversary of a 50 year-long dance career as a worldwide performer, dance educator and community arts organizer.
Take a class with Sonja and witness the burgeoning of the SF Tango Youth Project: a collaboration between young musicians from high schools and conservatories with mature expert musicians under direction of Jeremy Cohen of Quartet San Francisco.
Enjoy dancing till midnight to the sultry sounds of Argentine Tango surrounded by exquisite murals!
Tango Youth Project musicians showcase their skill and enthusiasm for playing Golden Era and Nuevo Tangos for listening and dancing with renowned Quartet San Francisco’s guest musician Jeremy Cohen. In 2004 Quartet SF won the International Tango Competition in NYC and Cohen mentored the musicians with his expertise.
7-8pm Introductory dance class with Sonja
8-9pm Tango Youth Project in concert with Jeremy Cohen.
9pm – 12am Tango Dance Party (Milonga) with live music.
Snacks and wine are available. Bring your own to add to the celebration! (please no hard liquor).
FREE ENTRANCE AS PART OF NATIONAL DANCE WEEK!
St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church
500 De Haro (Mariposa)
San Francisco CA 94107
Intimate Embrace Tango encourages the inclusion of music and dance in our everyday life as a communal experience. We envision Argentine Tango as a relational matrix of connection to ourselves, each other and the world. As an extension of this vision, we also organize classes, workshops, awareness- and fundraising events around the critical social issues of our time.
More info:
Intimate Embrace Tango: 415.661.1852
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Tango Revolution celebrates International Women's Day with poetry , music and dance
SUNDAY March 8 from 6-10pm
CAFFE TRIESTE: 1667 Market Street @ Gough in SF
6-7pm Basic Introductory Tango dance class by Sonja Riket
7:30-10pm: Open floor Tango dancing with sets of Poetry by our guests Ana Elsner and Kristyan Panzica (with clarinet and bass)
Roberto Traina will sing Tangos in honor of women.
The event is FREE with food and drink at the caffe.
Donations for the artists are welcomed.
Poet ANA ELSNER has dedicated her work to raising the popularity and status of poetry in the everyday consciousness of society. For more information please visit her site at www.redroom.com/autor/ana-elsner
For more info on International Women's Day see: www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp
ABOUT TANGO REVOLUTION:
Tango Revolution is a weekly neighborhood educational project to offer anyone the opportunity to learn and experience the social aspect of Argentine Tango dance, music and history. By holding the event in an accessible café on a Sunday afternoon we encourage the spontaneous inclusion of music and dance in our everyday life as a communal experience.
Tango Revolution is a program of Intimate Embrace Tango, which envisions Argentine Tango as a relational matrix of connection to ourselves, each other and the world. We organize classes, workshops, cultural, awareness-and fundraising events around social issues of our time.
Come listen, watch or join in the dance! All ages and levels welcome!
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
CAFFE TRIESTE: 1667 Market Street @ Gough in SF
6-7pm Basic Introductory Tango dance class by Sonja Riket
7:30-10pm: Open floor Tango dancing with sets of Poetry by our guests Ana Elsner and Kristyan Panzica (with clarinet and bass)
Roberto Traina will sing Tangos in honor of women.
The event is FREE with food and drink at the caffe.
Donations for the artists are welcomed.
Poet ANA ELSNER has dedicated her work to raising the popularity and status of poetry in the everyday consciousness of society. For more information please visit her site at www.redroom.com/autor/ana-elsner
For more info on International Women's Day see: www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp
ABOUT TANGO REVOLUTION:
Tango Revolution is a weekly neighborhood educational project to offer anyone the opportunity to learn and experience the social aspect of Argentine Tango dance, music and history. By holding the event in an accessible café on a Sunday afternoon we encourage the spontaneous inclusion of music and dance in our everyday life as a communal experience.
Tango Revolution is a program of Intimate Embrace Tango, which envisions Argentine Tango as a relational matrix of connection to ourselves, each other and the world. We organize classes, workshops, cultural, awareness-and fundraising events around social issues of our time.
Come listen, watch or join in the dance! All ages and levels welcome!
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
Sunday, February 15, 2009
TANGO REVOLUTION CELEBRATES VALENTINE'S DAY WITH LIVE TANGO BAND "PARLOR TANGO" ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY15
TANGO REVOLUTION HOSTS SPECIAL VALENTINE'S EVENT WITH LIVE BAND
PARLOR TANGO
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15 from 6-10pm
CAFFE TRIESTE: 1667 Market Street @ Gough in SF
6-7pm Basic Introductory Tango dance class by Sonja Riket
7:30-9:30pm: Live music by Parlor Tango with open floor dancing
Continued Milonga till 10pm.
The event is FREE with food and drink at the caffe.
Donations for the artists are welcomed.
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
ABOUT PARLOR TANGO:
PARLOR TANGO is a trio dedicated to Argentine tango music composed, mostly, between 1910 and 1950. Its repertoire of tangos, waltzes and milongas evokes the flavor of black-and-white movies and steamy dance halls.
In Paris, the native city of Odile Lavault, tango has been very important since 1912. Traveling Argentine musicians inspired local bands. It became common for French accordion players to play bandoneon as well. Lavault is continuing this tradition
Pianist Marco Casasola brings his youthful energy to assure the rhythmic foundation of the trio. Casasola grew up surrounded by tango music and figured out rapidly how to mix his passion for jazz with his relatives’ favorite tangos.
PARLOR TANGO has performed for ODC Theater, the Navarete/ Kajiyama+ Dance Company, and tango dancers all over Northern California. PARLOR TANGO has one CD “Live at Anna’s”.
Tonight Odile and Marco will perform as a bandoneon/piano duo.
http://www.myspace.com/parlortango
PARLOR TANGO
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15 from 6-10pm
CAFFE TRIESTE: 1667 Market Street @ Gough in SF
6-7pm Basic Introductory Tango dance class by Sonja Riket
7:30-9:30pm: Live music by Parlor Tango with open floor dancing
Continued Milonga till 10pm.
The event is FREE with food and drink at the caffe.
Donations for the artists are welcomed.
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
ABOUT PARLOR TANGO:
PARLOR TANGO is a trio dedicated to Argentine tango music composed, mostly, between 1910 and 1950. Its repertoire of tangos, waltzes and milongas evokes the flavor of black-and-white movies and steamy dance halls.
In Paris, the native city of Odile Lavault, tango has been very important since 1912. Traveling Argentine musicians inspired local bands. It became common for French accordion players to play bandoneon as well. Lavault is continuing this tradition
Pianist Marco Casasola brings his youthful energy to assure the rhythmic foundation of the trio. Casasola grew up surrounded by tango music and figured out rapidly how to mix his passion for jazz with his relatives’ favorite tangos.
PARLOR TANGO has performed for ODC Theater, the Navarete/ Kajiyama+ Dance Company, and tango dancers all over Northern California. PARLOR TANGO has one CD “Live at Anna’s”.
Tonight Odile and Marco will perform as a bandoneon/piano duo.
http://www.myspace.com/parlortango
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Tango Revolution celebrates presidential inauguration with Live band Tango No.9 on Sunday January 25 from 6-10pm
Come celebrate the inauguration of our new president with a special event at Tango Revolution this Sunday January 25 from 6-10pm.
We are pleased to present the live Tango band Tango No.9 www.tangonumber9.com at our weekly Sunday Milonga.
Tango Revolution continues its mission of service to the community by providing free music, dance and other cultural events accessible to all.
Bring your friends and family of all ages for listening as well as dancing to the band.
Typically our audience members range from a few months old to 101 years young!
More info: 415.661.1852
TANGO No.9
SUNDAY JANUARY 25 from 6-10pm
CAFFE TRIESTE: 1667 Market Street @ Gough in SF
6-7pm Basic Introductory Tango dance class by Sonja Riket
7:30-9:30pm: Live music by Tango nr.9 with open floor dancing
Continued Milonga till 10pm.
The event is FREE with food and drink at the caffe.
Donations for the artists are welcomed.
ABOUT TANGO No.9
Tango No.9 is an all-star Bay Area ensemble united in a love for a famously elusive non-native art form. Since 1998, the group has delved deeply into the wrold of Tango, playing countless concerts and milongas, collaborating with many of the top dancers on the west coast, and recording two critically acclaimed albums - the all-Piazolla "All them cats in Recoleta" (lauded by JazzIz Magazine as one of the best modern tango CD's of 2002) and 2006's exploration of early tango, "Radio Valencia."
The quartet is Joshua Raoul Brody on piano, Isabel Douglas on accordeon & bandoneon, Greg Stephens on trombone and bandleader Catherine Clune on violin.
With this unique instrumentation, Tango No.9 embraces both a reverence to tango's seductive past and an innovative vision of the music's storied future.
ABOUT TANGO REVOLUTION:
Tango Revolution is a weekly neighborhood educational project to offer anyone the opportunity to learn and experience the social aspect of Argentine Tango dance, music and history. By holding the event in an accessible café on a Sunday afternoon we encourage the spontaneous inclusion of music and dance in our everyday life as a communal experience.
Tango Revolution is a program of Intimate Embrace Tango, which envisions Argentine Tango as a relational matrix of connection to ourselves, each other and the world. We organize classes, workshops, cultural, awareness-and fundraising events around social issues of our time.
We hope that Tango Revolution is a fertile ground for learning about Argentine Tango, a dance and music of immigrants, which continues to cross the boundaries of race, culture, language and social status. Where both beginning and accomplished dancers and musicians can share the floor without obvious hierarchy. Where all gender pairings are encouraged and anyone may ask anyone to dance.
We offer the beautiful connection between human beings in the Tango Embrace as a common ground and antidote against the isolation, separation and fearful existence we are led to believe is necessary. What better way to come home to ourselves and to connect with each other across our differences than the non-verbal power of a musical and dance embrace, listening and moving together as one?
Come watch, listen or join in the dance! All levels and ages are welcome. No partner or dance experience necessary
We are pleased to present the live Tango band Tango No.9 www.tangonumber9.com at our weekly Sunday Milonga.
Tango Revolution continues its mission of service to the community by providing free music, dance and other cultural events accessible to all.
Bring your friends and family of all ages for listening as well as dancing to the band.
Typically our audience members range from a few months old to 101 years young!
More info: 415.661.1852
TANGO No.9
SUNDAY JANUARY 25 from 6-10pm
CAFFE TRIESTE: 1667 Market Street @ Gough in SF
6-7pm Basic Introductory Tango dance class by Sonja Riket
7:30-9:30pm: Live music by Tango nr.9 with open floor dancing
Continued Milonga till 10pm.
The event is FREE with food and drink at the caffe.
Donations for the artists are welcomed.
ABOUT TANGO No.9
Tango No.9 is an all-star Bay Area ensemble united in a love for a famously elusive non-native art form. Since 1998, the group has delved deeply into the wrold of Tango, playing countless concerts and milongas, collaborating with many of the top dancers on the west coast, and recording two critically acclaimed albums - the all-Piazolla "All them cats in Recoleta" (lauded by JazzIz Magazine as one of the best modern tango CD's of 2002) and 2006's exploration of early tango, "Radio Valencia."
The quartet is Joshua Raoul Brody on piano, Isabel Douglas on accordeon & bandoneon, Greg Stephens on trombone and bandleader Catherine Clune on violin.
With this unique instrumentation, Tango No.9 embraces both a reverence to tango's seductive past and an innovative vision of the music's storied future.
ABOUT TANGO REVOLUTION:
Tango Revolution is a weekly neighborhood educational project to offer anyone the opportunity to learn and experience the social aspect of Argentine Tango dance, music and history. By holding the event in an accessible café on a Sunday afternoon we encourage the spontaneous inclusion of music and dance in our everyday life as a communal experience.
Tango Revolution is a program of Intimate Embrace Tango, which envisions Argentine Tango as a relational matrix of connection to ourselves, each other and the world. We organize classes, workshops, cultural, awareness-and fundraising events around social issues of our time.
We hope that Tango Revolution is a fertile ground for learning about Argentine Tango, a dance and music of immigrants, which continues to cross the boundaries of race, culture, language and social status. Where both beginning and accomplished dancers and musicians can share the floor without obvious hierarchy. Where all gender pairings are encouraged and anyone may ask anyone to dance.
We offer the beautiful connection between human beings in the Tango Embrace as a common ground and antidote against the isolation, separation and fearful existence we are led to believe is necessary. What better way to come home to ourselves and to connect with each other across our differences than the non-verbal power of a musical and dance embrace, listening and moving together as one?
Come watch, listen or join in the dance! All levels and ages are welcome. No partner or dance experience necessary
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