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The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet Concert

Includes a Intro to Argentine Tango Class

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Concert Hall

Date & Time

November 20, 2021, 7:00 pm – Nov 21, 2021 9:30 pm

Description

Reposted from the Department of Music. Original post can be found here.

The Department of Music is thrilled to welcome the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet as artists in residence at UMBC on November 20 and 21. The residency will include concerts, masterclasses, and a lecture for the UMBC Community.

On Saturday, November 20 at 7 p.m. in Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall, the Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet will perform in concert, followed immediately by an 8:30 p.m. class on Argentine Tango.

The 8:30 p.m. class on Argentine Tango will be led by master tango dancers Aja Fenn and Masha Abapolnikova of Fábrica Tango. This workshop will accommodate both solo dancers and partners who live together. Participants will not be asked to dance with someone with whom they are not familiar. Soft-soled shoes or socks are mandatory for participation in this event.

Admission (includes both events): $20 general, $10 senior citizens (55+), and $5 for students. Please visit here to reserve tickets.

Additional residency events include:

Sunday, November 21, 4:30 p.m. — El tango y su evolución/The Tango and Its Evolution
Sunday, November 21, 7:30 p.m. — UMBC Symphony Orchestra with The Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet

This residency is made possible by the support of the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA); Department of Dance; the Dresher Center for the Humanities; Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication; and the Latinx and Hispanic Faculty Association.

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