Alejandro Ziegler Quartet

From Buenos Aires,

Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet

Sunday, Oct. 14th  

8:00 pm -11:00 pm 

$25

Milonga with Live Music:Surprise Performances

Infinity Dancesport Center

4428 Convoy Street #288, SD CA 92111

Special Benefit Milonga in support of

Pulpo Esbrez Liver Transplant Fund

Internationally acclaimed Tango Master Noberto “El Pulpo” Esbrez, a frequent visitor and teacher in San Diego is in dire need of a liver transplant. In 2001 he was diagnosed with diabetes, and three years later he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. In 2011, Pulpo suffered an accident that prevented him from dancing and working for a whole year He was hospitalized twice, once in San Diego, recently for esophageal hemorrhage caused by his liver disease. 

The Alejandro Ziegler Tango Quartet is an ensemble of piano, violin, bandoneon, and double bass that has developed their own style of tango music, reflecting both innovation and tradition, becoming a new synthesis of the traditional tango orchestra.  The Quartet performs classical tango in the style of famous orchestras like Trolio, Pugliese, Di Sarli and Piazolla. Their unique mix of tango, improvisation and romanticism have gained them an international reputation. Original compositions are mixed with legendary tango works from Astor Piazolla, Horacio Salgan and more.

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This event is brought to you by friends and students of ‘El Pulpo”

            PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE (tangoconcepts.com/PulpoBenefit.htm), AT THE DOOR OR THROUGH YOUR TANGO INSTRUCTOR .
Contact: Florentino Guizar, Banny Hom, Manal Swairjo, America Mauhar

 

Ziegler Quartet Benefit Milonga

 

Pulpo and Luiza PaesAbout El Pulpo:

Norberto Esbrez (born November 22, 1966 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine tango dancer, choreographer and teacher of tango nuevo. He is known as El Pulpo or octopus for his fluid and intricate leg moves. Esbrez created and named several tango movements including: ocho loco, sentada girada, elevador, or el elástico. He explored the concept of trap sacadas (sacadas con agarre) and enganches into innovative variations.

His style is so notorious that when the dancer starts combining several leg moves that look like Pulpo's it is being called pulpeadas. He developed the concept of suspension as a tool to generate the control and fluidity that is part of his dance.

In the milongas of Buenos Aires, they started calling him "El Pulpo" - the octopus.

Norberto grew up in the milongas. Both his father and grandfather played bandoneón, which perhaps gave him something of the extra talent he has for complicated expression.

His singularly unique style is born of years of research and searching. The basis of his fluid style is sensuous intertwining dialogue of the legs.  Norberto studied with Rodolfo Dinzel, then spent 7 years teaching and developing his style in Brazil before returning to Buenos Aires and emerging as a stunning new influence in tango dancing with long-time partner Luiza Paes.

His singularly unique style is born of years of research and searching. The basis of his fluid style is sensuous intertwining dialogue of the legs.  Norberto studied with Rodolfo Dinzel, then spent 7 years teaching and developing his style in Brazil before returning to Buenos Aires and emerging as a stunning new influence in tango dancing with long-time partner Luiza Paes.

He has almost 20 years of professional experience as a dancer, tango teacher and choreographer. He worked for the most important theaters and show-places in Buenos Aires, such as: Teatro San Martin, Teatro Astral, Teatro Opera, Cafe Tortoni, El Viejo Almacen, La Ventana, Casablanca and many others .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLgqRT6NGoE&feature=related

Sources:

http://www.totango.net/pulpo.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norberto_Esbrez

Other ways to help:

Give Forward:  http://www.giveforward.com/pulpoesbrezslivertransplant

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/liver4pulpo