CAL PERFORMANCES PRESENTS
Wednesday, March , , pm Th ursday, March , , pm Zellerbach Hall Ballet Argentino & Octango Julio Bocca, director
Boccatango Featuring Julio Bocca, Cecilia Figaredo Noelia Moncada, Esteban Riera
Special thanks for permanent support to Laura Escalada and La Fundación Astor Piazzolla. Julio Bocca dances courtesy of American Ballet Th eatre. Th is performance is made possible, in part, by the generous support of the members of the Cal Performances Producers Circle and Friends of Cal Performances. Cal Performances thanks our Centennial Season Sponsor, Wells Fargo.
CAL PERFORMANCES 9 PROGRAM PROGRAM NOTES Boccatango Ballet Argentino & Octango Boccatango Romance del Diablo part i Featuring Music: Astor Piazzolla Mi Buenos Aires Querido Julio Bocca, Cecilia Figaredo Lyrics: Alfredo Le Pera Negracha Noelia Moncada, Esteban Riera Music: Carlos Gardel Music: Osvaldo Pugliese Dancers Maipo Stephanie Bauger, Lucas Oliva, Lucas Segovia, Gabriel Martinez, INTERMISSION Music: Eduardo Arolas Toni Padron, Demian Vargas, Martín Vignolo
Sueños de Juventud part ii Julio Bocca Director Lyrics: Enrique Santos Discépolo Ana María Stekelman Choreography Music: Enrique Santos Discépolo El Viejo Vals Lino Patalano Artistic Production Lyrics: J. González Castillo Omar Possemato Lighting Design Invierno Porteño Music: Charlo (Juan Carlos Pérez de la Riestra) Mariano Leggio Sound Music: Astor Piazzolla Jorge Ferrari Costume Design Calambre Buenos Aires Hora Cero Music: Astor Piazzolla Music: Astor Piazzolla Julian Vat Musical Director, Flute, Saxophone Michelangelo Horacio Romo Bandoneon Siempre se vuelve a Buenos Aires Music: Astor Piazzolla Sebastian Prusak Violin Lyrics: Eladia Blazquez Hernan Possetti Piano Music: Astor Piazzolla El Opio German Martinez Guitar Music: Francisco Canaro Marisa Hurtado Doublebass Oblivion Music: Astor Piazzolla Naranjo en Flor Company Dancers Lyrics: Homero Expósito Cecilia Figaredo, Stephanie Bauger, Victoria Balanza, Lucas Oliva, Lara Delfi no, Pavadita Music: Virgilio Expósito Music: Anselmo Aieta María José Redelico, Lucía Sanchez Paisal, Demian Vargas, Gabriel Martinez, Balada para un Loco Martín Vignolo, Toni Padron, Lucio Rodriguez Vidal, Lucas Segovia Estudios tanguístico No. Lyrics: Horacio Ferrer Music: Astor Piazzolla Music: Astor Piazzolla Wilhelm Burmann Ballet Master Coty Rossi Assistant Director Pedacito de Cielo Cencerro Mariano Franco Stage Manager Lyrics: Homero Expósito Music: Francisco Canaro Pablo Alfi eri Lighting Music: Francini / Stamponi Fernando Zabini Vera Tour Manager and Physical Th erapist El dia que me quieras Osvaldo Pettinari Wardrobe Estudios Tanguístico No. Lyrics: Alfredo Le Pera Hugo Svetlize Medical Director Music: Astor Piazzolla Music: Carlos Gardel Company Pianists El último café Años de Soledad Rafael Bustelo, Pablo Olivera, Carlos Serra, Daniel Donamaría Lyrics: Cátulo Castillo Music: Astor Piazzolla Music: Héctor Stampone El Firulete Richmond Davis Company Manager Estudio tanguístico No. Lyrics: Rodolfo Taboada Patrice Th omas Production Manager Music: Astor Piazzolla Music: Caprio—Mariano Mores Exclusive US Mangagement ICM Artists, Ltd.
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phers featuring: Julio López, Rodolfo Lastra, Oscar most beloved classical titles, as well as premieres As one of Argentina’s most famous celebrities, Araiz, Ricky Pashkus, Alejandro Cervera, Mauricio of important new works. He has permanently en- Mr. Bocca was appointed by the Teatro Colón as its Wainrot, Ana María Stekelman and Marcela Crí- riched the fi eld of contemporary dance with his International Representative in . His contin- quet. Most recently, the Company has added Nine artistry while also realizing a dancer’s greatest aspi- ued devotion to his homeland has lead him to cre- Sinatra Songs by Twyla Th arp, Orfeo by José Limón, ration by interpreting works created exclusively for ate Ballet Argentino, to open his own dance studio Th e River by Alvin Ailey and Night Chase by Chet him. Born in in Buenos Aires, he began his in Buenos Aires and, most recently, to establish the Walker to its repertory. studies at the age of four under the tutelage of his Musical Comedy School with Ricky Pashkus. In , to celebrate the th anniversary of mother, Nancy Bocca. In , he was accepted Mr. Bocca often participates in benefi t galas for Bocca’s Gold Medal at the Fifth International Com- as a member of the Instituto Superior de Arte del various public associations such as “Gala des Etoiles” petition in Moscow, Julio Bocca and the dancers Teatro Colón. Mr. Bocca credits Gloria Kazda, Jose in Canada, “Dance for Life” and “Friends in Deed” of Ballet Argentino presented six hugely successful Pares and Ninel Jultyeva as his principal teachers in New York and “Crusaid” in London, among performances at Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Ai- there. He further improved his technique under the many others. His awards and nominations include: res, four New York premiere performances at City watchful eyes of Maggy Black, Lidia Segni and Wil- Maria Ruanova award “Primus inter Pares” (), Center and an outdoor performance before , helm Burmann. the “Personality of the Year” recognition in France people sponsored by the Secretary of Culture of His professional career began in , when he (), the Martin Fierro award for “best perfor- the City of Buenos Aires. In , the Company accepted a contract as Principal Dancer to the Fun- mance in a musical show” in Argentina (), the embarked on its “Around the World Tour” to fi ve dacion Teresa Carreno de Venezuela and the Teatro King David award by Casa Argentina in Jerusalem continents, including engagements at the legend- Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In June , (), the Dance Magazine award for “Lifetime ary Mariinsky Th eatre (the former Kirov) and at the he competed in the Fifth International Competition Achievement” (), a “star” on the Walk of Stars Hermitage Palace Th eatre, becoming the fi rst for- in Moscow and gained an international reputation awarded by the City of Miami Beach () and eign artists ever to perform on that stage. In , by winning the Gold Medal in his category. the Barocco award by Italy’s RAI Television (). the Company appeared in Bangkok as part of the In , he was engaged as Principal Dancer by Julio Bocca is the Cultural Ambassador for the celebration of the King of Th ailand’s Sixth Anniver- the American Ballet Th eatre (ABT) in New York. Mercosur and Member of the International Dance ballet argentino & octango sary. Th e Company rang in the New Year by During his fi rst season, Mr. Bocca was honored by Council, CID Unesco. dancing in front of millions of fans in Buenos Aires, Th e New York Times as Dancer of the Year, a position In , Julio Bocca’s most ambitious dream came a performance which was telecast live throughout that has been confi rmed by an admiring press and cecilia figaredo ( principal dancer) has worked true: the creation of his own ballet company to the world (seen on PBS in the United States). an adoring audience to this day. He performs with with many renowned choreographers from Argen- show, in his own country and abroad, the artistic Th e Company has developed over dancers ABT every season at the Metropolitan Opera House tina, such as Oscar Araiz, Ricky Pashkus, Mauricio and technical quality of young Argentine dancers. that have gone forth to join other ballet companies in New York. As guest artist, he has danced with Ma- Wainrot, Alejandro Cervera, Marcela Críquet, Julio Ballet Argentino, originally directed by Lidia in Argentina and abroad, including Herman Corne- karova, Fracci, Ferri, Gregory, Pontois, Ananiashivili López and Ana María Stekelman. Internationally, Segni, gave its fi rst performance in the city of Mar jo, the Gold Medal winner in Moscow. In ad- and many other notable partners with such compa- she has worked with Kevin O’Day, Mauro Bigon- del Plata in the summer of . Now under the dition to touring annually throughout the Republic nies as Th e Royal Ballet of London, Moscow’s Bol- zetti and Attila Eherházi, as well as Kenneth Top- artistic direction of Julio Bocca, the Company per- of Argentina, the Company has also performed in shoi Ballet, the Kirov of St. Petersburg, the Stutt- ping and Peggy Lyman in their staging of Martha forms continuously in the most important theaters Australia, China, Brazil, Egypt, France, Italy, Hong gart Ballet, Oslo Opera Ballet, the Paris Opera, the Graham’s Acts of Light and Diversion of Angels. She in Europe, Asia, Argentina and throughout the Kong, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Spain and Teatro Municipal of Santiago de Chile, the National still works to perfect her technique with Wilhem American continents. Venezuela, to name just a few of the countries that Th eatre of Mexico and, of course, the Teatro Colon Burmann. She is a principal dancer with Ballet Ar- Several ballets have been specially created for make up the Company’s truly international touring in Argentina. He also regularly dances in Poland, gentino and dances as Julio Bocca’s partner in many Julio Bocca and Ballet Argentino. Among them are schedule. Th e Company is on its fi fth tour of the the Philippines, Greece and Japan, and participates shows, including BOCCATANGO. Sinfonia Entrelazada by Mauro Bigonzetti, Tarde en United States. in the most important summer festivals in Europe. la Siesta and Suite Generis by Alberto Mendez, and In , Ballet Argentino celebrated its th He has danced in consecutive productions of Th e ana maría stekelman (choreographer) studied Blood Grove by Kevin O’Day. Special versions of Anniversary presenting new productions at the Giants of Dance in Paris and in the annual festival with Paulina Ossona and Renate Schottelius classic ballets have also been staged for the Compa- Centro Cultural Borges in Buenos Aires. in Havana, Cuba. In , he made his fi lm de- in Argentina and at Martha Graham School of ny, including “Shades” from La Bayadere, the Th ird but in Carlos Saura’s Tango and, in February , Dance in New York. A founding member of the Act Suite from Swan Lake, Balanchine’s Donizetti julio bocca (director) is today considered to be made his Broadway debut in the musical Fosse. In Contemporary Ballet at the Teatro San Martín, Ms. Variations and the Th ird Act Suite from Don Quix- one of the fi nest exemplars of classical and contem- addition to ABT and Ballet Argentino, he appeared Stekelman was its artistic director from to ote. Since its inauguration, Ballet Argentino has be- porary dance at the international level. His reper- in special performances in Beijing, Moscow and St. and from to . Since the creation of her own come a showcase for talented Argentine choreogra- toire is expansive and includes many of the world’s Petersburg within the last year. company, Tangokinesis, in , Ms. Stekelman has
12 CAL PERFORMANCES CAL PERFORMANCES 13 ABOUT THE ARTISTS conducted deeper research about tango and modern audiences around the world for her performance dance. Tangokinesis has appeared at prestigious in poet Horacio Ferrer’s DANDY project in . venues such as Le Parc de la Villette in Paris, the She performs in María de Buenos Aires, staged by Madrid Fall Festival, Biennale de la Danse in Lyon, John Lloyd Davis in Long Beach Opera, not only as France, the Jersualem Festival, the Teatro Bellini de a singer but also as a dancer. She has toured Japan Catania in Sicily, the American Dance Festival and with the El Arranque Orchestra. She also sang at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires with the Emilio has worked with Ballet Stagium in Brazil, Ballet du Balcarce Tango School Orchestra during the Buenos Nord in France, Ballet dell’Opera in Rome, Ballet Aires Tango Festival. She has won awards in many Nacional de Chile and the Ballet Estable del Teatro renowned contests, including Pre Cosquin and Colón. She also created the show Tango y Fuga with Hugo del Carril. She was nominated as Tango Singer guest artist Eleonora Cassano, mixing Bach’s music Revelation by Premios Clarin. Ms. Moncada with El Choclo, one of the most popular Argentine is a permanent singer with the Raul Garello Sextet. tangos. She was commissioned to choreograph Many renowned Tango Associations invite her three scenes in Carlos Saura’s fi lm Tango, featuring to perform in Buenos Aires and in Rosario, the Julio Bocca and Carlos Rivarola. In addition to city where she was born. Her future engagements BOCCATANGO, Ms. Stekelman has also created include tours in Hong Kong and China. Piazzolla Tango Vivo, Mambo Suite, Concertango, Repercusiones, Macbeth, Consagracion del Tango, Born in Buenos Aires, esteban riera (singer) Th e Man in the Red Tie, Cruz y Ficción and Tango started his career as a tango singer at the age of Brujo for Julio Bocca and Ballet Argentino. She is a four. While performing in Argentina and abroad, recipient of the American Choreography Award. he participated and won the First Prize at competi- tions like Hugo del Carril, Pre Cosquin and julian vat (fl utist, saxophonist, composer, music XXI Tango National Festival in La Falda, to name director) graduated with honors from the National a few. In Argentina, he performs in local venues as Conservatory in the . He has been associated well as in tango shows, including TACONEANDO, with tango music since , working as musical partnering Zully Goldfarb and the Esteban Morga- director and musician in the shows Tango x by do Quartet, Clasica y Moderna, Timothy O’Toole Zotto-Plebs and Tango: Magia y Seducción by Juan Restaurant, Almatango and Florida Garden during Carlos Copes, among others. With these shows, he the II World Tango organized by the Secretary of toured America and Europe on several occasions. Culture of the City of Buenos Aires. He has ap- At the same time he co-created the duo Vat-Macri. peared as guest artist with the Juan de Dios Filiberto Together they perform at every international meet- Argentinean Music National Orchestra, directed by ing of tango—“Cumbres Mundiales del Tango”—as Atilio Stampone, the Vale Tango Sextet, directed well as at international tango and jazz festivals in by Andres Linetsky at the Carlos Gardel Museum, Spain, Portugal, France and Venezuela. He was and the Buenos Aires Tango Orchestra, directed by nominated for the “Martín Fierro” award for the Raul Garello, among others. He has been a perma- TV show Vat-Macri hacen Tango, on the air since nent performer in Madero Tango, Club del Vino . Recently, he worked with Joan Manuel Ser- and Teatro Nacional Cervantes. Mr. Riera has also rat in the development of his new CD, Tarres, and performed at the Teatro Popular Melico Salazar in composed the music for the show Ambos for Ballet Costa Rica, Teatro Municipal de Chile, Oster Tango Sub-, directed by Julio Bocca and choreographed Festival in Switzerland, Regensburg Tango Saloon by Chet Walker. He also collaborates with musical in Germany and in Uruguay and Japan during the arrangements for Ana María Stekelman’s works. Tango Tour with the Maestro Osvaldo Ber- lingieri Quartet. His important discographic works Internationally acclaimed performing artist noelia include Bardi and Soy Cantor, both released by moncada (singer) off ers her varied audiences an EPSA Music. exquisite repertoire. She has been celebrated by
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