International tango superstars and World Tango Champions German Cornejo and Gisela Galeassi, along with a group of world-class tango dancers, dance to the magical music of Astor Piazzolla, the one-and-only composer and bandoneon player, performed by an internationally renowned tango band in a spectacular live performance. With glamorous costumes, exceptional dancing and enchanting music, Tango After Dark has been captivating audiences in sold-out concerts worldwide, unveiling tango, all the way from Buenos Aires, in its purest form.
The alluring and talented award-winning cast of dancers, led by "The King of Tango” (The Mail on Sunday) German Cornejo and partner Gisela Galeassi, joins forces with two of the finest singers from Argentina and a sensational live band of seven musicians to bring alive an intimate and electrifying production that is unforgettable.
Set under the starlight, the sultry and bustling streets of Buenos Aires awaken to the rhythm and passion of tango. Tango After Dark is the ultimate theatrical tango experience, straight from Argentina, which merges the intoxicating music of the great tango composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), jaw-dropping choreography and astonishing moves to reveal tango in its most authentic but sophisticated form. Featuring Argentina’s most popular dance, world-renowned for its seductive powers, this mesmerizing show combines the sensuous side of tango with the form’s rawness and quick-fire precision, taking its passionate language to the limit to create an exhilarating spectacle.
This outstanding theatrical experience is entirely inspired by the great work of Astor Piazzolla. His music, a masterful blend of urban sounds and cutting-edge composing techniques, sought a provocative renewal of style through a transmutation of sonority, as well as rhythm, which resulted in widely recognized distinct and remarkable sounds and sensations.
Starting in the ’60s, Piazzolla became the center of the genre’s avant-garde, dubbed Nuevo Tango. A three-decade transformation took new tango to the world’s most prestigious stages. By introducing the world to his nuevo tango, the composer transformed the tango landscape in the 1960s and ’70s.
Piazzolla is Buenos Aires, but he is also night: peak and abyss, fierceness and mystery, lights and shadows of this city that never sleeps; all reflected in his music, as they would appear in a kaleidoscope. Tango After Dark springs from this porteña (port city) night, Piazzolla’s muse and inspiration.
With live music by two sensational singers and seven onstage artists who bring Piazzolla’s passionate music to life, tango superstar German Cornejo leads his superb company of world-class dancers to show off the sultry nature of tango in this breathtaking performance. The show widely surveys different periods of Piazzolla’s work, and transforms dancing into a vivid portrait of this great composer’s creative spirit. Cornejo, who was deeply inspired by this revolutionary and creative artist, goes through his own transformation of tango dance language by setting free his creativity and taking it to the limits. The result is both an authentic and personal tango that magnificently blends tradition with the cutting edge, the melancholic and surreal Buenos Aires with 21st-century sophistication.
With sold-out performances across the globe, Tango After Dark, sparked by German Cornejo’s spectacular choreography, has captivated audiences worldwide for more than 10 years, through its mix of tradition and sophistication of tango for the 21st century. Celebrities such as Simon Cowell, Marc Anthony, Mel B., Heidi Klum and Jennifer Lopez, among others, have praised Cornejo’s work. Tango After Dark promises to be an unforgettable evening that will keep your passion for tango burning deep into the night.
2025
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