Tango Connection: The Mariela Franganillo Company

Mariela Franganillo’s Tango Connection brings to the Schimmel Theatre a program that presents tango from its earliest roots to its most modern expressions in pieces ranging in tone from passionate to comical, tender to tormented. The company is composed of eight dancers, four musicians and a vocalist–all from Argentina and all at the forefront of the tango world today. Dancer, choreographer, teacher and producer Mariela Franganillo was a featured dancer in Forever Tango on Broadway, and has produced the influential hit shows Swango and Tango Noir.