With some theatres already reporting that Midnight Tango is their fastest selling show of 2011, the producers of Midnight Tango have responded by adding further performances at certain venues on the nationwide tour, which begins in Southampton at the Mayflower Theatre on 6 April. Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television audiences for six series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing with their stunning tango routines. Now, in their new live show, they will bring to life all the drama, sensuality and elegance of this most exciting of dance forms.
Midnight Tango is set in a late-night bar in downtown Buenos Aires. Vincent and Flavia will be joined by ten of the finest tango dancers in the world, and, between them, they will take the audience on a journey into the heart of this intoxicating city, as danger and excitement, joy and jealousy, pain and passion combine into a spectacular and explosive evening.
Karen Bruce, who has choreographed for both Strictly Come Dancing and So You Think You Can Dance on BBC 1, and whose recent theatre credits include Pacific Overtures (Donmar Warehouse), for which she won the Olivier Award for Best Choreographer, and Footloose (West End and UK Tour), will direct the production, with choreography by Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, design by Morgan Large and lighting by James Whiteside. The live music will be provided by top tango band, Tango Siempre, featuring vocalist Guillermo Rozenthuler.
The nationwide tour of Midnight Tango is produced by Arlene Phillips and Adam Spiegel.
For further information, please visit www.MidnightTango.co.uk.
Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace met when they were in their teens, in England, both looking for new partners with whom to compete. They competed successfully for many years and the achievements in this period included: UK Professional Ten Dance Champions 2002-2006, UK Professional Showdance Champions 2003-2006, UK Argentine Tango Champions 2006 (first time competition had ever been held), World Argentine Tango Show Champions 2005/2006, UK Ballroom Champions for several years, and World and European Ten Dance and Showdance finalists 2002-2006. In 2006, they came away from competitions and took part in Strictly Come Dancing for the first time. They both live in Guildford, Surrey. For more information, please go to http://www.vincentandflavia.com.
Arlene Phillips, OBE had her first big success when she formed the dance group Hot Gossip. Since then, her career has been exciting and varied: directing, producing, writing, choreographing, presenting and above all, always creating. Theatre choreography includes the new Andrew Lloyd Webber production of Wizard of Oz, Flashdance, The Sound of Music, Grease, We Will Rock You, Saturday Night Fever, Starlight Express, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, EFX at the MGM Grand, Matador, Time, and A Clockwork Orange for the Royal Shakespeare Company. As an arena and concert director, Arlene's credits include the British entry Eurovision Song Contest, Strictly Come Dancing The Live Tour, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance, The James Bond Gala, Midsummer Classics at the Royal Albert Hall, The Bratz UK Arena Tour, Black goes with Everything, and the choreography for An Evening with Gedeminas Tarandas for the Bolshoi Ballet. Arlene was Director of Choreography for the Manchester XVII Commonwealth Games and staged Sarah Brightman and Jose Carreras in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games Official Theme, Amigos Para Sempre. Her choreography for films includes Annie (director John Huston), Legend (Ridley Scott), White Hunter, Black Heart (Clint Eastwood), Salome's Last Dance (Ken Russell) and Monty Python's Meaning of Life (Terry Jones). Television credits include Ken Russell's The ABC of Music, The Benny Hill Show, The Hot Shoe Show, the US syndicated Dancin' To The Hits, The Kenny Everett Video Show featuring dance group Hot Gossip with Sarah Brightman, Blue Peter, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa & Friends, Lesley Garrett - A Night At The Opera and An Evening With Michael Ball, The Brit Awards, The Royal Variety Show, The Prince's Trust, Children in Need, Party in the Park and the legendary Party at the Palace. Arlene has choreographed music videos for AC/DC, The Bee Gees, Duran Duran, Erasure, Aretha Franklin, Boy George, Whitney Houston, Joan Jett, Elton John, Kiss, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Queen, Cliff Richard, Diana Ross, Tina Turner and Robbie Williams. Arlene has choreographed over one hundred TV commercials in England and America including, 7-up, American Express, Burger King, Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Levi Jeans, Vidal Sasoon and Yellow Pages. Her TV appearances include being a judge on So You Think You Can Dance, Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly Dance Fever, Grease:The School Musical and DanceX (a show she created with Bruno Tonioli). She is also the author of Alana Dancing Star, a series of children's dance books for Faber.
