MALEVO: Passionate Drumming. Explosive Dance. Fiery Theatrics. Argentina’s answer to Stomp and Riverdance.
Direct from Argentina, MALEVO is an all-male group elevating Malambo traditions with urban percussion and dance. Testing strength and agility, while fusing elements of flamenco, tango and Irish stepdance, MALEVO pushes the Malambo style beyond its limits, giving audiences an extraordinary visual and sensory theatrical experience unlike any other. After being named an official Cultural Ambassador to the National Identity of Argentina and achieving numerous successes including performances in Las Vegas, New York, Paris, and London, MALEVO has appeared with Latin pop star Ricky Martin, Cirque du Soleil, and on the hit television show America’s Got Talent. Backed by a live band, MALEVO is a fiery, pulsating South American sensation slaying audiences across the globe.
“Loud, dramatic, and packed with explosive energy and saucy exuberance.”
The Boston
Ticket Price Information:
*Student, senior (over age 60), or military personnel will receive a $5 discount on signature series shows at check out.
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Malevo Performers
Miguel Flores (Dance Captain) • Federico Ibarra • Mauro Dellac • Alejo Acosta Federico Arrua • Santiago Carrizo • Gabriel López • Mauro Días
Jonathan Leiva • Leandro Palavecino • Leandro Figueroa • Ariel Pereyra Facundo Villamayor • Musicians: Martín Morales (musical director on tour) Lucas Coria • Juan Carlos Acosta • Fabián Ybarbas
Founder & Artistic Director
Matias Jaime
General Director
Mónica Ocampos
Technical Director
José Vargas Garrido
Musical Director
Pablo Pupillo
Sound Engineer
Eugenio Mellano Lanfranco
Lighting Designer
Francisco Bormida
International Tour Management
IMG Artists - Matthew Bledsoe
mbledsoe@imgartists.com
North America Tour Marketing
SoloShoe Communications, LLC
THE COMPANY
MALEVO – the “South American Sensation” -created by director, choreographer and dancer Matías Jaime.
After being named “Cultural Ambassador of the National Identity of Argentina” and after numer ous successes, including events and performances in Las Vegas, Paris, Montreal, China, Mumbai, New York, Moscow, Dubai, London, Qatar, semi-finalists on the hit television show America’s Got Talent, choreographies of malambo for the Latin pop star Ricky Martin, participation in the Cirque du Soleil Gala, a year-long season of per
formances at Universal Studios Osaka, Japan, shows in Norwegian Cruise line, and Opening Show at the Royal Albert Hall for the “Royal Va riety Performance” Gala in London, etc, MALE VO is pleased to present an electrifiyng new tour ing show created for proscenium theaters of per forming arts centers and festivals.
WHAT IS MALAMBO?
At the begining of the last century, in Argentina, the gauchos or cowbows created a kind of dance they eventually called MALAMBO.
Malambo in the named language of the pampas, means to galop, in a way, malambo imitated a ga lopping horse.
The malambo is one of the traditional dances of Argentina, of great dextery, virility and energy, that it was born around the year 1600 in the Pam pas solitudes.
It consists of an individual dance that is character ized by using an almost permanent tapping, that originally had the character of an individual exhi bition as a battle and challenge between men, who stomp in turn to music, and later became a sponta neous competition dance between countrymen.
THE SHOW
MALEVO brings live music and virtuoso dance to the contemporary stage in an exciting and electrifiy ing show, perfect for the whole family.
An experience set to a pulsating rhythm of drums, boleadoras and stomping. The strength and energy of the Malambo, (traditional Argentine folk dance of great virility and dextery), Malevo pushes it be yond its limits with a modern, avant-garde and transgressive approach, without ceasing to be faithful to the cultural foundations of this argentinian traditional dance.
A visual and sensory experience, awakening the senses and increasing the adrenaline of the audience, a perfect combination of wild energy with a warrior instinct.