Midnight Tango

Synopsis

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.

Our Review:

8 May 2013

Following a sell out run in the West End, Strictly Come Dancing stars Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace bring their evening of tango routines to Birmingham.

As you would expect, the dancing is captivating, although it feels at times that there is too much going on on the stage. This seems however to be only in the earlier scenes and does not reoccur in the second act. The main featured dancers are Simone and Cacace but the rest of the cast are equally talented. There are many variations on the tango theme, all beautifully executed. Diomar Giraldo as El Gato adds a touch of danger as he vies for the attention of Sofia (Cacace). One of the highlights was an ingeniously choreographed fight, a clever use of traditional tango moves in an or...