Tony Danza, Argentine tango and jazz: A few of the highlights this season at Brooklyn Center
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College recently announced its 2016-17 season of world-class performances, combining the borough’s unique multicultural flavors with nationally and internationally known performers. From Afro-Cuban jazz and The Great American Songbook to Argentine tango and stepping, the 62nd season at Brooklyn Center brings artists from all over the country and the world to Brooklyn for another year of incredible music, breathtaking international dance, and innovative family performances.
Season highlights include Buenos Aires Tango company Estampas Porteñas (Nov 5), an internationally-celebrated company of 25 dancers and musicians presenting the only New York City performance of their newest show, Deseos: Stories of Longing and Desire. This spectacular new production celebrates the greatest artistic elements of Argentina, including the indomitable tango, the athletic malambo of the gauchos, and a range of passionate and soulful musical styles.