Project
Tango Presents:
Visiting Teacher/Musician Ben Bogart
October 20th thru 26th, 2009
Bio: Ben Bogart is a bandoneonista, a dancer, and a tango music fanatic. He holds a degree from the Berklee College of Music, and was co-director and tango dance teacher at the dance studio Providence Tango from 2004-2007. In March 2007 he sold all his possessions and moved to Buenos Aires to do pursue playing bandoneon full time.
Since that time he has studied with Carlos Lázzari (D'Arienzo lead bandoneon), Nestor Marconi (Salgan, Basso), and Rodolfo Mederos (Pugliese). He has completed the program at the famous Orquesta Escuela de Tango de Emilio Balcarce portrayed in the film Si Sos Brujo as a bandoneonista.
He has shared the stage with Leopoldo Federico (Di Sarli), Nestor Marconi, Mauricio Marcelli (Pugliese), Juan José Mosalini (Pugliese), Raúl Garello (Troilo), Víctor Lavallén (Caló, Pugliese), founder of Color Tango) Hugo Marcel (Caló, Fresedo), Virginia Luque, among others.
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Ben’s Live Music Gigs in San Francisco:
Tuesday, Oct. 20th
The Bogart Trio
play at The El Valenciano Milonga, $13
Wednesday, Oct. 21st
Ben Bogart y Los Gatos Azules
(Sexteto) play at CELLspace, $10
(Note door cover increased to support Sexteto,
class + dance still $10, dance only $10)
Thursday, Oct. 22nd
The Bogart Trio
play at The Verdi Club Milonga, $10
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Ben’s Class Schedule:
Friday, Oct 23rd
8:30pm to 10pm, all-level musicality class at ODC, SF, $20
Saturday, Oct. 24th
1pm to 4:30pm at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, $30 total
Musicality for Dancers Parts I & II
(Int/Adv, w/ ½ hour supervised practica in-between)
Sunday, Oct. 25th
6:30pm to 8:30pm at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, $10
Tango Musician’s Workshop
(musicians bring your instrument, non-musicians welcome)
Monday, Oct. 26th
8:15pm to 9:15pm, Int Class + dj at The Beat, Berkeley, $10
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Visiting Teacher/Musician Ben Bogart
October 20th thru 26th, 2009
Bio: Ben Bogart is a bandoneonista, a dancer, and a tango music fanatic. He holds a degree from the Berklee College of Music, and was co-director and tango dance teacher at the dance studio Providence Tango from 2004-2007. In March 2007 he sold all his possessions and moved to Buenos Aires to do pursue playing bandoneon full time.
Since that time he has studied with Carlos Lázzari (D'Arienzo lead bandoneon), Nestor Marconi (Salgan, Basso), and Rodolfo Mederos (Pugliese). He has completed the program at the famous Orquesta Escuela de Tango de Emilio Balcarce portrayed in the film Si Sos Brujo as a bandoneonista.
He has shared the stage with Leopoldo Federico (Di Sarli), Nestor Marconi, Mauricio Marcelli (Pugliese), Juan José Mosalini (Pugliese), Raúl Garello (Troilo), Víctor Lavallén (Caló, Pugliese), founder of Color Tango) Hugo Marcel (Caló, Fresedo), Virginia Luque, among others.
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Ben’s Live Music Gigs in San Francisco:
Tuesday, Oct. 20th
The Bogart Trio
play at The El Valenciano Milonga, $13
Wednesday, Oct. 21st
Ben Bogart y Los Gatos Azules
(Sexteto) play at CELLspace, $10
(Note door cover increased to support Sexteto,
class + dance still $10, dance only $10)
Thursday, Oct. 22nd
The Bogart Trio
play at The Verdi Club Milonga, $10
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Ben’s Class Schedule:
Friday, Oct 23rd
8:30pm to 10pm, all-level musicality class at ODC, SF, $20
Saturday, Oct. 24th
1pm to 4:30pm at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, $30 total
Musicality for Dancers Parts I & II
(Int/Adv, w/ ½ hour supervised practica in-between)
Sunday, Oct. 25th
6:30pm to 8:30pm at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, $10
Tango Musician’s Workshop
(musicians bring your instrument, non-musicians welcome)
Monday, Oct. 26th
8:15pm to 9:15pm, Int Class + dj at The Beat, Berkeley, $10
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