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GRICEL – A TANGO STORY

A musical theatre production by Astria Apel

🔥 World Premiere

🗓 April 8, 2026 | 8:00 pm Doors & Tango social (“Milonga”): 6:00 pm

📍 Espace Lumen, Brussels

 

📹VIDEO HERE😮

 

GRICEL – A TANGO STORY is a unique musical theatre performance where Argentine tango meets modern dance, performed by a world-class cast from Argentina, Europe, and New York.
Travel back to Argentina in the 1930s–50s and experience an iconic and passionate love story- 🎶 LIVE MUSIC - 🎭20 artists on stage 💃🏽🕺🏻🤸‍♀️🎙
One night only in Brussels—don’t miss this unforgettable performance...
Created by award-winning choreographer Astria Apel, the work tells the true and moving story of the passionate and tragic love between Gricel and the renowned Argentine tango poet José María Contursi. Through an innovative fusion of Tango Argentino, Modern Dance, live music, and singing, the production immerses the audience into the bittersweet world of longing, which is at the heart of Tango Argentino.

New musical compositions and arrangements, based on original texts by José María Contursi, have been created specifically for this project by the internationally renowned Argentine musicians “Duo Sonder”. The choreography was developed collaboratively by Astria Apel and renowned Tango Argentino artist Mariano Galeano.
The cast of Tango dancers also includes the renowned Claudio Gonzales & Marcela Vespasiano and Paula Rubin.

As a highlight to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Martha Graham Dance Company of New York, one of the principal roles will be performed by Christine Dakin, legendary former Principal Dancer and Artistic Director of the Martha Graham Dance Company.

The performance will be preceded by a Milonga in the theater’s foyer at 6:00 PM, inviting the audience to dance themselves or just enjoy a drink at the bar. Entrance for Milonga included in all ticket categories.

 

https://griceltangoargentino.com/