The McAninch Arts Center (MAC) presents the spellbinding, Argentinian male dance group MALEVO at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. A Golden Buzzer winner on Season 11 of the hit TV Show “America’s Got Talent,” MALEVO’s high energy, percussive performance style based on the traditional Malambo folk dance associated with gauchos, has been compared to the thrill of STOMP! and RIVERDANCE. This MAC engagement of MALEVO coincides with Hispanic Heritage month, is part of the company’s fall tour featuring 19 performances locations across the U.S. A free MAC Chat will begin one hour prior to the performance.
MALEVO, created by director, choreographer and dancer Matías Jaime, pushes the traditional Argentine folk dance Malambo beyond its limits, merging it with other dance styles, such as Flamenco, and urban percussion. Originally performed in competition, the dance form evolved to be executed in various ways and has no formal choreography. This loud and enthralling dance is closely tied with Argentinian resilience, confidence, and self-reliance making for a powerful and emotional performance.
Dance Informa calls MALEVO, “ a celebration of technical prowess and cultural pride, evident in every movement and expression;” and Australian Arts Review says, “With footwork-stomping dexterity supposedly inspired by the rhythm of galloping horses matched with vigorous drumming and drumstick-clicking that sounds like the fastest secretary at an old typewriter, it’s a sight and sound world that entraps and captivates.” MALEVO has been seen in Las Vegas, New York, Dubai, Paris, Cairo, Saint Petersburg and Montreal, as well as in special performances with Latin pop-star Ricky Martin, Cirque du Soleil and a year-long residency at Universal Studios Japan. The company was recently named as cultural ambassadors of Argentina.
Tickets
The McAninch Arts Center presents MALEVO at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 in the Belushi Performance Hall at the MAC, 425 Fawell Blvd, on the campus of College of DuPage. Tickets are $59-$69. For tickets visit www.AtTheMAC.org or call 630.942.4000. The McAninch Box Office is open Tuesday – Saturday, noon – 6 p.m. and two hours prior to performance. A free MAC Chat will precede the show beginning one hour prior to the performance.
About the MAC
McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage is located 25 miles west of Chicago near I-88 and I-355. It houses three indoor performance spaces (780-seat proscenium Belushi Performance Hall; 186-seat soft-thrust Playhouse Theatre; and a versatile black box Studio Theatre), outdoor Lakeside Pavilion, plus the Cleve Carney Museum of Art and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. The MAC has presented theater, music, dance and visual art to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and typically welcomes more than 100,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances each season.
The mission of the MAC is to foster enlightened educational and performance opportunities, which encourage artistic expression, establish a lasting relationship between people and art, and enrich the cultural vitality of the community. For more information about the MAC, visit www.AtTheMAC.org or @AtTheMAC on Facebook and Instagram.
Support for the McAninch Arts Center is provided in part by Bank of America, Brookdale Senior Living Glen Ellyn, the DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle/Naperville, Anonymous, Sullivan Taylor Family Trust, The DuPage Foundation, Ball Horticultural, Clayco, Enjoy Illinois, Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of the DuPage Foundation; Wight & Company, WDCB 90.9 FM and College of DuPage Foundation.
Established as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization in 1967, the College of DuPage Foundation raises monetary and in-kind gifts to increase access to education and to enhance cultural opportunities for the surrounding community. For more information about the College of DuPage Foundation, visit www.foundation.cod.edu or call 630.942.2462.