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Part of the 15-dancer group from El Tropicana de Cuba performing at Miami's El Tucan
on New Year's eve |
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| Emilia Menocal |
MIAMI, FL – To celebrate
the upcoming New Year, El Tucán will
present the rhythm of Cuba by hosting a historic performance by the world’s
most famous cabaret El Tropicana de
Cuba.
In this cultural exchange, 15 dancers will be
taking the stage in their internationally recognized feathered headdresses and
extravagant costumes. El Tropicana de Cuba will perform alongside Grammy
award-winning Marlow Rosado and El
Tucán’s 11-piece house band.
The special three-day performance will take place within the glamorously designed
interior of El Tucán. The New Year's show is expected to be a blast from Cuba’s
sparkling past, affirming her place in the Latin culture of the future.
The New Year’s event will
bring dancers from the very place that made Havana’s culture a world-wide
phenomenon dubbed “Monte Carlo in the America’s.”
“It is an honor to host El
Tropicana de Cuba on El Tucan’s stage,” says Emilia Menocal, Creative Director of El Tucán.. “As a Cuban growing
up away from home, I have always endeavored to build a bridge with the country
and its culture.
“Bringing the Tropicana to
Miami will mark a historic day in which the two cultures unite, and what better
way than doing this through the power of dance and music?”
The show, which comes during a historic time between
US and Cuba relations, will mark the first performance of the Tropicana dancers
in the United States after 32 long years.
Miami, the “second Cuba,” will host the
performers at El Tucán for a specially organized preview of the cabaret’s world
tour, which is scheduled to begin in 2016.
“This marks the beginning
of normalization between Cuba – Miami relations,” says Menocal. “The fact that
Miami has now hosted acts such as the Buena Vista Social Club, Cucu Diamantes
and now el Tropicana, is symbolic of actual change. Being a Cuban from Miami no
longer means you have to feel like an outsider to your own culture.”
Tropicana grew as a global
attraction after its opening in the late 1930s in the Marianao district of
Havana. It quickly became one of the top
nightclubs and casinos in Cuba, attracting high-end audiences from all over the
globe to enjoy performances by world-famous entertainers.
Over the years,
Tropicana’s stage hosted artists such as Edit
Piaf, Rosita Fornes, Celia Cruz, Olga Guillot, Carmen Miranda, Nat King Cole,
Liberace, and Pedro Vargas, to name a few.
Tropicana has now been
named a National Monument – the beacon of Cuba’s admired cabaret culture.
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| Marlow Rosado |
El Tucán will also be
offering a limited menu to accompany the special evening.
The offerings feature a number of dishes that
are refined twists on a blend of classic Cuban, Latin, and Caribbean fares including
a Tuna Belly Tostada, served with a grilled habanero salsa and fragrant
herbs.
Keeping with El Tucán’s accolades
to tradition, in this dish classic tastes are blended together to offer a fresh
and modern take on the flavors of Cuba.
The Florida White Shrimp is also an enticing option, served with banana,
almond, and adobo.
These selections are
exclusively part of the New Year’s Eve Menu, specially created to celebrate the
upcoming New Year and to accompany the rhythms of El Tucán’s highly anticipated
Tropicana guests.
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| Danny Santiago |
At El Tucán, be
transported into the past by the rhythm, the sounds, the tastes, and the sights
of Tropicana while welcoming all that the future, and the New Year, has to
offer.
Tickets can be purchased
via http://eltucanmiami.com or by calling: 305-535-0065
December 31st – prime
seating is available for $450 per head including dinner and show; upstairs
seating is available at $350 per head including dinner and show. General
entrance for non dinner guests $90 with complimentary champagne.
On January 1st and 2nd –
prime seating is available at $250 per head including dinner and show; upstairs
seating is available at $190 per head including dinner and show. General
entrance for non dinner guests is $45.
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| Rosita Fornes |
Designed by renowned New
York interior designer Robert McKinley,
El Tucán is more than just a dinner and a show experience. It is a modern-day
cabaret that pays homage to Cuba in the 1940s, transporting revelers to the
bygone era of glitz and glamour.
Located in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, the venue will feature a range of musical styles from
Afro-Latin to Parisian pop, bringing international bands, as well as renowned
and emerging DJs from around the world, center stage in stunning costume
designs by the famed stylist Danny
Santiago.
In addition to an eclectic
musical lineup, El Tucán will house a resident 11-piece Latin orchestra,
carefully curated by Grammy award-winning pianist, composer and producer Marlow Rosado, that is reminiscent of
the big bands from the jazz eras of the 40s and 50s.
Food and drink will also be a mainstay at El
Tucán, featuring luxe libations by Gabriel
Orta and Elad Zvi of Bar Lab and
Caribbean and South American fare that will include hints of Amazonian
ingredients created by Chef Jean Paul
Lourdes.
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| Executive Chef Jean-Paul-Lordes |
The intimate,
theater-style venue will also be open late night so partygoers can continue
fêting after-hours.
Located one block
south of Mary Brickell Village, at 1111 SW 1st, El Tucan will be open Thursday – Saturday,
8:00 pm – 3:00 am. Dinner Reservations: available for up to 15 guests. 8:30 pm
Seating or 10:30 pm Seating.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release,
please contact:
Paula Antoniazzi
Lifestyle PR Manager
the workshop | 120 NW 25th
St., #304 | Miami FL 33127
o. 305.573.4141 | c.
305.632.0868
Instagram: @ElTucanMiami |
Twitter: @ElTucanMiami | Facebook: FB.com/ElTucanMiami
