The Council of the Arts and the Foreign Language Department sponsored “Tango Rendezvous” in Murphy Auditorium on Oct. 4.

“Tango Rendezvous” is a musical from Argentina. It is produced by Colegio Lincoln, a school in La Plata, Argentina.

The musical takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1957. It revolves around a woman named Elke, a forty-something who lives alone. Elke is waiting on two separate phone calls. One will sky rocket her career as the lead character in a movie, and the other will help her find love.

The show included singing, dancing and music performed by both a pianist and a bandoneon player. The musical featured a variety of popular South American songs and musical pieces. They included “La Morocha,” “Loca” and “Se Dice de Mi.” The show was performed in both English and Spanish.

Elke was played by Elke Aymonino, who is a singer, actress and drama teacher, according to the event’s program.

Elke sings and narrates about her life throughout the show. She talks about what she plans to do in the future and how her life is so far. She interacts with the audience as well by asking them questions.

Elke’s life starts to change after each phone call she receives. Her personality and mood changes as the story progresses.

Br. Joseph Cussen, assistant professor in the Foreign Language department, was one of the staff members who helped produce the show.

“It was a pleasure to host this professional group of Argentine musicians and dancers of the tango,” Cussen said in an email. “The performance added to the diversity initiatives of the new Core and was attended not only by Foreign Language classes, but also by groups of students from our Fine Arts Department, especially those studying music and dance.”

Diego Ocampo and Mariana Fresno are professional dancers and performed the tango in the performance.

Ocampo is a graduate of the Buenos Aires School of Dramatic Arts and has performed in Europe and the United States.

Fresno, who is from Buenos Aires, has a background in Tango, Ballet, Modern Dance, Salsa and Folklore dancing.

Fresno has appeared in the movie “Evita” and has taught and performed at Tango festivals all over the world. She currently teaches dance in Manhattan and Connecticut.

Javier Sanchez played the bandoneon, a type of concertina-instrument that is popular in South America. Sanchez has been playing the bandoneon for over twenty years and has traveled the globe performing with well-known orchestras, such as Rodolfo Madero’s Orchestra Tipica.

Noelia Sinkunas was the piano player. Sinkunas has dedicated her life to the study of music. She earned her degree in music at the Piano University of Fine Arts of La Plata. In 2006, she composed “Sonata para Piano y Orchestra”, which was selected to be performed by the High School of Fine Arts Orchestra.

Ruben Gerardo Monreal was the director and producer of this musical and Luis Aceto was the assistant director. Monreal is the founder and artistic director of Sala 420, which is the Lincoln Drama Group. Aceto has been the director of the recording department at Emu Education Musical in La Plata, Argentina since 1998.

“Sponsoring a cultural event from a group from Argentina is so important to our mission here at Iona, which is to reach out to the world in all its diversity,” Dr. Nancy Jo Johnson, an adjunct professor at Iona who helped produced the show, said. “And the performance was incredible!”