Corazon Quebrado at Teatro Rinnovati of Siena

CORAZON QUEBRADO, THE TANGO AND THE PASSION

Corazon Quebrado aroused enthusiasm for the troupe's vocational training, for its homogeneity, for the plain and involving stage-set and even more for the Osvaldo Pugliese's music. Its creative genius seemed to come from a masterly blend of old and new Tango (reminding Astor Piazzolla, the Great), a touch of humor and an outstanding musical virtuosity. All the work's elements were well interwoven in a choreographic structure which was absolutely original and as good as something that can only originate from strong passion and deep knowledge of the past. But Nueva Compania Tangueros struck also for its symphaty, for its skill in melting different cultures together, for its ability in creating that spontaneous feeling which overcomes every barrier between the stage and the stalls. The sincerity in their performance really impressed the audience, who couldn't help enjoying the Tango. The sentiments were fluttering in the Theatre, the enchanted moment transported us with emotion. We cheered a lot till the accordance of two sparkling encores.

Francesca Vajro - La Nazione

Corazon Quebrado's premiere
Nervi International Ballet Festival

CORAZON QUEBRADO IS THE TRIUMPH OF TANGO

The first purpose is obviously to rebuild an atmosphere - a ballroom and its goers - with the accurate performance of the steps and the figures exactly the way they were. As a matter of fact, the dancers work them out so pretty and with such remarkable talent and inspiration that the audience seems to pay more attention to their choreographic virtuosity than to their expressions. Nevertheless, Corazon Quebrado is the tale of a tragic love stressed by the Tango devilish rhythm, a long, beautiful, vibrant Tango, cultivated in its infinite variations.

Roberto Iovine - La Stampa

THE STEPS OF LOVE: A MILONGA BEYOND DEATH

Astonishing success at the Old Harbour for Nueva Compania Tangueros. Corazon Quebrado came up to the expectations of the numberless, feverish Tango aficionados with passion, rhythm and virtuosity.

Marina Corbellini - La Repubblica

THE TANGO SETS FIRE TO THE OLD HARBOUR

Nueva Compania Tangueros arouses enthousiasm with the Corazon Quebrado's world premiere, which is the staging or better, the danced version of the Julio Cortazar's short story The Gates of Heaven. 

Il Corriere Mercantile

Tango is that shady manoeuvre of vitalistic pulsions, erotic pride, exhibitionistic thrill, ritual enchantment, tragic euphoria, vexillary challenge, existential mimesis, poignant sinuosity, passionate violence, and so forth, that settled down its warious afro-cuban, ethnic, hispanic origins in the Buenos Aires' suburbs and later became that exciting "soul's tint" of a sociological and strongly typical syncretism. With all this psyco-emotional plot is dealing the Marinella Guatterini's essay in support of the Corazon Quebrado's premiere at the International Dance Festival of Nervi, with Nueva Compania Tangueros and Sexteto Canyengue. On my side, i can say that the five couples of dancers are Tangueros of great value and Sexteto Canyengue has played the show's 25 tunes with lively presence and highly fibered style, in sign of Osvaldo Pugliese and Astor Piazzolla, the two Tango Giants. And a lot among the very many ovationed for a long time.

Claudio Tempo - Il Secolo XIX

Milonga Boulevard at Bass Hall of Fort Worth

TANGO RE-EDUCATION AT BASS HALL

The Tangueros, one of Argentina's premiere international tango ensembles, lit a carefully stoked flame of couples-dancing in their presentation of Milonga Boulevard, an innovative dance hybrid flavored with opera and ballet. The star of the performance is the dance hall itself and the lusted yet calibrated choreography offered by all five couples. Together, they completely re-educated a packed Bass Hall to the subtle virtues of the true tango. As practiced by the Tangueros, the tango is hardly an abrupt dip across the floor, rose-stem in mouth, but a balletic movement giving off controlled heat.

Andrew Marton - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Milonga Boulevard at Greer Garson Theater of Santa Fé

NUEVA COMPAÑIA TANGUEROS DANCES UP A STORM

The evening was more than a series of dances. It was a satisfying and well-rounded theatrical event. The precision and passion displayed on the Greer Garson Theatre stage were breathtakingly poignant, and provoked a spontaneous standing ovation from the enthusiastic and appreciative audience. The power of Tango comes into full focus in the second act. The passion and seduction of the first act transforms into grieving and sorrow without missing a beat. The entire production seduces – costumes, music, even the set. Everything conceals and reveals, simultaneously. Sexteto Canyengue provided the extraordinary live music.

Joseph Portal – The New Mexican

Milonga Boulevard at the Zurcher Staatsoper Festival

AND THEY DANCED ONE TANGO MORE

The dancers were wonderful, as well as the musicians, so just hearing this show would be a real pleasant evening. Even more splendid would have been to see Milonga Boulevard in a real ballroom, provided with old tables and spare chairs, in which men and women could front each others like the Jets and the Sharks in West Side Story.

Lilo Weber – Neue Zurcher Zeitung

MAGIC REALISM

The audience’s excitation grows several notches the moment that Mauro takes Celina in his arms in "Para dos". The dance is actually pure sex. As a matter of fact all the choreographies are artistic and to see them, so cast in antique gold as they are, is a breathtaking experience.

Simone Meier – Tages Enzeiger

Milonga Boulevard - The USA tour 1998

TANGO IN THIS WORLD AND THE NEXT

Suave and sexy, Milonga Boulevard remains a fascinating attempt to provide the Tango with a new look.

Jack Anderson - The New York Times

FOLLOW MILONGA BOULEVARD TO SUPERB TANGO

Argentine Tango is one of the most difficult and dazzling forms of dance, with the power to truly transport the viewer to another time and place. When it is performed by those as skilled as Compañia Tangueros' members. it looks easy. Those couples evinced all the fire and flair that we have come to love and expect in Tango. Bandoneòn players Carel Kraayenhof and Leo Vervelde brought emotional depth to their music as did the other members of their troupe, Sexteto Canyengue.

Alice Kaderlan - The Seattle Post Intelligencer

Friday evening's audience at the Atwood Concert Hall saw Tango in its most elegant, pure form. Milonga Boulevard, performed by Argentina's Compañia Tangueros, elicited a variety of emotions within the controlled fire that is Tango. The Sexteto Canyengue was more then merely accompaniment: it was Tango in audio form, rich in emotions, sensuality and fierce energy. The troupe offered a sophisticated and wonderfully executed evening of Tango at its finest.

Anne Herman - Anchorage Daily News

WITH THIS TROUPE IT'S 10 TO TANGO

It's billed as Tango Ballet and it delivers the goods. Mariachiara Michieli and Marco Castellani, the creators of Milonga Boulevard, use the classic partnering of Argentine Tango to tell a simple story and suggest a variety of emotions. All of the five couples are superb Tango dancers, moving with virtuosic speed and sensuality. But when the lead couple falls in love, the heat goes up several notches and it is a reminder that the true mood of Tango is formal, teasing and flirty, not purely sensual. The musicians Sexteto Canyengue offered zingy, moody Tango melodies that were an essential part of the evening's success.

Mary Murfin Bayley - The Seattle Times

Milonga Boulevard at Teatro Verdi of Trieste

OPERA: CURTAIN IN WITH FASCINATING TANGO

With Milonga Boulevard, Mariachiara Michieli and Marco Castellani succeded in creating a show that evokes to Ballet's conception and structure. That is to say that there are an accomplished dramaturgy and a complete choreographic language. Since the beginning, this was a fascinating, but risky adventure; nevertheless Ms. Michieli and Mr. Castellani were able to make things going on well and have everybody convinced.

Corrado Maurel - Il Messaggero del Lunedì