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Nicole Nau (born January 30, 1963 in Düsseldorf) is a dancer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folklore.
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Life
Nicole Nau
After studying graphic design Nau first worked for advertising agencies before she settled in Argentina to be formally instructed as a professional dancer. In 1990 she had her first appearance in Café Homero[1][2] to be followed by an engagement as a dancer in the opera Maraton[3][4]Teatro Colón opera house in Buenos Aires. From 1989 to 2001 Nicole Nau danced with her first dance partner under the pseudonym Ricardo & Nicole.
In 2002 she had her premiere with the tango opera Orestes - Last Tango, which was created in a co-production with her former partner and WMTF Festival of Holland.[5][6] It was here that she danced with Luis Pereyra for the first time who is her life companion and dance partner now.
In co-operation with Luis Pereyra she produced El Sonido de mi Tierra, Bailando en Soledad, Secretos de la Danza and El Color de mi Baile. Since 2007 they are the artistic directors of the renowned tango theater Café de los Angelitos in Buenos Aires[7]
She went on tours through Argentine, Chile, Bolivia, Germany, Japan, Russia, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland as well as to Great Britain and Canada.
Nau does the costume design[8] for several Tango Argentino and Folklore Argentino productions.
Books
- Nicole Nau-Klapwijk: Tango Dimensionen, Kastell Verlag GmbH 1999, ISBN 978-3-924592-65-3.
- Nicole Nau-Klapwijk: Tango, un baile bien porteño, Editorial Corregidor 2000, ISBN 950-05-1311-0
Merits and tributes
- 1993: COMFER, Comité Federal de Radiodifusión, awarded her and her former partner Ricardo for their cultural contribution, handed over by León Guinsburg
- 2000: a stamp of their own to Ricardo y Nicole, based on a photo taken by Máximo Parpagnoli, issued by the Argentinian postal service commemorating tango´s 100. birthday (first issued on 11 November 2000).[9]
- 2001: a second stamp with the same photo and a new motif, issued by the Argentinian postal service on behalf of Japanese-Argentinian friendship on the occasion of the world philately exposition in Japan (first issued on 28 July 2001).[10]
DVD and CD
- 1997 - 1998: tuitional videos Curso de Tango, Volumen 1, 2, 3. ICARO Producciones, Ricardo & Nicole
- 2004: Curso de Tango & Folklore Argentino. ICARO Producciones. Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
- 2004: El Sonido de mi Tierra. ICARO Producciones. Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
- 2007: Bailando en Soledad Tango, DVD of the presentation on stage. Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
- 2008: Secretos de la Danza, music CD of the show, CD, Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
Appearances (in selection)
- 1993: Maraton, directed by Jaime Kogan, Teatro Colón, Argentine [11]
- 1994: Festival Cosquin 34 edition - Argentina
- 1994: Festival Villa Allende with Susana Rinaldi
- 1996: Tour with Dalasinfoniettan, Sweden
- 1997: Japón´97, Japan
- 1999: WMTF Festival Holland, the Netherlands [12]
- 2003 - 2006: Viejo Almacén, traditional tango theater [13]
- 2009: Argentinísima, los 40 años, Julio Marbiz,[14] choreography Luis Pereyra, Buenos Aires
Own productions (in selection)
- 2002: Orestes – Last Tango, tango opera, choreography: Oscar Araiz, a co-production with WMTF Festival Holland
- 2004 - 2005: El Sonido de mi Tierra,[15][16] Choreografy Luis Pereyra – – Europe (e.g., Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Königliches Tropeninstitut Amsterdam (KIT), Teo Otto Theater Remscheid, NDT Den Haag)
- 2006: Bailando en Soledad,[17] choreography Luis Pereyra - Europe, Argentine
- 2007: Secretos de la Danza,[18] choreography Luis Pereyra, Dramaturgy Julio López - Europe, Argentine
- 2009: El Color de mi Baile,[19][20] choreography Luis Pereyra - Europe, Argentine
- 2007 - 2010: Theatre Café de los Angelitos - El Tango, artistic direction,[21][22] choreography Luis Pereyra - Buenos Aires
- 2010-2011: El Viejo Almacén Artistic Direction[23] -Argentina
- 2011: Tango Puro Argentinogira por Europe
- 2011: Aqui!!! Folklore Teatro Astral, Buenos Aires Argentina. Co Dirección Artística con Luis Pereyra. Artistas: Cuti & Roberto Carabajal, El Chaqueño Palavecino, Suna Rocha, Zamba Quipildor, Leopoldo Federico, Mario Alvaréz Quiroga, Julia Elena Dávalos. Una creación de Julio Marbiz [24]
External links
- Nicole Nau at www.tangofolklore.com
- Review of ¡El tango!: Pablo Gorlero, Técnica y espectacularidad, 29. Juli 2007, in: La Nación
- Video Clip Café de los Angelitos - El Tango© 2007 - 2010 por Guido Gayk y Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
- Video Clip El Color de mi Baile, Tango Chacarera y mas© 2009 por Guido Gayk y Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
- Café de los Angelitos
References
- ^ Mempo Giardinelli: Mempo Giardinelli: Vorhang auf für die Leidenschaften der Porteños. Fotos by Christopher Pillitz. In GEO Special, Cover and page 28ff., 3rd June 1994
- ^ John J. Putman: Buenos Aires, making up for lost time. In National Geografic Band 186, no. 6, page 84ff. December 1994
- ^ Este país es un lugar ideal para un artista in La Nación 25th January 2002 (Spanish)
- ^ Website: opera Marathon, Jaime Kogan, Teatro Colón 1990
- ^ Review of zu Orestes – Last Tango, Diego Fischermann: Traducir personajes a música, in Página 12, Argentinian daily paper, 7th February 2002 (Spanish)
- ^ Review of Orestes – último Tango!. René Vargas Vera: Orestes último Tango tendrá su estreno en Holanda, in La Nación. Argentinian daily paper. 10th March 2002 (Spanish)
- ^ Review of Café de los Angelitos – El Tango with a short biography of Nicole Nau, Virginia Kirst: Neueröffnung des Café de los Angelitos, Argentinisches Tageblatt, page 5. 7th April 2007 (German)
- ^ Rezension von Anne Kathrin Reiff, RGA, Secretos de la Danza, costume design
- ^ Philatelistic description of the stamp on the website of Correo Argentino (postal service; Spanish) 2000
- ^ Philatelistic description of the stamp on the website of Correo Argentino (postal service; Spanish) 2001
- ^ Homepage of the opera Maraton, Teatro Colon
- ^ René Vargas Vera: En Holanda Ricardo y Nicole son Gardel, La Nación, Argentinian daily paper. 30th December 1998 (Spanish)
- ^ Juan Garf: Buenos Aires. Die Stadt, die alles hat. In: GEO Special 5 October/November 2006, page 134
- ^ Program Argentinísima – los 40 años, Teatro Broadway.
- ^ Tom Noga: Tango!. In: Frankfurter Rundschau, culture page, 19th August 2004, page 30, 31 (German)
- ^ Rezension El Sonido de mi Tierra, Teatro Empire, Gabriel Plaza: Los origenes de la música, La Nación, 19. June 2003 (Spanish)
- ^ Review of Bailando en Soledad, Anne-Kathrin Reiff, RGA: Seele des Tanzes ... Bailando en Soledad – Tango. 29th August 2006 (German)
- ^ Review of Secretos de la Danza, Anne-Kathrin Reiff: Tango und Folklore im Teo Otto Theater. 20th November 2007 (German)
- ^ Review of El Color de mi Baile, Lena Kismer: Gestatten mein Name ist Tango! 2009 (German)
- ^ Review of El Color de mi Baile, Daniel Sousa: Paisajes y ritmos, La Prensa, 14. September 2009 (Spanish)
- ^ Nicole Nau, artistic direction and dancer: website of Café de los Angelitos, Buenos Aires
- ^ Review of Café de los Angelitos, el Tango! Daniel Sousa: Noche de Tango entre ángeles, La Prensa, 2. Juli 2007 (Spanish)
- ^ Review Tangos en El Viejo Almacén, Enrique Honorio Destaville: La nueva Etapa para la Revista Noticias
- ^ [1]
Categories:- Dancers
- 1963 births
- Living people
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