Nicole Nau
Nicole Nau (born January 30, 1963 in Düsseldorf) is a dancer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folklore.
Life
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, El Color de mi Baile and Tango Puro Argentino y Mas. In 2007 they reopened as the artistic directors the renowned tango theater Café de los Angelitos in Buenos Aires[7]. In 2010 they are artistic directors at the Viejo Almacén and 2011 in Aqui Folklore[8].
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[9] 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).[10]
- 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).[11]
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 [12]
- 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 [13]
- 2003 - 2006: Viejo Almacén, traditional tango theater [14]
- 2009: Argentinísima, los 40 años, Julio Marbiz,[15] choreography Luis Pereyra, Buenos Aires
- 2011: Misa Criolla at the place of the Monumento a la Bandera, Rosario Argentina. Choreography, Dance and Percussion. Artists: the tenor Zamba Quipildor and Luis Lima.[16]
- 2011: Misa Criolla at the Plaza Mayor of Monte Grande Argentina. Choreography and Dance. Lifetransmission on TV by the argentine channel C5N. Artists: Zamba Quipildor and the Oscar winner Soledad Villamil.[17]
- 2011: 7 Festival Internacional de Tango in Justo Daract, San Luis Argentina. Choreography, Dance and Artistic Direction for the Viejo Almacén. Lifetransmission by the argentine Television Channel 26. Artists: Hugo Marcel and Nelly Vázquez.[18]
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,[19][20] Choreografy Luis Pereyra – – Europe (e.g., Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Königliches Tropeninstitut Amsterdam (KIT), Teo Otto Theater Remscheid, NDT Den Haag)
- 2006: Bailando en Soledad,[21] choreography Luis Pereyra - Europe, Argentine
- 2007: Secretos de la Danza,[22] choreography Luis Pereyra, Dramaturgy Julio López - Europe, Argentine
- 2009: El Color de mi Baile,[23][24] choreography Luis Pereyra - Europe, Argentine
- 2007 - 2010: Theatre Café de los Angelitos - El Tango, artistic direction,[25][26] choreography Luis Pereyra - Buenos Aires
- 2010-2011: El Viejo Almacén Artistic Direction[27] -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 [28]
External links
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)
- ^ Review of Aqui Folklore, Teatro Astral, Carolina Quiroga, UADAV: Talento, Tradicion y Arte bien Argentino
- ^ 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.
- ^ Review of the argentine Newspaper Página 12: Con la voz de un distinguido
- ^ Review by Eduardo Menescaldi for the argentine newspaper El Sol de Quilmes: Zamba Quipildor presenta la Misa Criolla y Navidad Nuestra en Monte Grande
- ^ Review at the official website of Justo Daract La Segunda que fué de primera
- ^ 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
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