Nicole Nau
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Nicole Nau is a dancer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folklore.
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. 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
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
for several Tango Argentino and Folklore Argentino productions.
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 to be followed by an engagement as a dancer in the opera MaratonTeatro 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
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
Orestes - Last Tango, which was created in a co-production with her former partner and WMTF Festival of Holland. It was here that she danced with Luis Pereyra
Luis Pereyra
thumb|Luis PereyraLuis Pereyra is a dancer and chorographer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folklore.- Life :...
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
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
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
Costume design
Costume design is the fabrication of apparel for the overall appearance of a character or performer. This usually involves researching, designing and building the actual items from conception. Costumes may be for a theater or cinema performance but may not be limited to such...
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 stampPostage stampA postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
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). - 2001: a second stampPostage stampA postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
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).
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
- 1994: Festival CosquinCosquinCosquin may refer toa place* Cosquín, Córdoba, a small town in Argentinaa surname* Emmanuel Cosquin , French folklorist....
34 edition - Argentina - 1994: Festival Villa Allende with Susana RinaldiSusana RinaldiSusana Natividad Rinaldi is an Argentine tango singer.Dubbed "La Tana", she was born Susana Natividad Rinaldi in Buenos Aires on December 25, 1935. The daughter of a wealthy father and a poor mother, she spent her childhood moving throughout different provinces of Argentina...
- 1996: Tour with Dalasinfoniettan, Sweden
- 1997: Japón´97, Japan
- 1999: WMTF Festival Holland, the Netherlands
- 2003 - 2006: Viejo Almacén, traditional tango theater
- 2009: Argentinísima, los 40 años, Julio Marbiz, 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, Choreografy Luis Pereyra – – Europe (e.g., Tonhalle Düsseldorf, Königliches Tropeninstitut Amsterdam (KIT), Teo Otto Theater Remscheid, NDT Den Haag)
- 2006: Bailando en Soledad, choreography Luis Pereyra - Europe, Argentine
- 2007: Secretos de la Danza, choreography Luis Pereyra, Dramaturgy Julio López - Europe, Argentine
- 2009: El Color de mi Baile, choreography Luis Pereyra - Europe, Argentine
- 2007 - 2010: Theatre Café de los Angelitos - El Tango, artistic direction, choreography Luis Pereyra - Buenos Aires
- 2010-2011: El Viejo Almacén Artistic Direction -Argentina
- 2011: Tango Puro Argentinogira por Europe
- 2011: Aqui!!! Folklore Teatro Astral, Buenos Aires Argentina. Co Dirección Artística con Luis PereyraLuis Pereyrathumb|Luis PereyraLuis Pereyra is a dancer and chorographer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folklore.- Life :...
. Artistas: Cuti & Roberto Carabajal, El Chaqueño Palavecino, Suna Rocha, Zamba Quipildor, Leopoldo Federico, Mario Alvaréz Quiroga, Julia Elena Dávalos. Una creación de Julio Marbiz
External links
- Nicole Nau at www.tangofolklore.com
- Review of ¡El tango!: Pablo Gorlero, Técnica y espectacularidad, 29. Juli 2007, in: La NaciónLa NaciónLa Nación is an Argentine daily newspaper. The country's leading conservative paper, the centrist Clarín is its main competitor. It is the only newspaper in Argentina still published in broadsheet format.-Overview:...
- 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