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HOUSTON CHRONICAL (Houston - USA)
by Molly Glentzer
"... Relief came in the form of Luis Castro and Claudia Mendoza, the cast's slapstick tangueros. Their routines were full of surprising, snappy antics, all performed blazingly fast and with great precision."
THE NEW YORK TIMES (New York - USA)
by Jennifer Dunning
"... The most distinctive performers are the hard dancing comic team of Claudia Mendoza and Luis Castro..."
USA TODAY (USA)
by Gary Parks
"... They toss some of the evening fanciest footwork... "
NEW YORK POST (New York - USA)
by Clive Barnes
"... I particularly liked the perky comedy of Claudia Mendoza and Luis Castro..."
TIME OUT, NEW YORK (New York - USA)
by Sam Whitehead
"... both numbers immaculately danced by Claudia Mendoza and Luis Castro..."
SCREEN SCENE (New Jersey - USA)
by Arlene Epstein
"... The playful team of Claudia Mendoza and Luis Castro were sublime as dancers..."
BUENOS AIRES HERALD (Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA)
by Luis Tarantino
"... Claudia Mendoza and Luis Castro are technically perfect in their Chaplin-style grotesque..."
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (Philadelphia - USA)
by Miriam Seidel
"... It was in the dancing of the marvelous Claudia Mendoza and Luis Castro that some lighthearted tweaking of tango's conventions modified the evening's intensity..."
THE HERALD (Miami - USA)
by Jordan Levin
"... Claudia Mendoza and Luis Castro were the comic couple, exaggerating mannerisms in a way that is possible only with complete mastery..."
CLARIN (Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA)
por Silvia Maestruti
"... Se destacaron las actuaciones de Claudia Mendoza y Luis Castro, quienes con su satira al "compadrito" tambien se ganaron un parrafo entero de la critica del The New York Times..."
DIARIO DE MONTERREY (Monterrey - MEXICO)
por Miguel Diaz
"... Se Luis Castro y Claudia Mendoza, son el dueto de baile comico, sin lugar a duda son quienes se llevan la noche por su peculiar estilo de bailar y ejecutar el tango..."
EL NORTE (Monterrey - MEXICO)
por Rosa Linda Gonzalez y Edgardo Resendiz
"... Aunque el nivel de calidad es alto y uniforme, resaltan Luis Castro y Claudia Mendoza..."
CORRIERE DELLA SERA (Milan - ITALIA)
Anna Tagliacarne
"... Luis Castro con Claudia Mendoza forma una delle migliori coppie al mondo di ballerini di tango. Insieme ballano con la compagnia Forever Tango a Broadway, ma nel mese di febbraio si sono esibiti a Milano in un interminabile delirio di applausi."
CHICAGO SUN TIMES (Chicago - USA)
by Hedy Weiss
"... Luis Castro and Claudia Mendoza bring a very Parisian quality to their dancing. He as the vain, comic boulevardier and she as the sassy soubrette who knows just how to deal which him. But don't be fooled by the ease with which they toss off their rapid-fire, staccato legwork; these two are brillant technicians... "
LA NACION (Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA)
by Silvia Gsell
"... Hay partes teatralizadas que dan colorido al todo, como la pareja que interpreta " LA TABLADA" . Luis Castro y Claudia Mendoza on personajes que exageran comicamente el devaneo del "levante" con aires canyengues. CASTRO Y MENDOZA componen una excelente escena en "LUIS MACHITO CASTRO" , al son de "FELICIA" donde con una vertiginosa dinamica e intrincados pasos se representa al varon dominante y jactancioso de su hombria. "
LA PRENSA (Buenos Aires - ARGENTINA)
por Daniel E.Sousa
"... Abundan los buenos momentos. Claudia y Luis Castro en su lograda caricatura del compadrito estrafalario..."
THE CHRONICLE (San Francisco - USA)
by Octavio Roca
"... The comedy duo of Luis Castro y Claudia Mendoza disguise electriying technique with layers of laughter."
EAST SIDER (USA)
by Cheryl Kravetz
"... By embellishing the dance moves into humor, Luis Castro and Claudia Mendoza loved by the audience."
EL PORVENIR (Monterrey - México)
por Juan Alvarado Gonzalez
"... Uno de los momentos divertidos del programa, es justamente el "humor", donde la pareja formada por Claudia Mendoza y Luis Castro hicieron lo que quisieron con sus cuerpos y con el Tango."
LA SICILIA (Italia)
Ambra Schilliro
"... Il pubblico è rimasto in religioso silenzio fino a che Luis Castro e Claudia Mendoza, idoli delle folle, hanno fatto il loro trionfale ingresso. Poi, quando Luis ha presentato l' esibizione ( una milonga al posto del tradizionale Tango ) con la sua proverbiale mimica, il pubblico ha applaudito e sorriso prima di calarsi di nuovo in un religioso silienzio. Sensuali, appassionati, coinvolgenti impossibile trovare degli aggettivi per descrivere Claudia e Luis.""
LA REPUBLICA (Italia)
Simona Spaventa
"... Ma a dare brividi sono soprattutto Castro e Mendoza. Lui in doppiopetto, fiore all'occhiello,lei in corpetto e gonna di raso,gli sguardi accigliati, si allacciano in un vortice astratto muovendosi a scatti convulsi, quasi marionette o automi succubi della passione. Doppio bis e ovazione finale, meritatissima."
Upcoming events and things to do
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/831578/
Argentinean Tango:The Dance in Depth
Luis Castro & Claudia Mendoza
Author program, dance demonstration and mini-milonga
Two world-class teachers and stars of Forever Tango, bring together tangos cultural history, musical evolution and lore--- from the streets and bordellos of Buenos Aires to its reincarnation on Broadway, to the current passion for tango around the world. Eat, Read & Dance Que viva el tango!
EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
at the Mechanics' Institute
http://www.milibrary.org/events.html
Thursday, July 24 - 6:00 pm Café opens ; 6:30 pm - PROGRAM - Argentinean Tango:
The Dance in Depth
Luis Castro & Claudia Mendoza
Author program, dance demonstration and mini-milonga
Two world-class teachers and former stars of Forever Tango bring together tango’s cultural history, musical evolution and lore in a unique new book which offers a panoramic view of this dance phenomenon--- from the streets and bordellos of Buenos Aires to its reincarnation on Broadway, to the current passion for tango around the world.Luis Castro and Claudia Mendoza have performed with the internationally acclaimed Tango Pasion and Forever Tango, for which they were nominated in 1998 for best choreography for three prestigious Broadway awards: the Tony, the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle. They teach and perform in Europe, Japan and the United States and currently make their home in Italy.
San Francisco Poetry and Art Events
ONGOING EVENTS WEB LINKS San Francisco POETS
JULY 2008
http://www.sfheart.com/ArtPoetryEvents.html
Thurs., July 24, 2008 - 6 pm Mechanics’Institute - 57 Post Street (near Market St),
San Francisco Argentinean Tango: The Dance in Depth Luis Castro & Claudia Mendoza Author program, dance demonstration and mini-milonga Two world-class teachers and stars of Forever Tango, bring together tango’s cultural history, musical evolution and lore--- from the streets and bordellos of Buenos Aires to its reincarnation on Broadway, to the current passion for tango around the world. Eat, Read & Dance ¡Que viva el tango!
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