m¡longa 2017
16 May – 17 June

★★★★ Fiery yet sensual, this is Argentine tango pushed to its limits

★★★★ m¡longa transports you halfway across the world, deep into the heart of Buenos Aires, where magic is in the air and the tango works its way into your soul

This tango is athletic, sinuous, sensuous, unexpected, dangerous-looking at times, often very beautiful in a courageous, devil-may-care way.

Tango in the raw. Precise, skilled, two bodies in unison gliding with feet moving at breakneck speed – sex in a dance.

A dance party is precisely what Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and the terrific cast of m!longa dish up

This show grips, from start to finish.

The music is nostalgic and the dance is seductive, powerful, and beautiful.

Cherkaoui’s inventive configurations incorporate plenty of flair in the form of twists and slides, struts and swerves

Dazzling from beginning to end.

Extremely well constructed and constant shifts in form make it a visual delight for the audience.

At times the female dancers were literally tossed in the air, and the pieces that ended the first and second halves were breath-taking.

★★★★ “Cloaked in intimacy, dappled with melancholy, Cherkaoui’s m¡longa makes you feel as if you’ve stumbled into a fantasy dance hall, and you’re the luckiest wallflower in town”

★★★★ “Cherkaoui has drawn the best from his five top tango couples, bringing classic stylings to a show that highlights the drama and passion for which tango is renowned”

★★★★ “[Cherkaoui’s] take on tango is a sweetly melancholic love letter”

★★★★ “Mating rituals can never have looked more artfully sexy, nor, in the show as a whole, can tango ever been given a fonder or more imaginative makeover. What a treat”

★★★★ “Rhythms flicker around the stage like forked lightning”

★★★★ “m¡longa casts a magic spell”

★★★★ One of [Cherkaoui’s] most touching and entertaining shows

★★★★ “m¡longa is a very beautiful show indeed”