★★★★
‘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’ North West End
★★★★
‘Fiery yet sensual, this is Argentine tango pushed to its limits’ The Stage
‘At times the female dancers were literally tossed in the air, and the pieces that ended the first and second halves were breath-taking’ Canal St
‘Extremely well constructed and constant shifts in form make it a visual delight for the audience’ Bolton Live
‘Dazzling from beginning to end’ DanceLink
‘Cherkaoui’s inventive configurations incorporate plenty of flair in the form of twists and slides, struts and swerves’ Dance Tabs
‘The music is nostalgic and the dance is seductive, powerful, and beautiful’ The Cambridge Student
‘This show grips, from start to finish’ The Arts Desk
‘A dance party is precisely what Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and the terrific cast of m¡longa dish up’ Seeing Dance
‘Tango in the raw. Precise, skilled, two bodies in unison gliding with feet moving at breakneck speed - sex in a dance’ Behind the Arras
‘This tango is athletic, sinuous, sensuous, unexpected, dangerous-looking at times, often very beautiful in a courageous, devil-may-care way’ Lichfield Live
★★★★
‘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’ Metro
★★★★
‘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’ Daily Telegraph
★★★★
‘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’ Metro
‘Cherkaoui frees the Tango: with m¡longa, the Belgian choreographer passionately reinvents the dance from the streets of Buenos Aires’ Figaro
‘Extraordinary and flawless, the twelve performers are impressive and effective in showing us the visionary daring of Cherkaoui’ La Repubblica
‘Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui offers a poetic stroll through Buenos Aires where tango is sovereign, a delight!’ The Glamattitude.com
‘It is hard to find the words to describe the sheer beauty conjured up on stage by the company’ Gentblogt.be
‘The performance is so striking, so hard, and so intense that it brings tears to my eyes… It is purely, intensely beautiful’ Nieuwsblad.be
