Luis Pereyra

Luis Pereyra (born July 9, 1965 in the province of Santiago del Estero ) is an Argentine dancer and choreographer of Tango Argentino and Argentine folklore .

Life and accomplishments

Luis Pereyra comes from a simple working-class family. At the age of 5 he danced in folklore groups. At the age of 11 he made his first professional appearance as a member of the Argentino Ballet under the direction of Mario Machaco and Norma Ré. He had his first stage appearance in the legendary Caño 14 , where the famous bandoneonist Aníbal Troilo was performing at the same time . Luis Pereyra later became a member of the ballet Salta by Marina and Hugo Jiménez . Luis Pereyra studied choreography under the direction of Maestro Carusso at the Teatro Colón , the opera house of Buenos Aires , and at the Escuela Nacional de Danzas . He learned from recognized masters such as Santiago Ayala "El Chúcaro", Hugo Jiménez, Mario Machaco , Héctor Zaraspe , Irene Acosta , Ana Marini , Wasil Tupin and Mercedes Serrano . His education includes modern dance , classical ballet , jazz dance , folklore , tap dance and a degree in music.

He took part in all major tango productions, including a. at Forever Tango , Tango Pasión and from 1987 to 2000 in the musical Tango Argentino produced by Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orrezoli . Here Luis Pereyra received the nomination for the Tony Award in 2000. Performances have taken him to the USA , Canada , Great Britain , Germany , Japan , Austria , Switzerland , the Netherlands and France .

In 2001 he took over the solo part in the opera Orestes - Last Tango under the direction of the choreographer Oscar Araiz . This opera was produced for the WMTF Festival Holland . At his side were the dancer Nicole Nau and the singers Julia Zenko, Susana Moncayo and Carlos Víttori.

In the course of his career he has danced at major stages such as the Gershwin Theater on Broadway , the Théâtre du Châtelet , Paris, the Aldwych Theater in the West End (London) , the Cologne Philharmonic , the Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main and the Deutsches Theater Munich . In 1994 he danced for Paramount Pictures and was presented by Al Pacino . In 1995 he danced at the Castro Theater in San Francisco and shared the stage with Robin Williams and Peter Coyote .

Luis Pereyra's choreographic work is strongly influenced by his Argentine origins. His works are always close to folk dance and pure in the choice of elements. His work is permeated by his principle: “Unity. What belongs together must not be separated. ” He wants to see the culture of Argentina as a unity, the Tango Argentino as part of the Argentine folklore. From the beginning he follows this baseline. Its aim is to unite all the dances of Argentina on stage. Tango, Chacarera , Milonga , Milonga Sureña, Zamba, Gato and Malambo, the dance of the gauchos , to name just a few. Equal rights, with each other and thus creating a picture of the country of Argentina.

Luis Pereyra sees the music as the original force of all dance. Therefore he chooses wisely strong compositions of the original Argentine music and attaches great importance to exploitation by authentic instruments like bandoneon , Cajas , Bombo leguero and others.

Tom Noga wrote on August 19, 2004 in the Frankfurter Rundschau : “El Sonido de mi Tierra is a dance and music revue. A declaration of love to Argentina, its people and landscapes. "

In his productions, Luis Pereyra usually dances himself. His most recent works include Aqui Folklore in 2011 and Viejo Almacén in 2010 as well as all productions by his own company El Sonido de mi Tierra (“The Sound of My Earth”). In 2007 he opened the Café de los Angelitos - El Tango with his production .

Luis Pereyra has been working with his partner Nicole Nau since 2001 under the name Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra . His company, founded in 1996, was called El Sonido de mi Tierra - The Great Dance of Argentina until 2015 . In 2016 he founded the company El Sonido de mi Tierra - VIDA! ARGENTINO .

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Performances as a choreographer and dancer

1986: A todo Tango , with Mariano Mores - Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Mexico
1987–2000: Tango Argentino Musical by Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzoli - USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and France
1988: Tango 88 , with Leopoldo Federico - Japan
1990: Forever Tango - USA
1991: Tango with Orquesta Juan D'Arienzo - Japan
1991: Tango 91 , with El Sexteto Tango - Japan
1994: Forever Tango - USA
1994: Festival Cosquín 34th Edition - Argentina
1995: Tango Pasión , with José Libertella and the Sexteto Mayor - Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Great Britain
1998: Tango La Danza De Fuego - Argentina
1999–2000: Tango Pasión - with José Libertella and the Sexteto Mayor - Germany, Greece, Great Britain
2001: El Baile with Peteco Carabajal - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001–2006: Tango en el Viejo Almacén - traditional tango house - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001: Latin Dance Carnival - Japan
2002: Orestes last Tango , Tango Opera, WMTF World Music Theater Festival - Netherlands, Belgium
2003–2005: El Sonido de Mi Tierra - Personalísimo - Europe, Argentina
2006: Bailando en Soledad - Tango! - Europe, Argentina
2007: Secretos de la Danza… Tango! - Europe, Argentina
2007–2010: Café de los Angelitos - El Tango - Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009: Argentinísima - Julio Márbiz - Los 40 años - Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2009: El Color de mi Baile - Europe, Argentina
2010–2011: El Viejo Almacén - Argentina
2011: Tango Puro Argentino European tour
2011: Aqui Folklore at the Teatro Astral , Buenos Aires, Argentina with Cuti & Roberto Carabajal , El Chaqueño Palavecino , Suna Rocha , Zamba Quipildor , Nicole Nau , Leopoldo Federico , Mario Álvarez Quiroga , Julia Elena Dávalos , Julio Márbiz
2011: Misa Criolla at the foot of the Monumento a la Bandera , Rosario , Argentina. Choreography, dance and percussion. Contributing artists: the tenors Zamba Quipildor and Luis Lima .
2011: Misa Criolla in the Plaza Mayor of Monte Grande Argentina. Choreography, dance and percussion. Live broadcast on the Argentine television channel C5N . Featuring artists: Zamba Quipildor and Oscar winner Soledad Villamil .
2011: 7 Festival Internacional de Tango in Justo Daract , San Luis Argentina. Choreography, dance and artistic direction for the Viejo Almacén . Live broadcast by the Argentine television channel 26. Contributing artists: Hugo Marcel and Nelly Vázquez .
2012: Tango Puro Argentino on board the Deutschland . Contributing Artist: Carlos Galvan
2012: Festival de la Chacarera , Santiago del Estero
2012: Cronica TV - Argentinisima La Peña de Martin Marbiz artistic direction of the program from March 18, 2012
2012: Carabajalazo in the City Center Rosario
2012: Tango Puro Argentino y más! artistic direction, choreography and artist. Premiere at Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires June 17, 2012 and European tour Berlin Tipizelt , Theaterhaus Stuttgart , Konzerttheater Coesfeld
2012: SWR 3 People of the Week , Frank Elstner
2012: Big event in Laferrere with Chaqueño Palavecino , live recording of TV C5N
2012: Tango Puro Argentino y más! in Rio Tubio
2013: Festival Cosquin with Claudio Pereyra Córdoba
2013: Festival Cosquin Interpretation Vidala para mi Sombra with Oscar El Chaqueño Palavecino Córdoba
2013: El Sonido de mi Tierra Artistic direction, choreography and artistic performance. Premiere at the Teatro Sala Siranush, Buenos Aires, February 9, 2013
2013: Viejo Almacen in Buenos Aires , guests of honor in the current show, since February 2013
2013: Viejo Almacén , artistic director from June 2013
2013: Das Traumschiff , appearances on the Deutschland
2013: THAT! Evening magazine , NDR TV Live appearance on September 27, 2013
2013: Tour 2013 El Sonido de mi Tierra - The great dance of Argentina . Premiere: September 29, 2013
2013 y 2014: El Viejo Almacén , Artistic Director
2014: Festival Cosquin , Edition 54. Presentation with our own company El Sonido de mi Tierra.
2014: Appearance at the book presentation Tanze Tango with the life of Nicole Nau in the German Embassy in Buenos Aires . The ambassador Count Bernhard von Waldersee and his wife Countess Katerina von Waldersee have invited.
2014 y 2015: Tour in Europe with our own production VIDA, in venues such as Musical Dome Cologne , Colloseum Essen , Philharmonie Munich , Theaterhaus Stuttgart , World Forum Den Haag , Kampnagel Hamburg
2016: Appearance at the Bavarian Film Prize , with the actors Bruno Ganz, Til Schweiger, Uschi Glas
2017: Tour in Europe with “Vida! Argentino ". Various appearances, including in the Berlin Admiralspalast , and later Derniére on April 3-4-5, 2017 in the Folies Bergère in Paris

Awards

2000: Nomination for the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Argentine Tango

2012: The work Tango Puro Argentino y más! Directed and choreographed by him . is awarded by the Argentine state as DE INTERÉS CULTURAL, Ref. Expete. SCNro 6020/12

2014: Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra Company is appointed by CID President Dr. Alkis Raftis as an official member of the International Dance Council CID | UNESCO appointed

2016: The work he conducted and choreographed VIDA! ARGENTINO is awarded by the Argentine state as DE ALTO INTERÉS ARTISTICO Y CULTURAL, Dirección General del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto el día 31 de mayo 2016, NOTA DICUL 273/2016

CD and DVD

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 for the performance. Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
2008: Secretos de la Danza . The music for the show, CD, Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
2010: Cafe de los Angelitos - El Tango , DVD. Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
2011: Tango Puro Argentino y Mas , TANGO & MÁS, DVD. Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra
2011: Tango Puro Argentino & Más , DVD, Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra. Apollo Varieté Theater Düsseldorf. Guido Gayk
2012: Tango Puro Argentino & Más , TANGO & MÁS, DVD, Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra y otros artistas. CCBorges. ICARO
2012: El Sonido de mi Tierra , DVD, Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra. Lünen City Theater. CAMEO
2012: Nuestro Tango , Video de enseñanza, DVD, Nicole Nau & Luis Pereyra. Guido Gayk