What do the media critics say about
Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre?

New York Times (Tammy La Gorce – 2010) on Recuerdos de España: “Awhirl in drama and color… a two-hour display of impassioned footwork”. And on Alborada: “If the company is known for something besides its flair for drama, it may be its workmanlike commitment to teaching New Jersey audiences about Spanish culture and the history of its dance.”

Flamenco Buzz (La Gata – 2006) on the Sephardic Connection: “I’d like to see this again and again.” On Alborada: “The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre is known for their theatricality. That means, expect theatre, dancing on a greater scale, a story line running throughout, keeping you riveted until the end. And on Fuego (2004):“…the traditional and the fusion and the chemistry and camaraderie between the performers were warmly evident. Eva Lucena and Lisa Botalico stole the show with their comedic Tangos por Chufla”

Star Ledger (Robert Johnson – 2006) on the Sephardic Connection: “Great excitement”. And on Pasíon - (2005): “Mesmerizing”…“Flamboyant personalities lit the stage”… “The Argentinean tangos duets were seductively torrid”.

Asbury Park Press: (Karyn Collins – 2003) on Pasíon: “…a smolder, a slow burn, gentle warmth to raging flames”…“Flamenco of the finest quality”.

US 1 Newspaper (Barbara Fox – September, 2005 - Alborada at Richard Marasco Theatre): “If you think McCarter Theatre is the only possible venue for first-class dance events, this is a good opportunity to broaden your horizons. Last year this event attracted more than 700 people.”

Other reviews that extol the quality of Alborada’s productions include the following:

“A vibrant taste of Hispanic arts and culture” (A Taste of Spain show). Home News and Tribune (Craig Yetsko – January 2004).

“Dancer Lisa Botalico floated across the stage, from seductive to intensely passionate” (New Brunswick Library). Home News and Tribune (John Yoca – November 2001).

“With their delicate movements and elaborate costumes, the dancers expressed the mystique of Spanish and Asian-Indian culture” (Middlesex County College). Home News and Tribune (Elizabeth Radziewski – June 2000).

"The concert at Symphony Space (New York) was one of the best dance programs due to its diversity and dramatic renditions of dance dramas created to the poems of Garcia Lorca - Granada - the End captured my attention for its intensity and virtuosity." Noticiero Colombiano (Andreas Gonzalez – May 1999).