{Originally posted by Basheva in the <A HREF="http://www.criticaldance.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/000003.html" TARGET=_blank>Flamenco thread</A>}<P>From the Chicago Sun Times:<P><B>COMPAGNIA ESPANOLA DE ANTONIO MARQUEZ</B><P>AT THE CHICAGO THEATRE<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Last, but by no means least, was the Compagnia Espanola De Antonio Marquez, which drew a huge crowd to the Chicago Theatre on Saturday night, and magically transformed that vast house into the next best thing to an intimate flamenco club in the heart of Seville.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><A HREF="http://www.suntimes.com/output/show/cst-ftr-dance18.html" TARGET=_blank><B>MORE...</B></A><P>(scroll down to third item in the article)<BR>

<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Flamenco star takes off with percussive heels<P>Wilma Salisbury, Cleveland Plain Dealer<P>Antonio Marquez loves the spotlight. The Spanish counterpart of Irish-American superstar Michael Flatley, the fiery flamenco dancer is gifted with legs of steel and feet that strike sparks.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P><a href=http://www.cleveland.com/artsandevents/plaindealer/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/entertainment/1014201024804052.xml target=_blank>More</a>

From the Los Angeles Times:<P><BR><B>Marquez Sets Flamenco Sizzling</B><P>By LEWIS SEGAL, Times Staff Writer<P><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Whether fully dressed or with shirt ripped open, in showpiece solos focused on percussive heel work or sexy duets with company women, his fine proportions, sensitive musicality, wondrously expressive hands and remarkable ability to put his full weight behind every shift of position yielded performances of memorable power and authority. <BR> Add to these qualities his full-out intensity--plus an ability to communicate his feelings about what he's doing--and you have the star presence that reviewers fall over themselves describing.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <P><A HREF="http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Theater-X!ArticleDetail-53864,00.html" TARGET=_blank><B>MORE...</B></A><BR>