PIONEER​
In the nineties, when same gender tango was problematic in social settings, Valeria arrived in NYC and founded the first all-female tango company worldwide: TangoMujer. Together, the five women of TangoMujer (Brigitte Winkler, Angelika Fischer, Rebecca Shulman, Fabienne Bongard and Valeria) co-directed and co-created shows that used tango as abstract language, and explored playfully the dynamic tensions between gender and tango roles. They toured internationally supported by two NEFA grants and performed to rave reviews for 10 years.​
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The New York Times “But TangoMujer was unusually successful at making something new of an old dance
the women succeeded in weaving the two forms with wit and imagination” - Jennifer Dunning
The New York Times “ After TangoMujer had performed, traditional tango looked even richer and more colorful" - Jennifer Dunning
Die Tageszeitung “. The solo of the Argentinean Valeria Solomonoff shows how the vocabulary of tango steps can be translated into a very different language” - Katrin B. Mueller
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Denver Rocky Mountain News “They gave a demonstration of first-rate dancing. Consider Somonoff's upside-down solo against the rear wall of the theater, creating a brilliant pas de deux with her own shadow” - Marc Shulgold.
Daily Camera “Tango Mujer's work is visionary, courageous, ingenious, and marvelously entertaining. In her sensuous solo "Maria" modern-dance trained Argentine Valeria Solomonoff made the company's tradition-upending style literal and gave a new dimension to the wallflower archetype... handstand 'ochos' are a must-see” - Daniel Gesmer
The Philadelphia City Paper “Highlights included Solomonoff's seductive manipulation of several strands of pearls, itself, worth the price of admission” - Nancy Heller
Berliner Morgen Post “The audience loved Tango Mujer. Particularly praised was the respectful but still creative way of using the tango traditions”
CROSS DISCIPLINE
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With the belief that tango is the most precise, subtle and inventive of social dances, and is the perfect model of co-creation and interdependence, Valeria translated tango essence to different scenarios, working in a wide variety of mediums, in collaboration with multiple artists and developing her contemporary tango dance theater shows with her company Valetango.
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The Washington Post “Stage presence is innate: Either you have it, or you don't. Valeria Solomonoff has it” - Pamela Squires
The New York Times “And the dance hidden in their previous movements becomes a profoundly sensuous tango that makes you want to leap from your seat and join it” - D.J. Bruckner
Blogcritics.org “But it would be all for naught without the artful, romantic choreography of Valeria Solomonoff, the true unseen star of the show. Kudos to her and the whole team behind this Lower East Side winner” - Jon Sobel
www.houseofdandridge.com “... gorgeously choreographed and executed dancing …There were some remarkable solos that were so beautiful that they could have been standalone performances themselves…. Major kudos especially to choreographer Valeria Solomonoff” - Chauncey D​
De Norte a Sur “... brilliant choreography from Valeria Solomonoff” - Nilda Tapia
Headliners in Education “The audience cannot take their eyes off the dance numbers”- Alexis Algazy
Eye on Dance “Tango Por Ellos, presents a solid tango performance. Intense, passionate and sexy it’s everything the tango should be. It is a sound example of an enjoyable tango performance” - J. Gonthier
El Especial “ Hilarious throughout, it let us be insiders of the fascinating and at times suffocating environment of the tango professionals…Excellent is the right adjective for the work of the choreographer Valeria Solomonoff” - Fernando Campos
The Front Row Center “ …and what a tango it is, wow! Kudos to choreographer Valeria Solomonoff. - Donna Herman
New York Times “Confianza (Trust), conceived by the choreographer Valeria Solomonoff… Trust is built into the weight-sharing, lead-and-follow interactions of tango, the base of the company’s technique” – Brian Seibert
El Diario “Excelent scenery, montage, music, lights, and the choreography and corporal coaching of Valeria Solomonoff” - Juan F. Merino
New York Post “Argentine dancer Valeria Solomonoff, one of the city's best instructors” - Hot Picks
The Washington Times “Highlights? the marvelous dancing of Miss Pomares, Miss Solomonoff, and Mr. Farias” - T.L. Ponick
El Especial “ “Tango Intimo”, a brilliant show... What Repertorio offers through the creative magic of the Argentine Valeria Solomonoff and the six virtuoso dancers is an impressive choreographic prism that explores to the max the tango potential” - Fernando Campos
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The Washington Post “With the stylish contributions of choreographers Emily Maltby and Valeria Solomonoff, the show moves like a dream.” - Peter Marks
Theater Mirror “…exquisite choreography— can’t be overpraised. The most striking evening of theater to hit Boston stages in a while… Valeria Solomonoff’s sassy, authentic tango choreography…”-Michael Hoban
Boston Arts Dairy “the choreography is endlessly inventive and stimulating, constantly offering visual stimulation and excitement.”
Edge “sharp choreography including a breathtaking tango that nearly upstages Eva and Juan's love duet” - Robert Nesti
Harvard Magazine “Evita co-choreographer Valeria Solomonoff drew from her Argentine heritage to inform the production and incorporate traditional dance into the numbers”- Ryan Doan-Nguyen
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NEW HORIZONS
While maintaining her roots in the improvisational richness of Argentine tango, Valeria today is contributing to the broader field of partnering. In Collaboration with Orlando Pabotoy, Orlando Reyes Ibarra, Rodney Hamilton, Ilya Vidrin and Partnering Lab; Valeria keeps investigating the essence of connection, the flow and efficiency of energetic calibration, and the impact of a comprehensive understanding of partnering, for the making of art and for social transformation.