“Vargas (…): his lunges cocked tight like a drawn bow, his crossover footwork sewn like perfect stitches, his turns knife-edge smooth.”
Washington DC: Washington Post, Oct 1 2002
Antonio Vargas is the embodiment of the masculine principle, exhibiting the self-control of the virtuoso flamenco dancer. (…) he dances with such volcanic energy (...); (his) fancy footwork (…) is an education.”
Dunedin: Listener, Apr 6 2002
“Riveting flamenco (…)
An intensely focused performer, (Vargas) can make even minimal movement more expressive than text. (…) a triumph of acting as much it is of dancing.”
Wellington: The Evening Post, Nov 16 2001
“Flamenco invigorates (…)
Dramatic performance (…) in the modern idiom (…), dance of passion (…).”
Wellington: The Dominion, Nov 16 2001
“Vargas rattles those hills with a bravura macho flourish.”
Sydney: Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 1 2001
"Dance around the altar
Connecting Flamenco (...) with other forms of art is an artistic concern of Antonio Vargas ‑ so that it doesn't degenerate into a touristic attraction."
Munich: Süddeutsche Zeitung, Jul 7 1995
"Love and Power.
Antonio Vargas danced his gipsy‑character wonderfully with pride and precision (…).”
Munich: Süddeutsche Zeitung, Oct 24 1994
“Stunning, Spanish sean-nós
A STANDING ovation, cheering and wild clapping, whistling and stomping greeted Antonio Vargas (…)”.
Dublin: Evening Post, Oct 5 1991
"Tale of passion, love, jealousy
Vargas ( ... ) is riveting ( ... ,) wild and fiercing, soft and romantic on demand.”
Dublin: Evening Herald, Oct 5 1993
"Tapping into history. (…) Vargas, as compelling (...) as he was (...) in the recent hit film Strictly Ballroom (…), a concentrated core of power.”
London: The Times, Aug 24 1994
Vargas is poetry in motion. (…) I watched spellbound as Strictly Ballroom star Antonio Vargas transformed himself into an aggressive, beautiful, sexually compelling god of dance.”
London: Sunday Mail, Apr 25 1993
"This flamenco is strictly live! ( ... ) For one shimmering moment, he is a mirage. A blur of drumming feet and ruffled lace, radiating a staccato clack that resounds around him.”
Melbourne: Herald-Sun, Oct 22 1992
"An absolute Master. ( ... ) If there is such a thing is a charismatic performer then Vargas should he so described. His intensity never flagged and if anything his energy increased with each movement.”
Sydney: Dance Australia, Apr-May 1990
“A taste of the real, raw flamenco.”
Sydney: Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 21 1984
“Flamenco makes those sparks fly.( ... )
Vargas' style is one of force and power (...), he is a master of Zapateado. His intricate interplay of heel and toe taps was a superb virtuoso display of rhythm and percussion."
Sydney: The Australian, Sep 25 1984
