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Cuban National Ballet in Mexico

The Cuban National Ballet, directed by the Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, will have during this year 2006, important presentations in different parts of the world which include tours through Mexico, Brazil, Spain, England, and Egypt. Read More

Carlos Acosta wins Laurence Olivier Award

The Cuban choreographer Carlos Acosta won the award to the outstanding achievements in dance for his work with the London Theater Sadler's Wells, during the awarding ceremony of Laurence Olivier Award to the best of theater in the British capital. Read More

Sonlar: "The dignity of a Solar"

Two years ago, we attended the premiere of "Sonlar", a mixture of dancing and percussion, performed by Rene de Cardenas dancing company, that depicts the daily life at a "solar" - a typical Cuban old mansion, split into rooms, having individual households and inhabited by many people-. By then, we were quite sure that this play would succeed and endure. Today, our certainty has become a reality: the company has played one hundred performances in Cuba and several European nations. Read More

Cuba says farewell to a jewel

Josefina Mendez, world renowned as one of the four jewels of the Cuban National Ballet (BNC), passed away in Havana after a four-year battle with cancer. Her death brings sorrow not only to the Cuban dance stage, but to all of the island's culture, since she was one of its most valuable exponents. Read More

Cuban ballet dancers to perform in Prague

Cuban dancers Viengsay Valdes and Romel Frometa will perform at the Prague Ballet Gala in the State Opera Theatre on Thursday, sources of the company directed by Alicia Alonso reported. Read More

Famous ballerina dies in Cuba

Dancer Josefina Mendez, one of the four jewels of the Cuban National Ballet, as she was described by British expert Arnold Haskell, died on Friday after a lengthy illness, sources of the company confirmed. Read More

Charanga de Oro in Mexico

About thousand persons in Mexico danced, sang and clapped with the international musical rhythm of Charanga de Oro, during the traditional Dancing Marathon that took place at the main streets of the historical center of this country. Read More

Sting hones his salsa technique on a visit to Cuba

When Sting arrives back home from his trip to Cuba, he will have some passionate new Latin moves under his belt, thanks to some expert tuition in Havana. The yoga aficionado has been swatting up on his dancing since arriving in the Cuban capital on Wednesday. Read More

Folk Canarias fills up Firgas of Guaracha, Guajira and Son Montuno

Folk Canarias dedicated one of the music days to the brotherly island of Cuba. Brought over by the people from the island from the other side of the Atlantic, the son from the Caribbean island are reflected in the festival by the Jóvenes Soneros, a group that reflects the experiences and the closeness to Cuban popular culture made through the time of the migration of the people from the Canary Islands Read More

Cuba Ballet family on special birthday

Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, general director of the Cuban National Ballet, celebrated her birthday Thursday with generations of dancers she has trained and still guides. Full of optimism and new projects, the prominent artist, one of the mythic classic dancers of the 20th century, highlighted that one of the projects for 2007 is the division of the company into several parts Read More

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