Author Name: Carribean Channel, Cuba TV.
This story was originally published on canalcaribe.ict.cu. [1]
Tribute to Alicia Alonso in the Great Theater of Havana
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The presentation of “Nutcracker” in the Great Theater of Havana was assigned to the first dancer Assoluta Alicia Alonso, on the day of her 99th birthday.
The fantasy of this story conferred a special nuance on the tribute, on the date of the birth of who was the General Director of the National Ballet of Cuba.
In the middle of the function of two acts, presidents of the FEU met with the first dancer Viengsay Valdés; and in the presence of Miguel Cabrera, Historian of the National Ballet of Cuba; Pedro Simón, Director of the Dance Museum and workers of the company remembered Alicia, remembered her relationship with the student organization and toasted her memory.
They also agreed to hold a solemn session in the Magna classroom of the University of Havana in 2020, when the centenary of the most universal Cuban artist is commemorated.
Also before the audience of the García Lorca Hall, the Artistic Assistant Director of the National Ballet of Cuba addressed words of thanks to the great dancer on the 99th anniversary of her birth and I wish everyone the enjoyment of the work, one of Alicia’s creations about Lev Ivanov’s original, where this time the beauty of the costumes and lights, in addition to the main interpretations of Chanel Cabrera, Yankiel Vásquez, Alejandro Olivera, Narciso Medina, Katerine Ochoa and the dance corps honored the legacy of our Prime Ballerina Assoluta
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