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Royal Ballet in Cuba
A Memorable Dance Event
By: Pedro Quiroga Jimenez | Photos: Ismael Francisco and Royal Ballet Archiv
The Cuban public’s expectations were more than satisfied in July with the London Royal Ballet’s five memorable performances notable for choreographic diversity and the long awaited performances by Spanish Tamara Rojo and Cuban Carlos Acosta.
Rojo and Acosta, leading members of the famous British company, treated the audiences to virtuoso performances of the pas de deux of Le Corsaire for three emotional and ovation laden nights at Havana Gran Teatro.
The ensemble’s contemporaneousness shone in Chroma, by choreographer Wayne McGregor, who tests the physical efforts of each dancer in a game that lays bare the theory of knowledge about the human body. The cleanliness in technique and visible expressive force of each of the performers demonstrated the intensity of a spectacle marked by suggestive breaks from the classical line.
The light and pleasing divertimentos harvested another round of applause.
Alina Cojocaru and José Martin showed their acting talent in the pas de deux, Voices of Spring, in which they effortlessly execute a sense of movement defying gravity, as in a
The Cuban public’s expectations were more than satisfied in July with the London Royal Ballet’s five memorable performances notable for choreographic diversity and the long awaited performances by Spanish Tamara Rojo and Cuban Carlos Acosta.
The ensemble’s contemporaneousness shone in Chroma, by choreographer Wayne McGregor, who tests the physical efforts of each dancer in a game that lays bare the theory of knowledge about the human body. The cleanliness in technique and visible expressive force of each of the performers demonstrated the intensity of a spectacle marked by suggestive breaks from the classical line. 
The light and pleasing divertimentos harvested another round of applause. 
