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American Ballet Theatre in Havana
By: Prensa Latina | Photos: Boris Muriedas
The 22nd International Ballet Festival of Havana, dedicated to the 90th year of Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, saw polished performances led by the American Ballet Theatre which, after an absence of half a century, deeply moved the Cuban audience, acknowledged connoisseurs of this art form.
Kevin McKenzie, artistic director of the renowned company appearing at Havana's Karl Marx Theatre - seating capacity 5, 000– said this appearance of the ABT constitutes a cultural bridge between the United States and Cuba. He recalled Cuba's tie with this artistic group, with which Alicia Alonso began her career in 1940.
"Theme and Variations" and "Fancy Free," two works premiered in the '40s in New York, "The Corsair" and "Seven Sonatas" figured in the opening day programme presented by ABT at this important biannual event. Fifty dancers participated, among whom were Cubans José Manuel Carreño and Xiomara Herrera, and Argentinean Paloma Herrera.
"I feel a special thrill to welcome to Cuba the American Ballet Theatre, an artistic group that has meant so much in my professional career as a...
of Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, saw polished performances led by the American Ballet Theatre which, after an absence of half a century, deeply moved the Cuban audience, acknowledged connoisseurs of this art form.
"Theme and Variations" and "Fancy Free," two works premiered in the '40s in New York, "The Corsair" and "Seven Sonatas" figured in the opening day programme presented by ABT at this important biannual event. Fifty dancers participated, among whom were Cubans José Manuel Carreño and Xiomara Herrera, and Argentinean Paloma Herrera.
