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Ballet Festival 2022 will open on Cuban Culture Day

CubaPLUS Magazine

The Alicia Alonso Havana International Ballet Festival will raise the curtain on October 20, date that marks the celebration of the Cuban Culture Day, according to a press release issued by the organizers.

The Dance Museum: beauty and spirit of art

By Alina Veranes

The Dance Museum, installed in an old mansion in Havana's Vedado, is one of those gifts to the soul that is difficult to forget.

Cuba always dances

By Alina Veranes

Call it dance or dance, Cubans have always had a proverbial passion for this genre of arts and culture, considered an extension of their spiritual being and a root expression of their nationality. That is why this April 29, International Dance Day, takes them immersed in the daily life and body movement to the beat of music in many different ways.

The casino dance and the Gardens of 1830

By Alina Veranes

Today there is a place in Havana considered the mecca of the popular casino, that ballroom dance and for all kinds of parties, which Cubans like so much despite having emerged a little more than 60 years ago in revelries of popular origin.

National Folkloric Ensemble: a jewel that shines and celebrates

By Alina Veranes, photos: Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba

Founded at the beginning of 1962, the National Folkloric Ensemble soon began to become, more than a dance group, a symbol of Cuban identity and culture and, above all, a mirror of something that was always quite hidden: the spiritual torrent powerful man from Africa, such an essential component of our nationality.

Cuba’s National Ballet celebrates 73 years as cultural heritage

CubaPLUS Magazine

The Cuban National Ballet (BNC), an institution founded by prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, on Thursday celebrates its 73rd anniversary as one of the companies declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation.

Great companies on World Ballet Day

CubaPLUS Magazine

The many lovers of one of the most demanding artistic disciplines celebrate World Ballet Day on October 19, a day in which the performance of the most prestigious companies in the world can be appreciated.

Carnivals and troupes in Cuba

By Nina Pereira

Very varied are the customs that have been forged in Cuba in the heat of carnivals, those celebrations that mark times in the world and that in this Caribbean island have been distinguished by their animation and a certain healthy rivalry between participants.

Laura Alonso wins National Dance Award in Cuba

Cubaplus courtesy of Prensa Latina

The grand maitre de ballet and director of the Prodanza company, Laura Alonso, won on Wednesday the National Dance Award 2021 granted by the National Council of Performing Arts of Cuba.

Movement… body language… dance

Irene Ferrer

Instinctive in the human being since its origins, movement, later converted into dance, is a fundamental means of communication and expression of emotions, becoming a contemporary artistic manifestation that celebrates its world day on April 29.

Cuban companies celebrate International Dance Day virtually

Prensa Latina

More than 20 national companies are celebrating the International Dance Day in Cuba on Wednesday and Thursday.

The French tumba in Cuban culture

Sofia González

As a result of the arrival in Cuba of French settlers after the slave uprising in Haiti at the end of the 18th century, the French “tumba” is today a musician-dance expression well rooted in Cuban culture.

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba to close 2020 with digest show

Prensa Latina

The internationally renowned Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba company (LADC) has announced a special perfoming digest in this capital '1, 2, 3... All to the stage!' show, which compiles all its educational, social, and professional work.

Centennial of Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso commemorated in Cuba

CubaPLUS

With numerous activities, Cuba pays tribute this December to Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Alicia Alonso, who would celebrate her 100th birthday on the 21st.

Declared Ibero-American Dance Day in tribute to Alicia Alonso

CubaPLUS

Foreign Ministers of the Ibero-American countries decided to declare December 21 as Ibero-American Dance Day, in homage to the centennial of the birth of Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Alicia Alonso.

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Ballet Festival 2022 will open on Cuban Culture Day

The Dance Museum: beauty and spirit of art

Cuba always dances

The casino dance and the Gardens of 1830

National Folkloric Ensemble: a jewel that shines and celebrates

Cuba’s National Ballet celebrates 73 years as cultural heritage

Great companies on World Ballet Day

Carnivals and troupes in Cuba

Laura Alonso wins National Dance Award in Cuba

Movement… body language… dance

Cuban companies celebrate International Dance Day virtually

The French tumba in Cuban culture

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba to close 2020 with digest show

Centennial of Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso commemorated in Cuba

Declared Ibero-American Dance Day in tribute to Alicia Alonso

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