Cuba’s flagship ballet troupe participates in dance event in Venezuela

Editado por Lena Valverde Jordi
2021-10-16 00:02:15

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Havana, Oct. 12 (RHC)-- Cuba’s flagship classical dance company Ballet Nacional de Cuba participates in the Solidarity Dance Meeting of Bolivarian and Caribbean Countries, which runs virtually from Venezuela, with the participation of 15 dance troupes from across the region.

Organized by the Association for the Art of Dance in Zulia, Venezuela, the event pays tribute to the Battle of Carabobo on its 200th anniversary and to regional integration, cooperation and fraternity among peoples.

The Solidarity Dance Meeting of Bolivarian and Caribbean Countries is directed by dancer, choreographer and contemporary dance teacher Marisol Ferraria with supported from the Bolivarian Mayor's Office of Maracaibo and the Ministry of People's Power for Culture.

Ballet Nacional de Cuba confirmed that there will be a tribute to prima ballerina assoluta and founder of the dance company and the Cuban ballet school Alicia Alonso. Dancers will perform the ballets 'ParAlicia,' 'Valsette' and 'Tarde en la siesta,' while the company's historian Miguel Cabrera will give a lecture entitled 'Saludo a danza solidaria.'

Running through October 17, the event hosts the talents of prominent Latin American dance troupes such as the Ballet of the Americas and Immigrants of Venezuela, the National Contemporary Dance Company of Argentina, Barrorojo Arte Escenico dance company from Mexico and the National Ballet of Paraguay.

The event is being streamed live on digital platforms, including the YouTube channel of the organizers –the Association for the Art of Dance in Zulia, Venezuela.



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