The Royal Ballet to Cuba 14 – 18 July 2009
Cuba will see one of the largest ever cultural visits from the UK of the world famous Royal Ballet from London's Royal
Opera House, with its company of international stars from over 19 different countries including Cuba's Carlos
Acosta. There will be five performances in Havana.
The Royal Ballet is one of a handful of world class companies with a repertoire and
back-catalogue of productions to die for. That's not to mention their nearly 90 dancers
- which gives them strength in depth - and principals and guest principals who are
amongst the finest you will see anywhere. What the Royal has, which few other
companies at this level can compete with, is naturalness in the classical and dramatic
repertoire that brings their productions to life like few others.
Carlos Acosta is the greatest ballet dancer of his generation. He is a principal dancer at
Covent Garden; Tocororo, the show about his own life, that he wrote, choreographed
and starred in, broke box office records at Sadler's Wells; and in his homeland of Cuba
he is a national hero. Renowned for combining Cuban passion with a remarkable
technical virtuosity, watching Carlos Acosta dance is a breathtaking experience not to
be missed.
Programme
Tue 14 July Programa Concierto (mixed bill) Gran Teatro
Wed 15 July Programa Concierto (mixed bill) Gran Teatro
Thu 16 July Programa Concierto (mixed bill) Gran Teatro
(In honour of Prima Ballerina Absoluta Alicia Alonso)
Fri 17 July Manon – full length ballet
Sat 18 July Manon – full length ballet
Programa Concierto
Chroma – Contemporary dance by choreographer Wayne M Gregor and set by
architect John Pawson.
Divertissements – a virtuoso display of pas de deux etc. (will include dancers from
Ballet Nacional de Cuba.
A Month in the Country – founding choreographer Frederick Ashton’s much-loved A
Month in the Country features music by Chopin and beautiful period designs by Julia
Trevelyan Oman. The ballet follows the emotional drama of Turgenev’s play, in which
a young tutor’s presence disturbs the calm of a Russian household.
Manon
Kenneth Macmillan’s three-act ballet Manon is one of the great showpieces of The
Royal Ballet, for whom it was created – life, love and passion set in 18th century Paris.
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