The piece entitled “Odas en azul prusiano” will be located in the Hall of Mirrors at the Museum of the Revolution in the “Irla” show, which describes the 25 years of Lara’s artistic life.

“Irla” was opened on May 28 as part of the activities of the XII Biennial of Havana.

The new piece added to the collection represents Alonso in the ballet Giselle and is a tribute to the dancer for the 70th anniversary of her first appearance in Cuba performing that character.

Giselle is the masterpiece of the dance romanticism and the significance of some dancers has been marked largely by their performances in this piece of dramatic character.

Alicia Alonso was the first Latin American to embody the character and according to global critique, her version of Giselle remains one of the most successful in the world, for some critics the best one.

(Granma)

A group of students from the National Ballet School of Cuba Fernando Alonso and two members of the Endedans Contemporary Ballet will perform the piece “The light in Cuban eyes”, named after a book by the US art scholar Madeleine Plonsker.

The ballet will also be presented at the Marti Theater in Havana. The renowned concert pianist will open the gala by playing the two most famous compositions of the Hail Mary, the version by Charles Gounod and Johann Sebastian Bach, and the one by Franz Schubert, pieces which are usually included in his concerts.

“The light in Cuban eyes” portrays real pictures and interweaves the plasticity of dance with the loose Afro-Cuban rhythms.

Ruiz concatenated complex steps and shifts to an unusual speed in classical ballet performances, but that are very common in the Cuban ballet repertoire.

The dynamic piece requires a different way of breathing and usage of the classic technique on a very Cuban music, said the choreographer to Prensa Latina and thus exposed the major novelty of the show divided into three movements.

Summer Place, Lasting Embrace and Three States of the Soul that appeal to different emotions depending on the expressiveness raised by Fernandez with his music.

The choreographer connects the arts through movement and, therefore; compares his work with the birth of a flower.

(Prensa Latina)