On this occasion, they will visit the
southeastern cities of Cancun, Villa Hermosa, Merida, Chetumal
and Cozumel. The final performance of the company will take
place at the pyramid of Dzibilchaltun, in Merida, according to
sources with the BNC.
The program for the tour includes Swan Lake, choreographed by
Alicia Alonso upon the original by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov.
The main female roles on this occasion will be assumed by
Sadaise Arencibia, Anette Delgado, Barbara Garcia, Yanela Piñera
and Viengsay Valdas, while Alejandro Virelles, Dani Hernandez
and José Losada stand out in the male roles.
Also performing will be young talents such as Yanier Gómez,
Osiel Gounod, Alfredo Ibañez, Estheysis Menendez, Arian Molina,
Grettel Morejon, Camilo Ramos and Amaya Rodriguez.
This ballet received its premiere on February 20, 1877 at the
Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow as The Lake of the Swans.
Then, a successful revival choreographed by Marius Petipa and
Lev Ivanov was first staged for the Imperial Ballet on January
15, 1895, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The ballet, initially in four acts, tells the story of Odette, a
princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse.