The volume, by the historian of the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), Miguel
Cabrera, is the first of its type published in Latin America on the BNC
and it contains the most significant events related to the Cuban ballet
since the 19th century.

The book, which has a remarkable photographic support, is divided into
nine chapters. The first three are ‘Ballet in the Colonial Cuba: a
Historic Sketch’, ‘Two Landmarks in the Republic: Coppelia and Anna
Pavlova’s Visits’, and ‘An Approach to the Ballet School of the Musical
Pro-Art Society of Havana’.

The others are ‘The Alonso Triad’, ‘The Cuban Jewels’, ‘Maria Elena
Llorente and Marta Garcia: in the Path of the Great Legacy’, ‘The Three
Cuban Graces’, ‘From Jorge Esquivel to Carlos Acosta: Consolidation of a
Stock’, and ‘The National Ballet of Cuba: Six Decades of Glory’.

Cabrera arrived in Buenos Aires last weekend. Since then, several
activities have been held in his honor by personalities of the Argentinean
dance sector, including the director of the Ballet Estable of the Colon
Theater, Lidia Segni.

He has also met with personalities such as choreographers Oscar Araiz and
Ana Maria Stekelman, former directors of the ballet of the Colon Theater
Gustavo Mollajoli and Rodolfo Lastra, and the critic Enrique Destaville.