The program, with the presence of prima ballerina assoluta
Alicia Alonso and Culture deputy Minister Rafael Bernal,
included The Le Corsaire pax de deux, Idilio, En las sombras de
un vals and Pretextos.
The closing piece was reserved to
The magic Flute (choreography by Alicia Alonso, based on Lev
Ivanov's homonymous work, music by Riccardo Drigo).
Prima ballerinas Viengsay Valdés
and Sadaise Arencibia excelled at the Le Corsair and En las
sombras de un vals, along partenaires José Losada and Alejandro
Virreyes.
The Cuban National Ballet
(Spanish: Ballet Nacional de Cuba) is a classical ballet company
based at the Great Theatre of Havana, Cuba.Founded by the Cuban
Prima Ballerina Assoluta, Alicia Alonso in 1948, it has become
recognised as one of the world's leading ballet companies.