Cuban journalist and photographer Gabriel Dávalos, president of the jury, explained to Prensa Latina that passers-by will be able to appreciate the Grand Prix for several weeks, the seven prizes for the winners in each category, as well as the 37 mentions awarded to works by artists of the lens. from 10 countries in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Oceania.
The international jury for the contest was also made up of Gene Schiavone, from the United States; Pedro Simón and Yuris Nórido, from Cuba; Fatima Nollen, from Argentina; and Mark Olich, from Russia. They had the task of assessing 1,763 works by 275 photographers, from 29 countries on five continents, and the vote was for Cuban Brian Canelles to distinguish him with the Grand Prix.
The exhibition includes a tribute to the legacy of seven personalities linked to dance who were awarded for their life’s work: seven photographers and a journalist, originally from Cuba, Spain, Italy and Mexico.
The president of the event wishes that this exhibition through Cuban cities serves as a subscription to stimulate the work of Cuban and foreign photographers around Cuban dancers, choreographers and dance teachers in order to participate in the next edition, scheduled for 2023 with new surprises .
According to Dávalos, the Cuban School of Ballet has not only trained dancers, teachers, choreographers, but also journalists, photographers and this contest confirms it, since even dancers participated as lens artists.
One of them, Yoel Carreño -former leading figure of the national companies of Cuba and Norway-, was the winner in the Study category.
Other winners are Alicia Sanguinetti from Argentina, in the Stage category; the Brazilian Pedro Vidal, in Backstage (Behind the scenes); the South African Nanette Melville, in Dance Classes; and the Cuban Yoandry Sardiñas, in Portrait.
Also from the Caribbean island, Ariel Cecilio Lemus won the Documentary Series award; and that of his countryman Frank D. Domínguez, in Dance in Landscapes.
In the opening ceremony of the tour, this Tuesday, the Limited Edition of the Prize Winners Catalog will be presented.
The exhibition will be in Havana for a few weeks, then it will travel to various provinces of the country to be exhibited in public spaces in different cities.
The Alicia Alonso International Dance Photography Contest was organized by the Matria creative project with the support of the José Martí Cultural Society, the Cuban Fund for Cultural Assets and sponsored by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and culture).
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