He Cuban National Ballet (BNC) announced this Friday the premiere in mid-March of the work “Otra bella cubana”, by the Spanish choreographer Susana Pous, based in Cuba.
Pous’s ballet, “composed for soloists and corps de ballet,” will be premiered as part of a program that includes two other new pieces, according to a statement by the BNC, cited by press reports.
The work “narrates a story from a female point of view with inspiring autobiographical elements” by the Spanish artist, who has developed much of her career on the island, and who leads the modern dance company Micompañía.
The music is in charge of the well-known Cuban interpreter and composer M Alfonso and the designs are by Guido Galli. The performances will take place in the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater in the Cuban capital on March 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25 and 26.
The program also includes the premiere of “Ballet 101,” a piece by Canadian choreographer Eric Gauthier to a soundtrack by Jens-Peter Abele, which the BNC characterized as “a graceful crash course in ballet.”
“Starting from the five basic positions, it extends the expressive possibilities of the dancer with references to repertoire ballets and alludes to characteristic forms used by famous choreographers,” the dance group explained in its statement.
Similarly, the work “A fuego lento”, by the Brazilian choreographer Ricardo Amarante, is part of the premiere program of the prestigious Cuban company founded in 1948 by the famous dancer Alicia Alonso together with the brothers Fernando and Alberto Alonso.
“This ballet exposes how the first feelings of love and desire grow in a person, like a fire that burns from within,” the BNC note said.
Finally, the company will perform again the ballet “Love, Fear, Loss”, by Amarante, inspired by the life of the French singer Édith Piaf, and the work “Concerto DSCH”, by the Russian-American creator Alexei Ratmansky, with music by Dmitri Shostakovich.
EFE / OnCuba
