The director of National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), Viengsay Valdés, participates in Buenos Aires in the special gala for the 100 years of the stable ballet of the Colón Theater, he reported Latin pressmedium that accompanied the artist during the essays in the emblematic Argentine Sala.
Valdés is part of the group of 16 invited international figures By the renowned teacher and choreographer Julio Bocca, current director of the stable ballet, to celebrate the centenary of this cultural institution.
During the gala, you will interpret a Pas de Deux From the work “Carmen”, of the choreographer Roland Petipa, accompanied by the Argentine Emmanuel Vázquez, first dancer of the ballet of Santiago de Chile.
In statements a Latin press, Valdés said he felt “cheerful and honest” for the invitation And he recalled that this is his fourth performance in Argentina.
He debuted in 1998 at the Teatro Colón and returned in 2008 to participate in the International Gala “Dance Stars” in Rosario and Santiago del Estero, where he shared the stage with Romel Frometa.
In 2013 he returned to the South American country to perform at the Colosseo Theater in Buenos Aires with the first dancer Víctor Estévez.
The Gala program includes 17 pieces of classic and contemporary repertoire, including fragments of “Paquita”, “La Sylphide”, “The Lake of the Swans”, “Carmen”, “The Sleeping Beauty”, “Carmina Burana” and “Don Quijote”.
I also know It will have live music played by the stable orchestra and the choir of the Colón Theaterwith about a hundred voices.
Since its foundation in 1925, the stable ballet of the Colón Theater has been a reference of classical dance in Latin America.
The commemorative gala underlines its historical and artistic relevance, while celebrating the legacy and international projection of this prestigious Argentine company.
