Ballet Festival in Havana, Cuba

22nd. International Ballet Festival of Havana, from October 28th to November 6th, 2010. Fuente: http://www.danzaballet.com The Festival, with its global nature, has enabled people to enjoy the performances and works of renowned figures from the world of dance and has also shown a high level visitors reached by the Cuban ballet. The first figures and the famous ballet of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba focus shows with international stars of dance from other countries and proven world-class companies, and perform works by major choreographers created especially for this event. The International Ballet Festival of Havana endorses the thought of Alejo Carpentier, who says: The spirit of dance is inseparable from the human condition. This Festival, held every two years will have as main headquarters the Grand Theater of Havana, the Teatro Mella and Teatro Lázaro Peña of Havana City, while the Teatro Sauto, Matanzas, Teatro La Caridad, of Santa Clara, and the Teatro Tunas, eastern Cuba, will be the subsites. A special appeal to moderate the event when climbing on the scene most beloved classics of the repertoire of the Cuban company, which will have in their first starring roles national and foreign figures: The Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Coppelia, Swan Lake and the version of Romeo and Juliet by Alicia Alonso, Shakespeare and his masks. The event program includes Galas dedicated to the centenary of the births of Galina Ulanova and José Lezama Lima, and a tribute to Vladimir Vasiliev Festival Program in Cubaweb Offers!