Alicia Alonso - Orbit of a Legend
(film by Jose Ramon Neyra, 2010)
Saturday February 5th at 12:00 pm
A documentary film based on Pedro Simón´s essay,
produced by National Museum of Dance of Cuba.
Alicia Alonso has attained world fame as a ballerina,
choreographer, ballet master and director. Prima
ballerina assoluta, she is a relevant personality in
the history of the dance and an outstanding figure in
classical ballet in the US and Latin America. She is
the principal creator of the methodology and style of
classical dance known as the Cuban school of ballet.
She built a brilliant career as a performer of the
romantic, classical and modern repertoires. Her
choreographic versions of the great classics are
considered to be paradigmatic.
(film by Jose Ramon Neyra, 2010)
Saturday February 5th at 12:00 pm
A documentary film based on Pedro Simón´s essay,
produced by National Museum of Dance of Cuba.
Alicia Alonso has attained world fame as a ballerina,
choreographer, ballet master and director. Prima
ballerina assoluta, she is a relevant personality in
the history of the dance and an outstanding figure in
classical ballet in the US and Latin America. She is
the principal creator of the methodology and style of
classical dance known as the Cuban school of ballet.
She built a brilliant career as a performer of the
romantic, classical and modern repertoires. Her
choreographic versions of the great classics are
considered to be paradigmatic.