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The Ayagba will continue to reign

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 18/09/202518/09/2025

The passing of Cuban dancer Zenaida Armenteros not only leaves the legacy of her art,…

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Carlos Acosta’s Nutcracker in Havana – 31 Oct 2025-11 Feb 2026, on tour

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/06/202502/06/2025

Set to an exuberant Cuban newly commissioned version of the magnificent Tchaikovsky score, arranged by Cuban composer Pepe…

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AcostaDanza: A Decade in Motion – 23-27 September, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/06/202501/11/2025

Celebrate 10 years of Acosta Danza with a slice of Havana in London Carlos Acosta’s…

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Audience review of ‘Nutcracker in Havana’ by Acosta Danza

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 09/05/202506/06/2025

Lowry Theatre Salford, 28 January 2025 Nutcracker in Havana was one of the best dance…

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Nutcracker in Havana – 1 November – 28 January 2025, UK tour

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/07/202402/03/2025

A classic ballet, set to a newly-commissioned Cuban version of the Tchaikovsky score arranged by…

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Acosta Danza: Cuban Eclectico – 9-14 May 2025, Southampton, Birmingham

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/07/202402/11/2024

With Cuban dancers from both classical and modern dance backgrounds, Acosta Danza mixes these techniques…

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Ramona de Saá, Great Master of Cuban Ballet

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 23/05/2024

Ballet maître Ramona de Saá Bello, one of the most important figures in Cuban dance,…

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Alfredo O’Farril Pacheco, National Dance Award 2024 winner: “Folklore is made by the people”

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/05/202403/11/2024

The dancer, choreographer and teacher Alfredo O’Farril Pacheco was awarded the 2024 National Dance Award…

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Haila Mompié y su Orquesta – 25 June, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/05/202402/07/2024

Haila Mompié is undeniably one of the finest soneras of her generation; a Cuban singer…

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Carlos Acosta: On Before, 16 February – 21 July 2024, Edinburgh, Plymouth, Birmingham, Buxton

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 16/11/202313/05/2025

Carlos Acosta is the world’s favourite dancer and On Before, which sees him dance a full-length show again,…

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Pasion de Buena Vista UK tour 28 February-10 March 2024

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 02/11/202325/01/2024

Sorry this tour seems to have been cancelled. December 2023 Direct from Havana, 17-piece ensemble…

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Cuba prepares to set a Guinness World Record in 2024 for dancing rueda de casino

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 21/07/202322/07/2023

The international cultural project “Retaking the Son”, carried out the second preparatory test in July with…

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Cork Street Carnival: An Afro-Cuban Street Party, Saturday 5 August 2023, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 18/07/202310/09/2023

Running 12.30pm–6pm Cork Street Carnival promises a packed programme of music, food and entertainment. The music programming…

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Acosta Danza: Carlos Acosta’s Carmen, 2-6 July 2024, London

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 07/07/202313/05/2025

A passionate, classic tale of Carmen, reimagined by Carlos Acosta and his Cuban dance company…

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Acosta Danza and Cuban dancer Zeleidy Crespo nominated for the UK National Dance Awards

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 04/05/2023

The Dance section of the Critics Circle in the UK has just nominated Acosta Danza…

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