2024-04-08 06:18:33
Photo: Jorge Luis Borges
Text: Editorial Cuba Noticias 360
The renowned dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta announced a new project, which awakens a special emotion in him. The director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, who is also director of the ballet classic Nutcracker, brings to the stage, this time under the title “Nutcracker in Havana”.
As he commented on his official Facebook page, “The Nutcracker has always been a special show for me. My generation in Cuba grew up without the Christmas spirit and with this show I can combine the joy of The Nutcracker with the vibrant culture of Havana. “I can’t wait to take the audience from the humble settings of Clara’s house to the beautiful dream sequences to the grand, vibrant Havana ballrooms of the 1940s and 1950s.”
Carlos Acosta’s choreography is performed by more than 20 dancers from his Cuban company, Acosta Danza. This lush Cuban version, newly commissioned from Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score and arranged by Cuban composer Pepe Gavilondo, brings the timeless story to life with ballet at its core.
“With a spectacular video projection and set design by Nina Dunn (9to5 Musical, Bonnie and Clyde, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Don Quixote), Cuba collides with the Land of Sweets, bringing snow to Havana. With lighting by Andrew Exeter (Oti Mabuse: I Am Here, The Full Monty UK Tour, Johannes Radebe: House of JoJo) and costumes by Angelo Alberto (costume designer for Imponderable by Goyo Montero and Satori by Raúl Reinoso with Acosta Danza) The Nutcracker in Havana is a spectacular and visually impressive gift for everyone,” says the choreography’s official website nutcrackerinhavana.com.
“Infusing the color, feel and vibrancy of Havana, where I grew up and began my career, with the tradition and beauty of The Nutcracker is something I have wanted to do for a long time,” Acosta continues in his post.
This choreography will celebrate the eighth anniversary of his Cuban company and will be preceded by other great classics such as Romeo and Juliet and Don Quixote, adapted by this leading figure of Cuban and universal ballet.