The presentation of the Cuban group on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 includes Roland Petit’s classic Carmen (1949), based on the original novel by Frenchman Prosper Mérimée, with choreography by Alberto Alonso, music by Georges Bizet and arrangement by Rodión Schedrín, the group said in a press release.

The Cuban classical dance cast and its current director and performer Viengsay Valdés have reserved other innovative performances for the public of the capital’s Teatro Popular Melico Salazar, such as Dionaea, a dance staging by Gustavo Herrera with melodies by Heitor Villa-Lobos.

The scene of the Tico cultural center, which honors the tenor of the same name (1887-1950), will also present the solo Muto, by Alberto Méndez, set to music by Edvard Grieg; and the pas de deux El corsario, in a version by Alicia Alonso based on the original piece by Marius Petipa and score by Riccardo Drigo.

In recent days, Costa Rican media and advertising agencies have been highlighting texts, photos, and other images on the history, contributions, and figures of the BNC, since its foundation on October 28, 1948, as one of the most prestigious ballet companies in the world, as well as its present position among the elite of Hispanic American dance and culture in general.

The advertising spaces insert data and photos about the cast, which also includes leading figures Sadaise Arencibia, Anette Delgado, Dani Hernández, Grettel Morejón, and Yankiel Vázquez, as well as up-and-coming dancers such as Ányelo Montero, Estefanía Hernández, Gabriela Druyet and Jorge Guerra.

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