Cuban Ballet: A Paradise Of Sorts, Trapped In Limbo
The school of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba "is now world-famous, gathering its students from the island's rural poor and urban delinquent," and its training "is also world-class." But while ballet is "a national entertainment" in Cuba, the country's "political, economic and cultural limbo" means its astounding dancers have very few choices. The Guardian (UK) 02/08/10

Posted February 9, 2010 07:47 AM