tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247709781486325765.post8960322873998769794..comments2024-03-05T00:56:24.219+00:00Comments on Terpsichore: We are the dancers, we create the dreams: Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s El Lago de los Cisnes in HavanaJane Lamberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04987025483761092818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247709781486325765.post-2201928027649996232014-07-11T01:20:03.668+01:002014-07-11T01:20:03.668+01:00Thank you both for your kind words about my review...Thank you both for your kind words about my review. It was indeed an excellent evening. Alicia Alonso is tiny with an amazing figure. She is still lovely at 92 years old! <br />Mel, I agree about Cuban dancers' passion and communication. The communication was not just onstage. The audience was very involved and the dancers would pause to acknowledge the bursts of applause. Of course the sets, costumes etc were secondary, but the production, particularly the ending, reflects the sentiments of a bygone era. So does Cuba, and that is how I want to remember it, as all is about to change.Joanna Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628188649729381088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247709781486325765.post-84826002401779173252014-07-08T19:53:51.737+01:002014-07-08T19:53:51.737+01:00Very well written piece about the reality of trave...Very well written piece about the reality of travel and ballet in Cuba! The Ballet Nacional is definitely a company of performers and I personally wouldn't have it any other way. It's the dance that matters, and the passion and communication displayed on stage. Sets, costumes and backdrops are secondary to that! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608119213866457016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-247709781486325765.post-56293507855000601172014-07-08T14:31:26.319+01:002014-07-08T14:31:26.319+01:00Thank you so much for that review. It must have be...Thank you so much for that review. It must have been a wonderful evening. You were so fortunate to see Alicia Alonso in the flesh. One of the all time greats of ballet.Jane Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448574554083999342noreply@blogger.com