27th Int’l Ballet Festival Havana (20Oct - 13Nov) to feature new ballet by J. Lang

[Jeannette]

Choreographer Jessica Lang is in Havana, creating a 23-min work to Mozart’s 5th Piano Concerto! This recent (2 Sept) article is in Spanish but includes many interesting photos of the initial rehearsals.

https://www.juventudrebelde.cu/cultura/2022-09-02/joyful-we-una-semilla-a-la-esperanza-fotos

Adding an article from Prensa Latina, in English, on the same topic:

 

https://www.plenglish.com/news/2022/09/01/national-ballet-of-cuba-rehearses-piece-of-choreographer-jessica-lang/

 

One can get an idea of the Festival’s schedule here:

https://www.authenticubatours.com/cuba-festival-tours/cuba-ballet-festival.htm

 

As I get a full official schedule, I’ll try to share here. I’m wondering if Daniel Ulbricht will be taking a group of his NYCB colleagues this time, as he has in the past?

 

p.s. Every article that I read has different dates for the Festival. Very frustrating!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2022 by Jeannette

[Jeannette]

According to the BNC’s own web page about the event - here - the Festival will span from 20 October to 13 November 2022, as on the title of this thread. At three weeks, this 27th edition will surely be the longest one yet. Perhaps they’re making up for the cancellation of the 2020 one during COVID?