Begun in mid-May in China, where they made 18 performances of “Swan Lake” in Alicia Alonso’s renowned version of Petipa and Ivanov’s original piece, the tour let the BNC “the possibility of bringing, for the first time, the public of several cities closer to an art that is so elitist in other parts of the world,” she said.

We had the chance of performing in the most wonderful theaters in which we have done it in recent times, Valdes told Prensa Latina before affirming that the recently concluded tour confirmed that ballet can reach many spectators in different ways, even without full knowledge of this art.

“The aesthetics, the combination of strength and technique with virtuosity, and above all the performing quality by Cuban dancers, are the elements that undoubtedly have the greatest impact on the audience, whether they are connoisseurs or not,” the winner of Cuba’s National Dance Award in 2025 reaffirmed.

Regarding their stay in Vietnam, she pointed out that this time they had two presentations with a program that combined pieces from the universal classical repertoire and neoclassical works and other styles, which made the show more attractive, not only musically, but also choreographically and technically speaking.

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