Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater of Cuba, in Havana, will shine on August 1, 2, and 3 with performances by leading figures of our country’s classic dance, as announced by the prestigious company on its Facebook page.

In the first performance, the roles of Kitri and Basilio in Don Quixote will be performed by Gabriela Druyet and Anyelo Montero, while Anette Delgado and Dani Hernandez will take on the roles of Odette and Siegfried in Swan Lake.

According to the program, Grettel Morejon and Yankiel Vazquez will star in Don Quixote on Saturday the 2nd, while Gabriela Druyet and Anyelo Montero will play the lead roles in Swan Lake that day.

This latter classic will be performed on Sunday the 3rd alongside Grettel Morejon and Yankiel Vazquez.

Anette Delgado and Dani Hernandez will showcase their talents that day in the roles of Kitri and Basilio, respectively. Nadila Estrada, Alejandro Alderete, Laura Kamila, Luis Fernandez, Yotuel Mendez, Dairon Darias, Erick Solorzano, and Roque Salvador will take on other roles.

With music by Ludwig Minkus, Don Quixote is choreographed by Maria Elena Llorente and Marta Garcia, under the artistic and choreographic direction of Alicia Alonso and designs by Salvador Fernández.

The second act of Swan Lake will be presented in Alicia Alonso’s version of Lev Ivanov’s original creation, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and set design by Ricardo Reymena.

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