The Teatro Nacional de Cuba’s Avellaneda Hall in this capital will host performances on December 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, and on January 1, 2026.

The money collected from the December 19-20 shows will be donated by the company, declared a Cultural Heritage of the Nation, to the victims of Hurricane Melissa in the country’s eastern region, BNC’s General Director, Viengsay Valdes, told Prensa Latina.

Two renowned principal dancers, Anette Delgado and Dani Hernandez, will open the season this Friday and will delight ballet-goers again on December 21.

The remaining performances will feature Laura Kamila and Yankiel Vazquez on December 20 and 29, Nadila Estrada and Alejandro Alderete on December 26, and Gabriela Druyet and Anyelo Montero on December 27 and January 1.

Kamila, Estrada, and Alderete will have the opportunity to debut in the leading roles of Don Quixote, a so attractive and complex classic that no major competition exists where at least a fragment of it is not performed: be it a variation or the pas de deux.

Meanwhile, two exceptional dancers, Argentinian Marianela Nunez and Cuban Patricio Reve, will perform with the BNC on December 28 and 30. Nunez is a principal dancer of the Royal Ballet of London, while Reve is a current guest artist of the British company and a principal dancer at the Queensland Ballet in Australia.

jdt/iff/otf/msm