Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (LADC) will present three evenings of exclusive performances at F\u00e1brica de Arte. All shows are scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 21, and 28, taking place in Nave 3.<\/p>\n
The opening program will give audiences an up-close look at scenes from Habana F\u00e9nix<\/em>, a production that has garnered tremendous acclaim since its debut in 2023. Recently hailed as a success at Bogot\u00e1\u2019s impressive Teatro Colsubsidio\u2014an arena that seats nearly 1,000 spectators\u2014the show also inaugurated the second edition of the Ballet Beyond Borders (BBB) HAVBANA 2025 event a few weeks prior. Last year, it even won over the crowd at the 53rd Cultural Festival of Fort de France in Martinique.<\/p>\n The world premiere of Habana F\u00e9nix<\/em> quickly became one of Cuba\u2019s defining cultural moments in 2023, earning its creator\u2014master, director, and choreographer Lizt Alfonso\u2014the National Choreography Award from the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC). Although she developed the overall choreographic concept and technical design of the piece, several segments were also staged by dancers and instructors trained at LADC, including Yadira Hern\u00e1ndez, Diana Fern\u00e1ndez, Claudia Valdivia, Laura Abreu, Daira Jay, and Yohara Garc\u00eda, alongside contributions from the company\u2019s founder herself.<\/p>\n For Lizt Alfonso, this work is deeply personal. She personally curated the musical selections in collaboration with Carmen Souto, director of LADC\u2019s music group\u2014a partnership she describes as invaluable. In addition, she took part in the editing process, conceived each thematic choreographic sequence, carefully assembled her team and immersed them in a unified vision, and selected the technical props to be used\u2014helmets, fans, shawls, a suitcase, among others. Moreover, she opened doors for emerging dancers, nurturing, directing, and creating along the way.<\/p>\n After witnessing Habana F\u00e9nix<\/em> on May 5, 2023, Cuban singer-songwriter and poet Silvio Rodr\u00edguez reflected on his experience in a post on his blog, Segunda Cita<\/em>: \u201cLast night, at Teatro Mart\u00ed, we witnessed the world premiere of Habana F\u00e9nix<\/em> by Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba, inspired by the words of the patriot Eusebio Leal. We felt renewed and deeply grateful for a work that both describes and identifies us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe language of dance can convey everything\u2014bodies that speak in place of words; solo monologues; dance choruses that narrate both the simple and the complex facets of our lives and dreams,\u201d Rodr\u00edguez attested, a figure renowned as one of the most notable poets of Ibero-American song and a founding member of the Nueva Trova movement.<\/p>\n \u201cIn Habana F\u00e9nix<\/em>, the ethnic, historical, and everyday elements that define us are articulated, dissected, and merged,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n Eminent Cuban historian Eusebio Leal\u2014whose words served as the inspirational foundation for the production\u2014had high praise for Lizt Alfonso: \u201cShe has demonstrated, with very tangible achievements, that one can start from the solitary beginnings of a project and ultimately attain the global stature that the ballet bearing her name now enjoys.\u201d<\/p>\n Leal further commended her remarkable ability to confront and overcome any challenge. \u201cI have seen her rise like a phoenix from a handful of ruins and emerge with an entire company,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n Source: Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba<\/em><\/p>\n Translated by Luis E. 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