{"id":5316,"date":"2026-09-23T06:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/?p=5316"},"modified":"2026-09-20T00:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T04:03:13","slug":"cuban-national-ballet-to-perform-at-the-mariinsky-and-bolshoi-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioenciclopedia.cu\/cultural-news\/cuban-national-ballet-to-perform-at-the-mariinsky-and-bolshoi-theaters-23092026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban National Ballet to Perform at the Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Cuban National Ballet will soon embark on a tour of Russia, with performances at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the Pushkin Theater in Nizhny Novgorod, and the Dmitri Shostakovich Theater in Samara.<\/p>\n

The tour will open on September 24 at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. The performance is part of the program of the 12th International Forum of United Cultures of St. Petersburg<\/strong>, which will be held under the theme \u201cUnited Cultures, Shared Values,\u201d according to the Press Department of the renowned company.<\/p>\n

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Under the direction of principal dancer Viengsay Vald\u00e9s, the Cuban company will present Giselle<\/strong>, one of the crowning works of the Romantic era. In Alicia Alonso\u2019s acclaimed choreographic version, the ballet has become the Cuban National Ballet\u2019s calling card around the world.<\/p>\n

The September 24 performance at the Mariinsky will feature principal dancers Anette Delgado and \u00c1nyelo Montero as Giselle and Albrecht, respectively, with Ernesto D\u00edaz as Hilarion\u2014a role he will perform in all the tour\u2019s performances\u2014and Gabriela Druyet as the Queen of the Wilis. In Nizhny Novgorod, on September 29, Anette Delgado and \u00c1nyelo Montero will headline the cast, with Laura Kamila as the Queen of the Wilis.<\/p>\n

At Moscow\u2019s Bolshoi Theatre on September 27, Viengsay Vald\u00e9s will dance the role of Giselle, Dani Hern\u00e1ndez will portray Albrecht, and Ana Pessino will perform as the Queen of the Wilis. In Samara, on October 3, Nadila Estrada will appear as the Queen of the Wilis alongside Viengsay Vald\u00e9s and Dani Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n

Translated by Luis E. Amador Dominguez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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