In Memoriam: Alberto Alonso

From: Dance Teacher | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: Vellucci, Michelle | Copyright information

Alberto Alonso

Founder of Ballet Nacional de Cuba

He was one of the founding architects of Cuba's renowned ballet scene and a prolific choreographer who created one of the world's most famous ballets, Carmen Suite. Yet Alberto Alonso, who died December 31, 2007, at his home in Gainesville, Florida, was not a household name in this country.

It was here in the U.S., though, where he lived out his final years after defecting from Cuba in 1993 at age 76. And at Santa Fe Commu...

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