Hispanicity on Stage with Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (LADC) and the Embassy of Spain invite the public on October 12 at 3:00 p.m. at the Martí Theatre to the Grand Gala for Hispanicity Day, which exalts the heritage that forms an essential part of the culture of this Caribbean nation and many other countries across the continent.

According to information released by the organizers, the program will feature excerpts from the shows "Fuerza y Compás" and "Habana Fénix," alongside other choreographic pieces.

The LADC musical ensemble, under the direction of Carmen Souto, will add brilliance to this Gala headlined by the company, which on October 19 will mark 35 years since its founding by director, teacher, and choreographer Lizt Alfonso. For the occasion, Alfonso has invited LADC's Children's and Youth Ballets as well as the Teaching Artistic Group.

The so-called Hispanicity Day or National Day of Spain originates on October 12, 1492, when Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas—an event that, regardless of ample ethical, moral, and humanistic questions, altered the course of history for the Spanish metropolis and the world, including its culture.

An inseparable part of that legacy is dance, cultivated by LADC with passion and pride as a synthesis of the mixed-heritage richness that this encounter bequeathed.