Cuba's National Ballet to Dedicate Gala Performance to the United Nations

The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), a Cultural Heritage of the Nation, will celebrate the 81st anniversary of the United Nations Organization with a gala performance to be held on Saturday, October 24, in the Avellaneda Hall of the National Theater at 7:00 p.m.

According to information from the BNC press team, on that occasion the company will present "Giselle," in Alicia Alonso's (1920-2019) version based on the choreography by Jean Coralli (1779-1854) and Jules Perrot (1810-1892), with Viengsay Valdés and Dani Hernández in the roles of Giselle and Albrecht, respectively, alongside Ernesto Díaz as Hilarion and Gabriela Druyet as the Queen of the Wilis.

The following day, Sunday the 25th, at 5:00 p.m., "Giselle" will take the stage again, with a cast led by Anette Delgado in the title role, Ányelo Montero as Albrecht, Ernesto Díaz as Hilarion and Nadila Estrada as the Queen of the Wilis.

These performances will be the first presentations of that romantic ballet that the BNC will stage on the island following its successful tour of venues in the Russian Federation, which included performances at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg and the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.