Cuba’s Cherished Ballet Tradition Endures Through Blackouts, Shortages
About 178 students keep training as blackouts and shortages strain daily life, and the company drew packed audiences for a gala performance.
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Cuba’s cherished ballet tradition endures through blackouts, shortages
For months, two-thirds of Cuba had no electricity at night. Some neighbourhoods in the capital of Havana have been without running water for more than two weeks. Transportation is scarce, and eggs, bread, and cooking oil are hard to find. Yet every morning, about 178 young students gather for classes at the National Ballet School in the capital. Housed in an imposing Art Nouveau building in the heart of Old Havana, the school combines rigorous d…
Every morning, some 178 young students gather to attend classes at the National Ballet School in the capital.Despite the constant crisis in the country, classical ballet remains a fundamental part of its culture, almost as popular as baseball.
Cuba’s Ballet Tradition Continues Amid Blackouts
For months, two-thirds of Cuba had no electricity at night. Some neighborhoods in the capital of Havana have been without running water for more than two weeks. Transportation is scarce and eggs, bread and cooking oil are hard to find. – AP News
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Cuba’s cherished ballet tradition endures through daily blackouts and shortages
HAVANA (AP) — For months, two-thirds of Cuba had no electricity at night. Some neighborhoods in the capital of Havana have been without running water for more than two weeks.
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