My Favorit Ballerina I met her in Budapest Opera House.. She was blinde and great !!! She learned me that i have to close my eyes on the stage and follow the heat from the reflectors .. She had right.. One keeps the balance better !!!! Alicia Alonso (born Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad Martínez Hoya; 21 December 1921) is a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer. Her company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955. She is most famous for her portrayals of Giselle and the ballet version of Carmen From the age of nineteen, Alonso was afflicted with an eye defect and was partially blind. Her partners always had to be in the exact place she expected them to be, and she used lights in different parts of the stage to guide them.............A living legend...Alonso danced solos in Europe and elsewhere well into her 70s. She continued to serve as the director of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba until the early 21st-century. Numerous books have been written on the ballerina, including Alicia Alonso: At Home and Abroad (1970), Alicia Alonso:The Story of a Ballerina (1979), Alicia Alonso: A Passionate Life of Dance (1984) and Alicia Alonso: First Lady of the Ballet (1993). During a November 2003 on-stage interview prior to a Cuban National Ballet performance in San Diego, California, she exclaimed, Im so happy to be here. And Im happy whenever Im on the stage. The stage is where a dancer should be, even if its only to walk or sit. I am at home on the stage.....
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:42:40 +0000
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