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Gran Teatro de La Habana is a theater in Havana, Cuba, home to the Cuban National Ballet. It was designed by the Belgian architect Paul Belau and built by Purdy and Henderson, Engineers in 1914 at the site of the former Teatro Tacón. Its construction was paid for by the Galician immigrants of Havana to serve as a community-social center.
The Teatro Tacón had excellent acoustics, so much so that the Gran Teatro de La Habana was built around its old hall. Architect Paul Belau and U.S. firm Purdy and Henderson, Engineers kept the original structure and built the Centro Gallego (Galician Center), a European-styled addition and renovation for the purpose of enlarging its functions as well as serving as a means of introducing an ...
The Cuban National Ballet (Spanish: Ballet Nacional de Cuba) is a classical ballet company based at Great Theatre of Havana in Havana, Cuba, founded by the Cuban prima ballerina assoluta, Alicia Alonso in 1948. The official school of the company is the Cuban National Ballet School.
1970 – Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris, together with her company; 1974 – Order of Work of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam; 1985 – Gold Medal of the Gran Teatro by Premio Gran Teatro de La Habana; 1998 – National Prize for Dance from the Ministry of Culture of Cuba; 1998 – Gold medal from the Circulo de Bellas Artes of Madrid
Palacio de la Ópera, A Coruña; Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia; Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao; Teatro Campoamor, Oviedo; Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville; Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid; Teatre La Faràndula, Sabadell; Teatre Principal, Barcelona (now closed) Teatre Principal de Maó, Mahón; Teatro Real, Madrid; Teatro Pérez Galdós, Las ...
The Teatro Nacional de Cuba is a theatre building in Havana, Cuba, on Plaza de la Revolución. [1] History
The 11th festival was dedicated to two anniversaries: the 150th Anniversary of the Gran Teatro de La Habana, the oldest theatrical institution of the country, and the 40th Anniversary of the foundation of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. The 12th had a slogan: "Past, present, and choreographic future”.
Among the buildings surrounding the park are Gran Teatro de La Habana (The Great Theatre of Havana Alicia Alonso), the Hotel Inglaterra (England Hotel), the Hotel Telégrafo, el Hotel Parque Central (Central Park Hotel), la Manzana de Gómez, the Hotel Plaza and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. [1]