ES / EN
- July 5, 2025 -
No Result
View All Result
OnCubaNews
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors
OnCubaNews
ES / EN
Home Culture

Amidst Dance and Lecuona…

by
  • José Ernesto González Mosquera
    José Ernesto González Mosquera
August 28, 2012
in Culture
0

One hundred years are now being celebrated of the great Ernesto Lecuona’s La comparsa, a unique piece in the music repertoire of our country. This extraordinarily Cuban composition creates the image of a carnival dance through its notes and the intensity of its rhythm and movement.

Dedicated to the occasion and as prelude to the special concert in tribute to maestro Lecuona to be presented during the upcoming International Ballet Festival of Havana, prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and the National Museum of the Dance dedicated a special session to recall the event.

The exhibition Lecuona y la danza (Lecuona and the Dance) was inaugurated at the museum’s venue in Havana’s neighborhood of El Vedado, presenting different graphic and documentary testimonies that reflect the importance of La comparsa for music and for the Cubans. It was likewise an opportunity to recall the links of the famous Cuban composer with the dance and the works created using his music that are part of the repertoire of Ballet Nacional de Cuba.

The choreography that most approaches Lecuona and his masterpiece is Impromptu Lecuona, a ballet signed by Alicia Alonso where she uses different works by the famous creator including parts and variations of La Comparsa. A particularly unique ballet where contemporary and classic shake hands in a subtle and almost imperceptible way.

The exhibition, now open to the public, was possible thanks to the efforts and coordination by the National Museum of Music and the Museum of Dance. Also determinant was the contribution of Cuban pianist, maestro Huberal Herrera, follower of Lecuona’s legacy, who provided valuable documents.

Pedro Simón, director of the museum and of the magazine Cuba en el Ballet, underlined during the meeting that it moves to realize that “with La comparsa we are in the presence of an act of profound Cuban-ness”.
 

Related Posts

Camila Rodhe. Photo: Taken from her Instagram profile.

Camila Rodhe: “My art has saved me many times”

July 3, 2025
Cuban saxophonist and composer César López. Photo: Taken from his Instagram profile.

A sanctuary for jazz in Cuba: César López’s dream

July 2, 2025
Cuban saxophonist and composer César López. Photo: Taken from his Instagram profile.

A sanctuary for jazz in Cuba: César López’s dream

June 29, 2025
Issac Delgado. Photo: Lied Lorain.

Issac Delgado: “Music only betrays you when you don’t believe in what you’re doing.”

June 17, 2025
  • José Ernesto González Mosquera
    José Ernesto González Mosquera
Previous Post

The Spirit of the Beatles in Luna Manzanares

Next Post

History Carved in Stone

José Ernesto González Mosquera

José Ernesto González Mosquera

Next Post

History Carved in Stone

New Custom-Duties for Parcels

In Havana... the King of the Jungle

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

The conversation here is moderated according to OnCuba News discussion guidelines. Please read the Comment Policy before joining the discussion.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Most Read

  • Flags of Cuba and the United States, seen in perspective in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodríguez.

    Trump reinstates hard-line Cuba embargo as Havana condemns US measure as “criminal”

    17 shares
    Share 7 Tweet 4
  • CIA documents revealing attempts to assassinate Fidel and Raúl Castro declassified

    48 shares
    Share 19 Tweet 12
  • The Enchanted Shrimp of the Cuban Dance

    3057 shares
    Share 1223 Tweet 764
  • A sanctuary for jazz in Cuba: César López’s dream

    8 shares
    Share 3 Tweet 2
  • A visit to what we were

    8 shares
    Share 3 Tweet 2

Most Commented

  • Photo: Kaloian.

    Private sector and tourism in Cuba. Why not?

    10 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3
  • About us
  • Work with OnCuba
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Moderation policy for comments
  • Contact us
  • Advertisement offers

OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors

OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}