If nothing else Cuba’s most prestigious modern dance company knows how to grab attention from the start.
When the 10 girls and 10 boys dressed in only white underwear come on to the stage there is a collective gasp from the audience. While it may not be entirely correct to allow our admiring gaze to roam over the lean, limber, dusky bodies it is an entirely appropriate response.
Formed in 1959 the group’s artistic identity is a perfect reflection of the spirit of the Revolution. This is a genuine collective: organic in the sweep of its movement, egalitarian in its refusal to allow star turns. All dancers are equal and none are more equal than others.
