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Swan Lake in the Caribbean: Cuban ballet’s 60th anniversary

Published: 08 November, 2008, 08:53


Cuban ballerina Anette Delgado (L), AFP Photo / Adalberto Roque

Cuba's national ballet, one of the world's best, has turned 60. It’s not a lot in ballet terms, but it is a lifetime for Cuba. 60 years ago the island was an artistic desert – but it’s now considered to be one of the ballet capitals of the worl

 
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