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• 12 / 19 / 2008

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The first, the most famous of all Romantic ballets, is a version by Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso on the original choreography of Coralli-Perrot.

Alonso will be in Greece with her group, considered by international criticism among the world´s most prestigious and top-quality dance companies.

Performances will take place at the Athens Concert Hall (Megaron), with first dancers Anette Delgado, Joel Carreño, Viengsay Valdes and Romel Frometa in the main roles.

Other main dancers are Javier Torres, Elier Bourzac, and Janela Pinera, the latter first soloist of the company, who will debut in the role of Kitri, from the ballet "Don Quixote," an Alonso´s version of an Alexander Gorski´s choreography.

The BNC director will celebrate in Greece her birthday, the 65th anniversary of Giselle´s first performance, and the 60th anniversary of the company, who initial group founded in 1948.

(Cubarte)