Ballet Nacional de Cuba
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Cuban National Ballet (Ballet Nacional de Cuba) is managed by Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso and is one of the top ballet companies in the world.
It was founded by Alicia Alonso and her husband on October 28, 1948 as Alicia Alonso Ballet Company.
The ballet created more than 600 works and performed in more than 60 countries worldwide. The company hosts the biannual International Ballet Festival of Havana for over 40 years.
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary Fidel Castro awarded the ballet and Alicia Alonso the highest civil decoration, the Lazaro Pena Order.
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