The American Ballet Theater (ABT) and the New York City Ballet were presented with the 2011 Villanueva Award for best foreign performances in Cuba in 2010.
The official historian of the National Ballet of Cuba, Miguel Cabrera, received the award yesterday on behalf of the two U.S. dance companies companies, and described as a friendly bridge their attendance and performances at the recent Havana Ballet Festival.
In addition to the New York City Ballet and ABT, with which prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso started her international career in the 1940s and 50s, other Latin American works and theatre groups were awarded as well.
The Villanueva prizes are granted each year by the Association of Performing Artists, which is affiliated with the National Union of Cuban Writers and Artists.
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