American Ballet Theatre returns to Cuba after 50 years
The American Ballet Theatre company is to perform in Cuba later this year for the first time in 50 years.
Barack Obama's administration has given the troupe permission to dance at the Havana International Ballet Festival at the Karl Marx Theatre.
Its last Cuban performance was at the inaugural event in 1960.
While the general travel ban on US tourists remains, it is the latest sign of an easing of relations between the two former Cold War adversaries.
On 3 and 4 November, the company will perform scenes from ballets including Alexei Ratmansky's Seven Sonatas and Fancy Free by Jerome Robbins.
American Ballet executive director Rachel Moore, speaking at a Havana press conference to announce the tour, said: "I can't speak for the politics but I do believe that the arts are a tremendous bridge between communities....
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Barack Obama's administration has given the troupe permission to dance at the Havana International Ballet Festival at the Karl Marx Theatre.
Its last Cuban performance was at the inaugural event in 1960.
While the general travel ban on US tourists remains, it is the latest sign of an easing of relations between the two former Cold War adversaries.
On 3 and 4 November, the company will perform scenes from ballets including Alexei Ratmansky's Seven Sonatas and Fancy Free by Jerome Robbins.
American Ballet executive director Rachel Moore, speaking at a Havana press conference to announce the tour, said: "I can't speak for the politics but I do believe that the arts are a tremendous bridge between communities....