Alberto Alonso

Biography

He studied with several teachers including Preobrajenska and Idzikowski and danced with Ballets Russes de Colonel de Basil from 1935 to 1940. He subsequently danced with Ballet Theatre (1944-5), Ballet Alicia Alonso (1948-9), and after 1966 with National Ballet of Cuba. From 1941 he also worked as ballet master and choreographer, creating several works including Espacio y movimiento (National Ballet of Cuba, mus. Stravinsky, 1966), which won the prize for best choreography at Varna in 1968, and Carmen Suite (Bolshoi Ballet, mus. Bizet – Shchedrin, 1967, revived for many companies, including Ballet Argentino and Moscow Festival Ballet). He continued choreographing for several companies including New York’s Ballet Hispanico in 1994.