Alberto Alonso
Alberto Alonso | |
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| Born | Alberto Julio Alonso Rayneri 22 May 1917 |
| Died | 31 December 2007 (aged 90) Gainesville, Florida, U.S |
| Citizenship | Cuban |
| Occupation(s) | Ballet dancer, choreographer |
| Spouses | Elena del Cueto
(m. 1946–1962)Sonia Calero (m. 1964) |
| Children | Maria Victoria Alonso, Maria Elena Alonso and Alberto Jr |
Alberto Julio Rayneri Alonso (22 May 1917 – 31 December 2007) was a Cuban dancer and choreographer, the brother of Fernando Alonso and brother-in-law of Alicia Alonso (née Martinez). He was influential in the development of the Cuban style of ballet, a combination of Russian and Western techniques with a Latin style.
Biography
Alonso was born in
From 1942 he also worked as ballet master and choreographer, creating several works including Antes del Alba (1948, music by Hilario Gonzalez, libretto by
He was married from 1939 to 1944 to the
He left Cuba in 1993 with his third wife, and settled in Gainesville, Florida, where he became master artist in residence at the Santa Fe Community College and resident choreographer for the Dance Theater of Santa Fe. He continued choreographing for several companies including New York's Ballet Hispanico in 1994, and re-creating Carmen for Svetlana Zakharova in the Bolshoi Ballet in 2005.
Alonso died from heart failure in his adopted hometown of Gainesville, Florida, at age 90.[1]
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References
Notes
- ^ "Dancer co-founded the National Ballet of Cuba," Los Angeles Times (January 11, 2008 ).
- ISBN 9783642297175. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
Sources consulted
- Danza Ballet Blog Revista Video[permanent dead link] "Farewell to a Master", by Célida P. Villalón, January 8, 2008.
- "Dance of my heart", Dir. Ricardo Acosta. With Alberto Alonso, Sonia Calero, Fernando Alonso, Maya Plisetskaya. Santa Fe Community College, 2009.
- Alberto Alonso (in Russian)
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