Danza Contemporanea de Cuba (Contemporary Dance of Cuba) is a contemporary dance company based in Havana, Cuba, combining modern American theatre, Afro-Caribbean dance styles and classical European Ballet.
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The company was founded in 1959 as the Conjunto Nacional de Danza Moderna (National Modern Dance Group) by Ramon Guerra, who has moulded Danza Contemporanea’s repertoire into a Cuban blend of ballet and folklore styles.
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba is now under the direction of Miguel Iglesias, who started dancing with the company in 1975 before becoming its director. With more than 70 productions in its active repertoire, Danza Contemporanea de Cuba has toured throughout America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
The founder, Ramon Guerra, widely known as the grandfather of modern dance in Cuba, is a dance researcher who has published Appreciation of Dance in 1969, The Theatricalization of Folklore and Other Essays in 1989 and Dancing Caliban in 1998.
The current membership includes Director Miguel A. Iglesias Ferrer and Regisseur Isidro Rolando Thondike, with Maîtres Luís Roblejo, Dulce María Vale, Isabel Blanco, Margarita Vilela, Luz M. Collazo and Yoerlis Brunet.
The choreography is provided by Resident Choreographers are Isidro Rolando, Jorge Abril, George Céspedes, Julio César Iglesias and Osnel Delgado and Invited Choreographers Jan Linkens, Joaquín Sabaté, Gianni di Cicco, Kenneth Kvamström, Samir Akika, Cathy Marston, Rafael Bonachela and Mats Ek.