Havana, Cuba.- Multiple floral wreaths, led by those sent by Cuban Communist Party leader Raul Castro and President Miguel Diaz-Canel, escorted the coffin which was placed in front of the Theater´s grand staircase. The auditorium, which currently bears her name, was the venue where she first performed 69 years ago, with her first company.
People from all walks of life, authorities, ballet students, artists, intellectuals and admirers lined up to file past the artist's mortal remains.
Since the announcement of the ballet star's passing, numerous events have been held island-wide to celebrate her life and legacy. A planned performance of the National Ballet of Cuba, scheduled to inaugurate the newly refurbished Sauto Theater in Matanzas, went ahead Friday evening as planned, in tribute to the Prima Ballerina Assoluta's concept of the show must go on.
A live national television broadcast started at 9 am carrying images of the funeral of the founder of the Cuban National Ballet, of the Cuban School of Ballet and one of the most extraordinary figures of world dance art of the last century.
A declaration issued by the National Unmion of Writers and Artists – UNEAC, stated that Alicia Alonso "was and will be one of the most intimate symbols of national culture."
RAÚL CASTRO AND MIGUEL DÍAZ-CANEL ATTEND ALICIA ALONSO'S FUNERAL
The first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, Raúl Castro, and the president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, attended Saturday the funeral honors of Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, at Havana´s Grand Theater.
The second secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, José Ramón Machado Ventura, the president of the National Assembly, Esteban Lazo, joined Raúl Castro and Díaz-Canel in the last honor guard.
The Cuban people paid massive tribute to the director of the National Ballet of Cuba, who died on October 17 in Havana, while personalities from around the world offered their condolences and respect to the famous ambassador of Cuban culture.
Intellectuals, students, and colleagues stood in honor guard to the prestigious artist, an icon of the universal ballet, who maintained a strong link with the historical leaders of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel, and Raúl Castro, who offered their unrestricted support to the development of the island's ballet school since its foundation.
In 2000, the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba awarded Alonso the country's highest decoration, the José Martí Order, and in 2015, the same entity decided to rename the Gran Teatro de La Habana with the name of the distinguished Cuban dancer, teacher, and choreographer. (RHC)
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