August 5, 2010
Havana Rakatan
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2010 It’s known to most simply as “salsa,” but Cuban music and dance takes many forms. The brainchild of Nilda Guerra, Havana Rakatan is a stage spectacular that transports viewers beyond salsa to forms like the cha-cha-cha, rumba and tango. These are danced to perfection by the toned members […]
By Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2010
It’s known to most simply as “salsa,” but Cuban music and dance takes many forms. The brainchild of Nilda Guerra, Havana Rakatan is a stage spectacular that transports viewers beyond salsa to forms like the cha-cha-cha, rumba and tango. These are danced to perfection by the toned members of the Rakatan Ballet, to the accompaniment of veteran octet Turquino, which specializes in the salsa precursor known as son.
Havana Rakatan
Nilda Guerra’s Ballet Rakatan brings its award-winning Cuban dance extravaganza to Tokyo. Aug 6-15, various times, ¥5,800 (B)/¥6,800 (A)/¥7,800 (S). Tokyo International Forum, Yurakucho. Tel: Kyodo Tokyo 03-3498-6666 or https://ticket.kyodotokyo.com
