The Dominican National Ballet (BND), the government ballet company, announced the staging of the classic ballet “Carmen” to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The BND was founded in 1981.
Alina Abreu, current director of the Ballet Nacional Dominicano, announced “Carmen” will be presented free for all audiences on 19, 20 and 21 November at the Máximo Avilés Blonda Hall of the Palace de Bellas Artes at Máximo Gómez and Independencia avenues.
With “Carmen,” the Palacio de Bellas Artes opens to presentations. The theater had been closed to presentations since March 2020.
The announcement was made during an event in which 15 past BND directors were recognized — Eduardo Villanueva, Magda Corbett, Carmen Heredia, Clara Elena Ramírez, Magaly Rodríguez, Miriam Bello, Pía Valverde, Ninoska Velásquez, Irmgard Despradel, Carlos Veitía, Marilouise Ventura, Mercedes Morales, Mónika Despradel, Marinella Sallent and Armando González. Each received a scroll of recognition from Alina Abreu and Mario Lebrón, general director of the Palacio de Bellas Artes.
“Filled with pride, I preside over this meeting today with you colleagues and friends, working for our vision of dance excellence in our country,” said Ballet Nacional Dominicano director Alina Abreu.
She emphasized that the company is in an “excellent physical and artistic moment to present itself as it deserves to the public who admires and enjoys good art”.
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El Dia
10 November 2021