Dracula 2016 Insert

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JAVIER MORALES, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE,
graduated
as a dancer and teacher from the National
School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba in 2003, working
under the tutelage of various masters like
Adria Velázquez, Fernando Alonso, Lázaro
Carreño and Ramona de Saa. From 2003 to 2014
he belonged to the National Ballet of Cuba under the artistic
direction of Alicia Alonso. He reached the rank of First Soloist.
Javier participated in Ballet Festival of Havana several times.
During his professional time with this company, he had featured
roles in world-renowned classical masterpieces such as Giselle,
Swan Lake, Coppélia, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote and
Shakespeare and his Masks. He also excelled in numerous contemporary
works by choreographers Annabelle Lopez Ochoa,
Alberto Mendez, Peter Quans, Jorge Amarante and Antonio el
Pipa. He has danced in the best theaters around the world in
Europe, Asia, South America and North America. He danced
the Corsaire pas de deux, among other works with the Classic
Ballet of Mazatlan Sinaloa, Mexico. Javier is delighted to be
performing with BAHBT for his 2nd season.
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LAURA MASSAGUE, ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, began
dancing at the age of 9 in the Elementary
School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba. She then
danced in the National School of Ballet, participating
and receiving honors in International Concourses.
She graduated with Golden Title of
Dancer/Professor. At the age of 18, she became a member of
Alicia Alonso’s National Ballet of Cuba and danced with them
for nearly a decade, joining the Corps de Ballet in 2005.
Throughout this time, she danced in countless ballets such as
Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Coppélia,
Paquita, Napoli, Les Sylphides and many other classics. At the
same time, she danced contemporary works with the company.
Laura participated in international tours to Europe, Africa,
Egypt, Australia and throughout the Americas. She also studied
in the Cuban Institute of Superior Arts for four years. During her
time with the National Ballet, she rose through the ranks of the
Corps de Ballet to Soloist. She created her own ballet choreography
and took class and rehearsals from famous ballet dancers
and professors such as Alicia Alonso, Fernando Alonso,
Loipa Araujo, Aurora Bosh, Svetlana Ballester, Azary Plissetsky,
Lazaro Carreño and others. She is very grateful to the Cuban
National Ballet and its entire staff for the experience and lessons
she gained. In October 2014 she became a Guest Artist for
BAHBT performing the leading role in The Sleeping Beauty and
The Nutcracker. The following season she joined the company
as an Artist in Residence performing principal roles in Snow
White, Cinderella, Don Quixote pas de deux, among others.