Fernando Alonso: The Father of Cuban Ballet

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Index Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations. Academía Alicia Alonso. See Alicia Alonso Academy of Ballet Acosta, Carlos, ix, 122–23, 129–31, 151, 171 Afro-Cubans, 68, 87. See also Cuba: African influence in Afternoon of a Faun, 45, 77 Aguirre, Mirta, 75 Aida, 27, 193 Albarrán, Leonor, 34 Alicia Alonso Academy of Ballet, xviii, 54–56, 68, 74, 77, 78, 87, 92, 133–34, 223; replaced by National Ballet School, 55, 91–92; student scholarships to, 126, 147. See also Ballet Alicia Alonso; National Ballet School Alonso, Alberto: with Fernando Alonso in Greece and Cyprus, 106–7; and Ballet Alicia Alonso, xviii, 45, 223; and Ballet de Camagüey, 103; and Ballet Russe (de Col. de Basil), 15; birth of, 4; and Cuban National Ballet, xi, 85, 87, 91, 95, 143, 223; and Cuban Revolution, 143, 147; as dancer, 15, 33, 37, 45, 47; early years of, 4–8, 12–15; and film version of Giselle, 95; and football, 8, 11–12; and the Pro-Arte Musical Society of Havana, xvii–xviii, 11–14, 31, 33–37, 43–44, 52; relationship with brother Fernando, 4, 5–6, 57, 193 —as choreographer, xviii–xix, 99, 103, 106, 115, 132, 168–70, 211; of Antes del alba, 37; of Carmen, 128, 132; of Concerto, 36; of Conjugaci ón, 211; of Edipo Rey, 170; of Espacio y movimiento, 211; of Forma, 31; of La hija del general, 31, 33; of Medea, 106; of The Message, 33; of Muñecos, 182; of Rara avis, 182; of Rascacielos, 33; of Sombras, 36 Alonso, Alicia: artistic collaboration with Fernando Alonso, xvi–xvii, 16, 28, 34, 57–58, 126, 134; artistic director of Cuban National Ballet, xii; and Ballet Alicia Alonso, xviii, 45; and Ballet Alicia Alonso National Academy, 54–55; and Ballet Caravan, xvii, 18, 22–23, 26, 44, 126, 194; and Ballet de Cuba, 75–77; and Ballet Theatre, 24, 25–28, 29, 33, 34–35, 39–42, 44, 179, 223; birth of daughter Laura, 18; brother of (Antonio Martínez), 12–13, 24; as choreographer, xviii; courted by Fernando Alonso, 12–13, 16; and Cuban National Ballet, xi–xii, xvi–xviii, 85, 87, 89–90, 95; difficulty discussing Fernando Alonso, xii–xix; divorce from Fernando Alonso (1974), ix, x, xiv, xv–xvi, 100–101, 128, 148; early years of, 12–14; father of, 16; on Fernando Alonso, xv–xix, 116; Laura Alonso on, 64–65; marries Fernando Alonso, 17, 223; marries Pedro Simón, xii; and Mordkin Ballet, 18–20, 24, 44, 172, 223; mother of (Ernestina del Hoyo), xiii, 16, 31, 65, 73; in New York, xi, 17–29, 33–35, 40, 127, 193; nickname “Unga,” 12, 24; open letter of, 1956, 75–76; photos of, 57–58, 152; and Pro-Arte Musical Society, 16, 24, 33–38, 43, 52, 193; sister of (Cuca Martínez), 12, 13–14, 24, 32, 34, 223; in Soviet Union, 63, 78–79, 200; as specialist in pantomime, 166; on This Is Your Life, 74 —dances: in film of Giselle, 95–97; in Giselle, 34, 37, 44–45, 78, 91, 156–57, 179, 193–94; in Les Sylphides, 30, 32, 34–35, 37–38; in musicals, 19, 20; in Swan Lake, 16, 37, 44–45, 73, 164, 170, 182 —as outstanding dancer, 99; awards won by, 210; ballerina assoluta, ix, xix, 116; prima ballerina, xix, 75, 218–19 231 Index 232 —partnered by: Alberto Alonso, 13; Andre Eglevsky, 157; Azari Plisetsky, 63, 95, 122, 131; Donald Saddler, 179; Fernando Alonso, 16, 30, 32, 37–38, 95, 196; Igor Youskevitch, 35, 157, 195; Joaquín Banegas, 127; Jorge Esquivel, 122, 167, 169–70 —problems with vision, xii, xvii, 33, 131, 146; don’t stand in her way, xii, 100, 155, 191; Fernando Alonso’s help with, xvii, 29, 118, 146, 179–80, 200–201; has eye surgery, 29, 118 Alonso, Fernando: addresses Assemblée Internationale in Toronto, 204–9; on Alicia Alonso, 100, 200–201; and Alicia Alonso Academy of Ballet, 54–56, 78, 91, 223; Alicia Alonso on, xv–xix, 116; and Alicia Alonso’s vision problems, xvii, 29, 118, 146, 155, 179–80, 191, 200–201; artistic collaboration with Alicia Alonso, xvi, xvii, 57–58, 126, 134, 148, 172; attention to detail, 132, 136, 139, 154, 161, 163, 183–85; and Ballet Alicia Alonso, xviii, 44–46, 54–55, 73, 223; and Ballet Caravan, xvii, 18, 22–23, 26, 44, 126, 194, 223; and Ballet de Camagüey, xiv, 100–107...