Aurora Bosch | |
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| Born | Aurora de los Ángeles Bosch Fernández (1942-12-10)December 10, 1942 (age 82) Havana, Cuba |
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| Former groups | Cuban National Ballet |
| Dances | Ballet |
Aurora de los Ángeles Bosch Fernández (born December 10, 1942) is a Cuban dancer and teacher ofballet. Along withLoipa Araújo,Josefina Méndez, andMirta Plá, she is regarded as one of the "four jewels of Cuban ballet".[1] She was a principal artist with theCuban National Ballet (Ballet Nacional de Cuba; BNC).
Bosch was born inHavana. In 1951, after her family saw an advertisement in the newspaper,[2] Bosch received a scholarship to attend theAlicia Alonso Ballet Academy, now theCuban National Ballet School. There, she trained with Magda González Mora,José Parés andFernando Alonso. Her stage debut occurred with the Ballet Alicia Alonso, now the BNC, in 1954 in a production ofSwan Lake.
She joined the BNC company in 1956.[3] However, her small stature initially prevented her from assuming roles of relevance, relegating her to thecorps de ballet. But in her first year, before the temporary closure of the BNC, a ballerina was absent for a performance inMatanzas, and Bosch was asked to take her place inLes Sylphides, where she made her true professional debut in a leading role. In 1958, Alicia Alonso asked Bosch to participate in thecorps de ballet ofGiselle at theGreek Theatre inLos Angeles, and the following year the balletCoppélia. While inCalifornia, she also performed withBallet Celeste inSan Francisco. At the same time, Bosh began a long career as a ballet teacher at Alicia Alonso school.
In 1959 the new revolutionary Cuban government made ballet into a "national art form"[4] and Bosch having completed her studies, participated in ballet auditions at the newly formed BNC. In the same year, she made an extensive tour of South America with the company and the following year to Mexico and Eastern Europe, which lasted until 1961. Promoted to the rank of soloist in 1962, she gradually assumed roles within the company's traditional and contemporary repertoire. In 1963, she portrayed one of the friends in theEnrique Pineda Barnet filmGiselle, which was produced by theInstituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos and starring Alicia Alonso. In 1967, she was promoted toprima ballerina at the BNC and still later served asballet master. At an invitation fromJosé Antonio Ruiz, she taught at theBallet Nacional de España.[5] She was associated with the Ballet Clásico de México, Ballet Independiente y Ballet Clásico,Romanian National Opera, Moscow Ballet, Ballet de Victor Ullate, Royal Ballet of Denmark, International Summer Stage of Madrid, Ballet Zurich, Boston Ballet, Central School of Ballet London, National Ballet Hungary and the Vienna State Opera. She also participated in the international dance festivals inChicago and inMonte Carlo.[6]
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