Alicia Alonso

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artistic director ballet dancer choreographer human

Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artistic director → ballet dancer → choreographer → human →
awardReceived	Heroine of Labour of the Republic of Cuba → Lenin Peace Prize → National Order of the Legion of Honour → Order of José Martí → Order of the Aztec Eagle → UNESCO Pablo Picasso Medal →
causeOfDeath	natural causes →
continuedToDanceDespite	serious vision problems →
countryOfCitizenship	Cuba →
dateOfBirth	1920-12-21 →
dateOfDeath	2019-10-17 →
ethnicGroup	Cuban →
eyeCondition	partial blindness →
familyName	Alonso →
founded	Ballet Alicia Alonso → Ballet Nacional de Cuba →
fullName	Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez del Hoyo →
genre	romantic ballet →
givenName	Alicia →
influenced	Carlos Acosta → Viengsay Valdés →
knownFor	founding the Cuban National Ballet → interpretations of Carmen → interpretations of Giselle →
languageSpoken	Spanish →
memberOf	American Ballet Theatre →
movementSpecialization	classical ballet →
nationality	Cuban →
notableFor	developing the Cuban school of ballet →
notableWork	Carmen (ballet staging) → Giselle (interpretation and staging) →
occupation	artistic director → ballet teacher → choreographer → prima ballerina →
performedRole	Carmen in Carmen → Giselle in Giselle →
performedWith	American Ballet Theatre →
placeOfBirth	Havana →
placeOfDeath	Havana →
positionHeld	artistic director of the Cuban National Ballet → director of the Cuban National Ballet →
residence	Havana →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Fernando Alonso →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gran Teatro de La Habana →	associatedWith
International Ballet Festival of Havana →	founder
Gran Teatro de La Habana →	namedAfter
Theme and Variations →	originalPrincipalDancer