May 27th and 29th Fuente Ovejuna y Ballet Folklórico de Cuba

Hola Que Tal!

This past week I went to two cultural showcases, one Wednesday and one Friday. The first was a play, Fuente Ovejuna, by renowned Spanish playwright Lope de Vega and the second was a dance showcase entitled ballet folklórico de Cuba. A little about each

Fuente Ovejuna--This play was written in the 1600's about the time of the Reyes Católicos (1400's) and is about a village whose duke takes advantage of his power by abusing the women of the town. I could not take pictures of the play, but I did get some pictures of the theater, which was fairly modern, but had a great personality. Over all it was a great experience.

Ballet--When I first saw the word ballet I assumed it would be something like the nutcracker or Swan Lake. Boy was I wrong. The dance showcased all of the cultural dances of Cuba, starting from slave dances and working its way to the present with Cuban Salsa. It was the best dance show I have seen in my life. Here is one pic I found on the internet of the spectacle.

Hasta Luego!

Brandon