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A pair of twins in the Acosta Dance Company are
stuck at home after the troupe's world tour was suddenly
canceled in Britain. Now, Alejandro and Leticia Silva rehearse
ballet on the terrace of their seaside apartment, to the sound
of the ocean and occasional barking by their two rambunctious
dogs.
The siblings, who rarely dance together, have found an
unexpected bonus under quarantine.
"Now it has been easier for me to collaborate with my sister
when it comes to doing choreography," Alejandro said. It has
also brought them closer together as a family - "to know what we
are thinking when it comes to dancing, when it comes to
training... as we do it together, more united," he added.
From her rooftop, fellow Acosta artist Arelys Hernandez has also
been inspired to choreograph.
"I think that the dissatisfaction of being locked up in all this
will motivate creating," she said. "And surely the
choreographers are going to take advantage of those feelings
that we have accumulated during all this time of confinement."
Cuba reported its first cases of the coronavirus in March and
has suspended school, transport and group activities.
The live audiences for Michel Herrera, 36, a saxophonist known
all over Cuba, are smaller now that he performs on his rooftop
for elderly neighbors, with Old Havana as the backdrop. But he
sees this as an opportunity to grow as an artist.
"I think that somehow the times changed, or this time made us
all change," he said.
"I am used to working with different musicians, with big bands,
making arrangements and productions where many people get
together, and currently I am taking advantage of my time from
home, working alone."
(Reporting by Reuters TV, Writing by Richard Chang, Editing by
Rosalba O'Brien)
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