BALLET REVOLUCIÓN: MUSIC MOVES, THE BODY SPEAKS
- ARTISTIC HUB MAGAZINE
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
Catch the rhythm while it’s still in the air.
Expect Cuban energy, a body that thinks faster than the music, and a seven-piece band that powers the stage as if it were playing in the heart of Havana. Created by choreographers Roclan González Chávez and Aaron Cash, Ballet Revolución fuses classical ballet technique with contemporary and urban dance.
The ensemble brings together dancers trained at leading Cuban institutions, including the Fernando Alonso National Ballet School and Laura Alonso’s Prodanza. That training shows in clean lines, strength and musicality, carried through precise weight shifts, quick, accented transitions and confident partnering.
The music is live. A seven-piece band performs on stage and leads the programme with fresh takes on contemporary hits and modern classics. This season features “APT,” “Espresso”, and “Birds of a Feather,” alongside “Under Pressure” and “Purple Rain.”
The result gathers the momentum of a concert while keeping dance at the centre, in dialogue with the beat that plays right in front of the audience.
The show has grown on stage over fifteen years and has reached more than one million audience members.
The repertoire changes regularly, while the framework stays the same: a technically strong Cuban ensemble and a live band that amplifies every phrase. Over the years, critics have praised its exceptional skill and stamina, contagious energy, and its format, which delivers a dance-driven pop spectacle built from short, fast-paced sections.
Upcoming dates are set for Theater 11 in Zurich from 30 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, then at Musical Theater Basel from 6 to 11 January 2026. The performance lasts about 2 hours and 25 minutes with an interval.
If you love contemporary dance with clear technique, quick changes of focus and partnering that rides the pulse of each song, Ballet Revolución offers an evening of strong rhythm, familiar melodies and an ensemble that moves in the same breath as the live band. The sound enters the body, and the choreography turns it into pure energy.
Photo: © Johan Persson, courtesy of musical.ch
