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Cuba\u2019s artists are rising to the occasion during the coronavirus lockdown, taking to rooftops and balconies to create music or dance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pair of twins in the Acosta Dance Company are stuck at home after the troupe\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The siblings, who rarely dance together, have found an unexpected bonus under quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow it has been easier for me to collaborate with my sister when it comes to doing choreography,\u201d Alejandro said. It has also brought them closer together as a family – \u201cto know what we are thinking when it comes to dancing, when it comes to training… as we do it together, more united,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From her rooftop, fellow Acosta artist Arelys Hernandez has also been inspired to choreograph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that the dissatisfaction of being locked up in all this will motivate creating,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd surely the choreographers are going to take advantage of those feelings that we have accumulated during all this time of confinement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cuba reported its first cases of the coronavirus in March and has suspended school, transport and group activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think that somehow the times changed, or this time made us all change,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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