Cuban artist and prisoner of conscience Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara has been imprisoned in a Castro gulag for more than two years now, but his defiance to the communist regime has not wavered. As one of the founders of the San Isidro artist movement born in November 2020 to challenge the Castro dictatorship, Otero Alcantara
It is possible the show may appeal to an 18-22 age group instead of the older audience who attended press night at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre.
Welcome to Zona Franca, a show created by Brazilian choreographer Alice Ripoll and dance company Cia Suave that does its level best to defy being pigeonholed. Can this even be called a dance production if only about a third of the time is spent on hip-shaking and booty-waving?