Sissi has joined Havana Rakatan to perform during the summer and autumn tour of the company during 2010. Sissi visited Rakatan in spring 2009 where she collaborated as a visiting dancer. At the beginning of this year, she received a kind invitation to join the company, which she was extremely happy to accept. Sissi is already in La Havana where she is preparing the current show with the rest of the crew. The tour will expand from August until November and Rakatan will be visiting cities in Japan, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

About Havana Rakatan

Founded in 2001 by dancer and choreographer Nilda Guerra, Ballet Rakatan is regarded as one of the most talented and versatile groups of dancers to emerge from Cuba in many years. They have performed throughout Cuba in some of the countries most prestigious venues and events including the Playa Municipal Theatre, the Havana Street Festival, Cuba’s annual film festival – the Lucas Awards, the National Theatre of Cuba, and the Habana Café, as well as performing five televised summer seasons in Havana in 2006.

Most of the dancers are graduates of the renowned Escuela Nacional de Arte de la Habana, combining contemporary dance training with every aspect of Cuban dance and Latin styles; including Classic, Folklore, Popular, Salsa and Flamenco.

In December 2002 the Rakatan Ballet Company were the first Cuban group to perform at the World Salsa Congress in Zurich, Switzerland.

Ballet Rakatan’s 2006 performances at the Edinburgh Festival were awarded the Five Stars Award, and were described as the most talked-about and press-covered company at the Festival.

During the summer of 2007 and spring of 2009 they performed a five week run of Havana Rakatan at London’s Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre. In February 2010 they visited again London’s Sadler’s Wells Peacock Theatre for another five-week performance.

Watch a promotional video of Havana Rakatan here.

Recent Havana Rakatan Reviews

“Every now and then a dance show comes along that has such runaway enthusiasm that you bin the criticism and merrily rave to anyone who will listen. Havana Rakatan is such a show.”
EVENING STANDARD

“A stunning slice of Havana life”
THE INDEPENDENT

“The hottest, the coolest, the sexiest dancers in town… irresistible”
SUNDAY EXPRESS

“Rip-roaring entertainment. Expectations were fulfilled to the point of a full-throated standing ovation”
TIME OUT

“Has all the ingredients of a summer sizzler…will have you bouncing in your seat”
METRO