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Cuban choreographer holds kids' performance despite crisis

5/16/2026

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On May 9, 2026, choreographer Juan Miguel Mas led a performance with 30 children and mothers in Havana’s Marianao district after his National Theater contract was suspended amid Cuba’s worst economic crisis.
He continues children’s dance workshops, rents part of his home for business, and holds garage sales to supplement income.
Mas said the performance aims to give children knowledge, lift them from conflict, and affirms his resolve to stay in Cuba.

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On May 9, 2026, choreographer Juan Miguel Mas led a performance with 30 children and mothers in Havana’s Marianao district after his National Theater contract was suspended amid Cuba’s worst economic crisis.
He continues children’s dance workshops, rents part of his home for business, and holds garage sales to supplement income.
Mas said the performance aims to give children knowledge, lift them from conflict, and affirms his resolve to stay in Cuba.