Raydel Caceres
Born in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, Raydel Caceres began studying dance at the age of 8 with Mabel Carillo at the Professional School of Arts Raul Sanchez in his city of birth. He continued his training at the National School of Ballet (E.N.A) in Havana, Cuba, under the tutelage of Marta Ulloa and Ramona de Saa Belo. In 1997, Caceres began his professional career with Centro De Promocion De La Danza De Cuba, directed by dance master Laura Alonso, and has since toured internationally performing classical and contemporary pieces in Brazil, Cuba, South Africa, South Korea and the United States. His vast repertoire includes mainly principal roles in ballets such as Carmen, Cinderella, Coppelia, Don Quixote, Esmeralda, Giselle, La Baydere, La Fill Mal Gardee, La Vivandiere, Le Corsaire, Napole, The Nutcracker, Paquita, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. A recipient of the silver medal at the International Festival of Joinville, Brazil (2000) and the gold medal from Sao Paulo, Brazil (2005), he has danced in international competitions from Jackson, Mississippi to Seoul, South Korea. Caceres has also been invited to perform with the Cuban Classic Ballet of Miami, Blankenship Ballet Company, and as a guest artist at the XII International Festival of Miami. This is his first season with Festival Ballet Theatre.