Participation of Alicia Alonso in UNESCO Activities
Cuban ballerina and choreographer Alicia Alonso was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for her "outstanding contribution to the development, preservation and popularization of classical dance" and for her "devotion to the art-form, through which she has promoted the ideals of UNESCO and the fellowship of the world's peoples and cultures"
For Director-General of UNESCO Mr Koichiro Matsuura, Alicia Alonso "has combined her Cuban roots with different cultures and traditions to bring us remarkable artistic creations, and has helped the growth of dance throughout the Americas and the rest of the world"
As part of her ambassadorial brief, she will focus on basic education and the preservation of tangible and intangible heritage
"Homage to Alicia Alonso", organized by the International Council of the Dance within the framework of the International Day of the Dance, in the presence of Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, UNESCO Directeur-General, H. Esc. Mr Rolando del Amo, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Cuba and H. Exs. Mr Teiichi Sato, Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Japan to UNESCO, which took place on April 29, 2003 at UNESCO Headquarters
