Franco dances with the company under the stage name Vanessa Franco.
Mart‹n said that Alicia Alonso, the company's director, denied him permission to dance abroad permanently. He and his wife plan to audition for U.S. companies, and have applied for asylum.
Rolando Sarabia, another principal dancer with the company, defected in August.
Lileana Blain-Cruz's production of John Adams' opera-oratorio opened April 23.
Composer John Adams and theatre director Lileana Blain-Cruz retells the story of the Nativity, through the lens of Latin America.
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Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
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