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Article: Raising the temperature at ABT.(American Ballet Theatre dancer Jose Manuel Carreno)(Cover Story)
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- Dance Magazine
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- July 1, 1997
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Cuba's Jose Manuel Carreno is combining Latin fervor with classical restraint at American Ballet Theatre.
In conversation, American Ballet Theatre's Cuban-born, Cuban-trained principal Jose Manuel Carreno can be as soaring, yet as firmly grounded, as he is in performance. You feel the lift of his idealism when he says, "Ever since I was young, my dream was to work here in New York with ABT." Then the practical comes through: "I was taught that the most difficult thing is not to arrive, but to know how to maintain yourself." It is the tradition at this company, bursting with repertory and stars, that dancers must take responsibility for creating continuity in their ...