We may think of artists and their work as inherently needing total freedom in order to thrive, but this isn’t always the case especially when it comes to ballet. Similarly to how ballet undeniably flourished in many respects under the communist Soviet Union, Cuba produced (and still produces) some of the best ballet and ballet dancers in the world after the Cuban Revolution, and with the full support of Castro and the communist party.

Why does  ballet get so much support from these so called oppressive regimes?

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