Dancer Laura Kamila Rojas, 25, rehearses for "Don Quixote" at the Teatro Nacional de Cuba, in Havana. With transport scarce and power cuts last for over 20 hours, Rojas finds solace in art to cope with the severe energy crisis affecting the island.
Cuban ballerina Laura Kamila Rojas is dancing her way through the transport woes, lengthy power cuts and economic hardship that now define daily life on the Caribbean island.
Twirling and pirouetting as a soloist with the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), the usually shy 25-year-old transforms into a commanding performer onstage.
Rojas nabbed the coveted position a year ago, but it hasn't been easy.
The Afro-Cuban dancer is balancing a pivotal moment in her career with fuel shortages that have drastically curtailed Cuba's cultural scene, along with every other walk of life.
