Chucho Valdes Considers Himself Exiled from Cuba
At 83, Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes has been trying to detach himself from the Cuban regime for more than a decade…
Culture
Making the Most of a Visit to Camaguey Amid Blackouts
The Camaguey Theater Festival was set to take place on November 14 and run through the 24th. Enthused, I bought a ticket to the city.
Expo Tattoo: An Experience of Art and Culture
The Lienzo Vivo project, an initiative that celebrates the fusion of tattoo art & cultural expression, hosted the event in Havana (23 photos)
The Tree of a Thousand Voices Arrives in Havana, Cuba
Full of words, the 12-meter-high structure in Old Havana’s Plaza de Armas is a hymn to freedom and the power of literature.
“They Closed the Doors on Me and I Finally Left Cuba”
“For there to be real change, there must be democracy and free elections, something hat has not happened in sixty-five years.”
Spanish Choreographer Laments 25 Years of Farewells in Cuba
The artist asked the regime to generate “some changes so that the people of Cuba want to live in Cuba”
The Cine Actualidades Cinema of Havana
The deterioration of movie theaters in Cuba is a shared sorrow. In Havana, my city, the sadness overtakes you when you least expect it…
Last Month to Send Entries for the 13th HT Photo Contest
We are nearing the deadline for submitting photos for our 13th contest. Take advantage of the remaining month to send in your pictures!
“Cuba Is Where I Want to Live in Freedom Without Communism”
In Havana’s alternative scene, his raspy, rough, honest voice would sometimes erupt in screams, and other times it seemed like a whisper…
The Final Touch: The Parking Lot
They are in Havana, close to the sea. Behind them is a ruined building that is a poem for the eyes, a painful one, of farewells & twilight.