Culture, Sports, Events

How can I Study for a Dance PhD in Cuba?

I have just completed my Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Dance Studies at the School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon in Ghana and want to continue to pursue my PhD in your University. What process must I follow?

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Marabana Marathon 2010 Latest Info.

A HT reader wrote in that she was having difficulties getting information for registration in the upcoming Marabana Marathon in the Cuban capital this Sunday Nov. 21. Here’s the question and our answer:

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Can You Help with Contacting Masons in Cuba?

In a phone consultation with the Gran Logia de Cuba, they explained that prospective visitors must contact their office either by phone or in person. (They do not have an email address.) The individual to contact is the Gran Secretario (Grand Secretary), Alberto William Rojas Aguilar, at Telephone (537) 878-5065.

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What’s the correct translation for horseshoe crab?

In a phone consultation with Hotel Cayo Levisa, located in Pinar del Rio, they said that the name comes from a small-to medium-sized fish known as the levisa, which is common in the waters surrounding Cayo Levisa as well as in other parts of Cuba. The fish is not eaten.

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Can you help with Marabana marathon registration info?

The link does work, although not perhaps from your end. However, as of early August 2010, on their official site – www.inder.cu/beta/competitions/marabana – under Inscripciones (Registrations), the reference is still only to the 2009 marathon and not that planned for this year.

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What’s up in Havana to start July?

To find out what’s happening in Cuba – dance, music, art, theatre, etc. – there is no one website that provides all the information. Still, some sites do exist that can be consulted. For a list of several sites and an explanation of what they cover, please consult the answer to the question How can I find out when the Cuban National Ballet are performing? which you will find by clicking on the “Culture-Sports-Events” page of the Havana Times Cuba Travel section.

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Any Travel Tips on visiting Santiago de Cuba in July?

The month of July is a great time to be in Santiago de Cuba, if you can take the stultifying heat and humidity that typifies that time of year. The two great festivals during July are the traditional Festival del Caribe, also known as the Festival del Fuego or Festival of Fire, and El Carnaval.

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