Havana Film Festival to Honor Young Filmmakers
In its 34th edition, the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, will be dedicated to youth and will also honor the centenary of cinema in Puerto Rico.
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Culture
Art Education in Cuba
As someone who was who was born and raised in the countryside, I knew of instances in which teens and young people with vocations for music but were never able to hold an instrument in their hands or pay a teacher to teach them, not even the basics of this field.
Read MoreAlina Sardiña and PIO TAI
This dairy entry is, of course, just a portion of what occurred on November 2, 2012 (and which will be there until November 20) in Old Havana at one of the art galleries at the corner of Luz and Oficio streets in what’s known as the Provincial Center for Art and Design.
Read MoreMadrid Photographer Shows “Women” at the Havana ALBA Cultural Center
The photo exposition “Mujeres” (Women) opens at the ALBA Cultural Center in Havana on November 16 and will run through December 3. The guest artist is Ela Rabasco Redondo of Madrid, Spain.
Read MoreEliades Ochoa Planning European Tour
The popular Cuban singer and member of the “Buena Vista Social Club,” Eliades Ochoa, said on Wednesday at a news conference that his upcoming European tour will include Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Read MoreCuban Architects Honored in Italy
The designers of the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) in Havana were presented with the 2012 Vittorio de Sicca Award for Architecturee in Rome by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.
Read MoreMy Work Is Like a Diary
What would you do if you received a letter that someone wrote to you five years earlier? And what if later they told you that it had been tucked away in the back of a painting? Well, don’t be surprised if something like that happens. It would be fruit of the overflowing imagination of an artist: Leafar Delgado. (16 photos)
Read MoreCriterios Center to Celebrate Its Tenth Anniversary
The Criterios Theoretical and Cultural Center has begun preparing for the celebration of its tenth anniversary set for next year, according to a news note released by its director, essayist Desiderio Navarro.
Read MoreHavana Ballet Festival Presents Choreography Award
The Cuban dancer and choreographer Irene Rodriguez received in Havana the prize of the Eighth Alicia Alonso Ibero-American Choreography Competition for her work “El crimen fue en Granada.”
Read MoreBrazilian Musicians to Perform with Haydee Milanes
Brazilian singer Ana Luiza and pianist Luis Felipe Gama will perform together with Cuban singer Haydee Milanes this Thursday at the National Fine Arts Museum in the capital.
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