One of the greats of Cuban visual arts today is Ileana Mulet. She told us: “Two places were the “school of life” for me. One was being an interior decorator for the tourist industry for over seventeen years, and the other was working as a costume designer for television for five years.” (8 photos)
Read MoreVictor Pellegrini, the Argentine guitar virtuoso, offered a beautiful concert recently at the Pablo de la Torriente Brau Centro Cultural in Havana, performing pieces by composers from Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina , Ecuador and Venezuela. (16 photos)
Read MoreOne of the great expectations of 23rd International Ballet Festival of Havana, to be held from October 28 to November 7, will undoubtedly be the presence in Cuba of dancers of the US company known by the abbreviation ABT, for the American Ballet Theatre.
Read MoreThe Brouwer-flamenco Guitar Project, which performed at the recently concluded Leo Brouwer Festival of Chamber Music, will tour several countries, said the group’s leader, Cuban-born guitarist Joshua Tacoronte.
Read MoreThis year’s coveted National Award for Arts was awarded on Thursday to Havana painter, sculptor and ceramist Ever Fonseca. “Only death will stop me,” said Fonseca, a member of the International Association of Artists.
Read More“Subasta Habana” (Havana Auction) will be putting more work on the auction block in its upcoming edition titled “A Viva Voz.” On November 1, some 70 lots of Cuban works and decorative arts will be put up for sale, reported the event’s organizers on Monday.
Read MoreA sculpture of the legendary Cuban singer and actress Rita Montaner will be unveiled on Saturday at the Wax Museum of Cuba, located in the eastern city of Bayamo, reported the Juventud Rebelde newspaper.
Read MoreDancers from 20 countries — including dance stars from the United States such as Sarah Lene, Daniel Ulbricht and Tom Gold — will attend the 23rd International Ballet Festival of Havana (Oct. 28 – Nov. 7).
Read MoreThe director of the National Choir of Cuba, Digna Guerra, received the 2012 Echo Klassic Award in Germany for her album El Canto quiere ser luz, recorded by the MDG record label.
Read MoreIt was Friday as I was walking down Linea Street in the capital. Despite the honking of the P1 bus, the sound of a trumpet could be heard, a sound that invited me into the gardens of the Mella Theater. It’s a refuge for young people who perform and listen to jazz. (7 photos)
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