Work with human bodies as expressive materials is usually realized through actions or performances, with “living statues” being one of the most common approaches to this art form. We interview Alexander Legro Castillo, director of the group Allegro Teatro.
Read MoreControversial Cuban reggaeton musician Baby Lores will perform in Miami in September, announced that city’s Café Fuerte website.
Read MorePancho Amat, the virtuoso player of the “tres” (a Cuban guitar-like instrument), has just finished recording two new CDs: one with his group El Cabildo del Son and the other one with the prominent Cuban singer Argelia Fragoso.
Read MoreThe Cuban National Ballet will debut three works by its director, Alicia Alonso, during the 23rd edition of the International Ballet Festival of Havana, to be held from October 28 to November 7.
Read MoreCuban singer Silvio Rodriguez announced Monday on his blog Segunda Cita that he will be performing in two Argentinean cities in November. He will be appearing on November 23 and 24 at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, and on the 26th at the Estadio Union in the city of Santa Fe.
Read MoreCuba’s Carlos Acosta, the principal dancer of the Royal Ballet of London, announced at the Cuba Pavilion in Havana on Friday, that next year he will publish his first novel, titled Pata de puerco (Pork Leg).
Read MoreCircus artists from 16 countries will participate in 11th International CirCuba Summer Festival, which will run from August 22 to September 2, reported the Prensa Latina news agency.
Read MoreThe video by award winning director Ian Padron of a song by the Buena Fe duo and singer/songwriter Descemer Bueno was broadcast on primetime Cuban TV on Wednesday evening after having been previously censored.
Read MoreThe famous Cuban saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera will perform this week in celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the prestigious Café Central jazz club in Madrid, reports the website El Norte de Castilla.
Read MoreOn the morning of August 14, 1867, in the eastern Cuban province of Bayamo, independence leader Perucho Figueredo composed the La Bayamesa military march, which became Cuba’s National Anthem.
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