Cuban Dance Troupe to Perform at London Olympics
The dance company Danza Contemporanea de Cuba will debut a work by Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili as part of the cultural program organized by the London Olympics.
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Biography of Fidel Castro’s Wife
Details concerning the life of Dalia Soto del Valle Jorge, the current wife of Fidel Castro, will be revealed at the end of this year in the book La compañera (Comrade), written by US-based journalist Nancy Perez Crespo.
Read MoreLuis Eduardo Aute on Low-Budget Film Festival Jury
The Spanish troubadour Luis Eduardo Aute will become part of the fiction jury for the Tenth International Gibara Festival of Low-Budget Cinema, which will begin in that eastern Cuban fishing town on April 17.
Read MoreCore Metal Fest Havana 2012
On the last day of March the Core Metal Fest 2012 took place at the Maxim Rock club in Havana.During the concert that lasted 10 hours performed groups including Suffering Tool, Breaking Blessed, Seven Day, Darkness Fall, Say Chesend Day, Chlover y Dead Point. (11 photos)
Read MoreXI Havana Art Biennial Approaching
One of the most anticipated events for Cuban artists is the “Bienal de la Habana” (the Havana Biennial), an occasion taken advantage of by artists to promote their work and share the outcomes of their hours upon hours of creative effort.
Read MoreLatin America Photography Week Kicks off Today in Havana
During this third annual Latin America Photography Week, exhibitions were put on display presenting various formal and thematic approaches to the universe of photography today.
Read MoreJazz at Havana’s “La Zorra y El Cuervo” Club (April)
One of the prime locations to hear Cuban Jazz is the La Zorra y El Cuervo club located on 23rd St. in the Vedado district of Havana. The club has a monthly program with a different act every night. The first set starts at 11:00 p.m. Call 833-2402 to confirm.
Read More“Breaking Up With Cuba” Book Review
If I had to summarize in one word my book review of “Breaking Up With Cuba: The Dissolution of Friendly Relations Between Washington and Havana, 1956-1961”, by Daniel F. Solomon, it would be WOW!
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‘The New Man’: An Uncomfortable Exhibition
The first thing that happened on Tuesday (April 3) as part of the XI Havana Youth Film Festival was the opening of the exhibit by James Prendes titled El hombre Nuevo (The New Man). (10 photos)
Read MoreXI Havana Youth Film Festival: From Violence to the Freedom of Love
In a sea of anxieties and questions, this week we saw the kick-off of the “XI Muestra de Jovenes Realizadores” (The XI Exhibition of Young Filmmakers). In the wake of the resignation of its director, filmmaker Fernando Perez, and demonstrations by some artists in solidarity with that decision, some people lost interest in the event.
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