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Cuba’s Yuliet Reina, Determination Plus

“Ballet is the best way I have to project who I am and how I feel; it’s my best platform for communicating — through movement — an idea, a history, a feeling,” said the Cuban bailarina Yuliet Reina.

Cuban Singer Ivette Cepeda

Cuban singer Ivette Cepeda: “I would say that I don’t consider myself a bolero singer, and I don’t consider myself a salsa singer… I feel that my musical world is a little more mixed and so that’s why other ways are born in me for projecting previously known works.”

New York Chorus in Cuba’s Lennon Park

The New York City Labor Chorus traveled to Cuba to share their art and learn about Cuban reality. The performed at the Havana park in Vedado popularly known as Lennon Park because of the life size John Lennon sculpture sitting on one of its benches. (11 photos)

Night Life in Santiago de Cuba

Havana Times, along with a small number of other web-sites, carries details of what’s on and where to go in Havana. However, finding those things out for Cuba’s second city, Santiago, is much more difficult. I spent the first three months of 2011 in Santiago and greatly enjoyed the vibrant cultural life that exists there. In order to assist future (or potential) visitors there, I have prepared a guide of the main entertainment venues in the city.

Dance and Photography in Old Havana

Two important cultural events took place recently in Old Havana: The 16th International Encounter of Dance in Urban Landscapes (“Old Havana, City in Movement”), and the “2nd Latin American Photography Day.” (41 photos)

In Defense of Cuba’s Low Budget Film Festival

Apparently under attack from a high-ranking Cuban politician, organizers of the Gibara Cine Pobre (Low-Budget) Film Festival published an open letter aimed at rallying support for their lauded project.

Cuba’s Buena Fe Duo with HT

The members of the popular Cuban duo Buena Fe (Israel Rojas and Yoel Martinez) assured us that the best and worst aspects of their people will be in their songs – translated into the language of music.

Celtic Music Fest Returns to Havana

Can you imagine strolling through green hills of Ireland while walking on cobblestones? Are you familiar with the sound of the bagpipe when it travels down Obispo Street in Old Havana? This is your chance to experience it at the Second International Festival of Celtic Music and Traditions, which begins April 15 and will run through the 24th.

Cuba’s Ballet Stars at Landmark Anniversary

The National Ballet of Cuba and its top dancers performed Wednesday night at a gala to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of the proclamation that established the socialist character of the Cuban Revolution. (5 photos)

Choreographer & Director Rosario Cardenas

We interviewed Rosario Cardenas, a choreographer and the director of her own company, the renowned Danza Combinatoria. For this artist, dancers are creators as long as they participate actively in the creative processes of their works.