Culture

Broken Format Exhibition

El Patio de Baldovina presents the exhibition “Formato Roto” (Broken Format) by visual artist Diana Balboa. Through this display of installations, paintings and engravings, Balboa juxtaposes the daily settings of women with their leading role in art.

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Between the Sea and the Mountain

Visual artist Jose Omar Torres (Matanzas, 1953), presents his exhibit “Entre el Mar y la Montaña” (Between the Sea and the Mountain), with a combination of engravings, paintings and drawings that Torres uses to play with the hyper-reality of the objects he represents.

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After the Euphoria

A black and white photo from the early 1980s shows us a group of Cuban youths confident of a seemingly imminent future. Though this is not the first image in the documentary “Costas extrañas” (Strange Coasts) competing in the 9th Exhibit of New Film Producers— it was the first one that caught my attention.

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Like a Ray of Light

What the community least suspected was that they themselves would wind up being the performers, and that the local television network would be filming their daily struggles, joys, sorrows and dreams – in short, their lives.

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Havana Book Fair Photo Feature

Cuba’s annual book fair brings out people of all ages with a lot of enthusiasm for literature in a country of readers. The fair is now in the different provinces but we bring you another look at the 11 days the event was at the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress turned cultural center in the Cuban capital. (38 photos)

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One of Our Own at the Book Fair

Dmitri told me that during his years in secondary and high school he was taught very little about Haiti and its revolution. Only at the University level did he learn that the Haitians had carried out the first anti-slavery revolution on the continent.

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“Chamaco” Impacts in Havana

Juan Carlos Cremata wanted to take advantage of the occasion to exhibit his latest independent production, “Chamaco” (in what he called a “dress rehearsal with the public” and not a premier, because it still lacks a few post-production details). (12 photos)

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Music for Feb. 25-28 in Havana

The following is the lineup for the Casa de la Musica Centro Habana, Casa de la Musica Miramar, Piano Bar Tun Tun, Cafe Cantante Mi Habana y Delirio Habanero for Feb. 25-28.

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