The 2019 edition of the International Jazz Plaza Festival is kicking off today, Monday. Between January 14th and 20th, Havana and Santiago de Cuba will welcome national and international musicians who dedicate themselves to this music genre.
Read MoreUsing the same energy and passion she puts into her performances on stages in Belgium, the US or New Zealand, Cuban artist Brenda Navarrete is teaching percussion and bata drums to children and teenagers at the a+ Espacios Adolescentes Center in Old Havana.
Read MoreEven though the Havana Film Festival ended on December 16th, you can still see lines outside Havana’s movie theaters. This is because El Regreso (The Return), the directorial debut by Cuban actress Blanca Rosa Blanco, is being premiered. The film was also screened during the Festival.
Read MorePapi, a famous reggaeton singer, wakes up late at night when he hears a noise in his living room. Yes, a burglar has broken into his home. The singer gets ready to let the thief have it, unaware that after this event his life will never be the same…
Read MoreIt’s an old idea that finally came true. We have created a space at the bottom of each article published in Havana Times for the Photo of the Day. They will also appear on our Spanish site. Read how you can submit your pictures.
Read MoreCuban cultural policy is exclusive, it doesn’t include those who don’t jump through institutional hoops or stick within socialist conventions. Anyone who doesn’t hold a state license to exercise a profession, which is private in most cases, remains outside of this circle.
Read MoreIt’s an idea that we’ve been batting around for a long time that finally came true. We have created a space at the end of each article published in Havana Times for the Photo of the Day. Read how you can share your pictures with other readers.
Read MoreI’ve been watching the alternative artistic movement in Cuba for many years now, I have seen how groups and projects have sprung up and have managed to stick around up until an undetermined point dictated by the invisible force that reigns supreme: “cultural policy”.
Read MoreYou don’t have to be a fan of ballet or have seen a single show to know who Carlos Acosta is. The film Yuli focusses on the struggle that begins in Carlos’ childhood and endures even when he is a famous dancer.
Read MoreSomeone once said that Cubans either don’t make it or go too far, and they do both with an arrogance that illustrates our historic aspirations of greatness. This is what is happening now with the protests against Decree 349, which has been led by a group of dissident artists (in the best sense of the term) who are standing up to the repressive cultural policy that this decree promotes.
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