Culture

Cuban 3D Film Coming to a Dozen Countries

Distribution companies from a dozen countries, including the USA, signed contracts for the distribution of Meñique (Pinkie), the first Cuban animated 3D feature film. Directed and written by Ernesto Padrón, the film was released last Sunday in the Cuban capital.

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Cuban Dance Troupe “BB Compañía” Turns 20

Dance teacher and choreographer Bertha Casañas is the director of an artistic project that has already made a name for itself among young, Cuban dance companies. “I also have a dream. I would love to have my own venue, a space where the soul of America can dance.”

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Dancing Back to Havana

From the darkened wings of Havana’s national theater Ariel Serrano stares toward the brightly-lit stage, where the finalists in the XII Concurso Internacional para Jóvenes Estudiantes de Ballet, an international ballet competition for aspiring student dancers, await the announcement of the winners. (8 photos)

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Isaac Delgado Stays in Cuba

Popular Cuban salsa singer Issac Delgado, known as “El Chevere de la Salsa”, decided to return to his native land permanently and is discreetly seeking to get back into the national music scene.

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Telling Stories with the Body

Dance is one of the oldest and most sublime forms of artistic expression. Today, we will be conversing with Cuban dancer and choreographer Yanosky Suarez. “The body offers us many possibilities if we set out to use it as a vehicle for expression.”

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The Fate of Havana’s Neighborhood Cinemas

The Cuban capital once boasted around 130 movie theaters, more than there were in New York or Paris at the time. Many of these cinemas were directly serviced by the major production and distribution companies, such as 20th Century Fox, Columbia and Metro Goldwyin Meyer. (30 photos)

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