In the 90s, one of the places I frequented to escape from the long power cuts common at the time was La Piragua (near Havana’s ocean drive), where break dancers from different parts of the city performed. There, one felt a wave of joy and physical energy which colored the somewhat somber landscape, young people who escaped poverty, delinquency, prostitution and even worse tragedies through the mystery of bodily movement.
Read MoreThe 20-member jury of the 5th HT Cuba Photo Contest is currently making their selections among the finalists. Thirty-one photographers have at least one photo in the final round. Sixteen of those have two or more entries in the finals. (58 photos)
Read MoreI could never hear the voice of Celia Cruz (1925-2003) on a radio station in Cuba. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to. It seems that the Cuban government’s motives , while not explicitly explained anywhere, are reduced to not publishing or allowing airspace to those artists and intellectuals who criticize them or who are opposed to his government.
Read MoreFor the 5th HT Cuba Photo Contest we received 538 pictures from 90 participants competing in the five categories: Dance, Gardens, Lines, Rain and Transportation. The jury, comprised of 20 persons living in 10 countries, is now in session. Here are all the pictures making it to the Second Round. (189 photos)
Read More“It’s him, he’s going to play!” some surprised members of the audience exclaimed on seeing renowned Cuban musician Leo Brouwer walk on stage, after many years of being absent from Cuba’s stage as a performer. (24 photos)
Read MorePedro Pablo Oliva: “The most interesting thing that’s happened to me these past two years, from the artistic point of view, has been beginning to discover a new character, Utopito, a man from Pinar del Rio, Cuba, who doesn’t understand the world too well. Sometimes, he’s a dissident, sometimes he isn’t….”
Read MoreTo disseminate the work of female Cuban artists and creators, the Ellas Crean (Women who create) Festival opened last week in Havana.The gala was led by the National Ballet of Cuba, dedicated to lovers of the romantic style of Alicia Alonso, and there were some more modern pieces as well. (35 photos)
Read MoreHello, I will be in Havana between November 20th and December 6th, this year. Where could I find a calendar of events of interest for that period or for current activities, since I intend to travel often to Cuba.
Read MoreAs part of the activities organized for the “Year of Photography”, Havana’s Casa de las Americas is treating us to a new and highly interesting temporary exhibition titled “Los primeros padres: Imágenes de la America indígena en el siglo XX” (First Nations: Images of Indigenous America in the 20th Century). (22 fotos)
Read MoreThe Rumba can be found everywhere in Cuba: on the corner, on a Sunday afternoon, when a group of friends get together and beat out the rhythm on the chairs, or on the domino table; in a patio of Havana or Matanzas; or in the crowded poor neighborhood housing of Santiago or Guantanamo.
Read More