Cuba’s Yoruba Association honored Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso, an emblematic figure of Cuban dance. Under the cloak of the orishas of the Yoruba pantheon, the religious institution gave a dance and singing presentation with presence of the 92-year-old Alonso. (22 photos)
Read MoreUtopiart, the union of the words Art and Utopia, is the title of the expo which these days is exhibited in the Hispano-American Cultural Center in Havana. Installations, videos, photographs and paintings entertain with the art and imagery from Mali, the Netherlands, Belgium and Cuba. (14 photos)
Read MoreThe carnival area has been reduced considerably because half of the broad ocean drive has been blocked off and fitted with grand stands, where, for a price, you can watch the floats, masquerades or any other artistic attraction, enjoying the show away from the boisterous crowds that populate Cuba’s carnivals.
Read MoreThe famous group of traditional Cuban music, Buena Vista Social Club, is preparing to travel to the United States, where it will offer around 20 concerts starting next month, in what will be their biggest tour in that nation.
Read MoreRecently, I had the pleasure of interviewing some of the members of one of the latest Cuban rock bands: Bassist, song-writer and director Alex Lofler, cellist Yanet Moreira and song-writer and vocalist Franklin Rodriguez. The group was formed at the end of last year but has already enjoyed some success.
Read MoreArtists of different trends in the visual arts and different generations engaged in a project of artistic creation which integrates various techniques of painting with snapshots from different photographers who accompanied Fidel Castro at different historical moments.
Read MoreThe ballet has always been one of the cultural activities I enjoy attending the most. Once again, Santiago de Cuba had the pleasure of staging a performance by a prestigious company at the main hall of its renowned Heredia Theatre.
Read MoreCuba will once again host the Brutal Summer Fest heavy metal rock event from August 15-25 with foreign and local bands participating, reports Prensa Latina.
Read MoreThe endnotes of What Lies Across the Water* opens with: “The truth is — everybody lies.” But I believe author Stephen Kimber when he says that as part of his research for this book he read the more than 20,000-pages of United States of America vs. Gerardo Hernández ” from opening gavel to final sentencing.”
Read MoreFernando Alonso, dancer and grand maestro del ballet cubano, passed away in Havana on Saturday at the age of 98. Fernando founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba along with his wife, ballerina Alicia Alonso, who still directs it.
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