Yanier Gómez is one of the young prodigies trained by the Cuban Ballet School, who was invited to the Stars of American Ballet Gala, presented on the island during Havana’s last International Ballet Festival. “We live with the social challenges that stem from my country’s economic problems,” said Gomez in his interview with HT.
Read MoreMany are the paths that took contemporary Cuban sculptor Wiliay Mendez Paez to the visual arts. In his pieces, painting, sculpture and poetry become tools used to delve into, reflect upon, evoke and question different socio-historical aspects of Cuba’s reality today. (27 photos)
Read MoreCuban filmmaker Yosmani Acosta won the Best Director award at the prestigious New York City International Film Festival on Friday for “Pablo”, his feature film shot in Camaguey. The film also obtained the Best Supporting Actor award, bestowed on Omar Franco.
Read MoreUS filmmaker Oliver Stone is making a movie about the life of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer in March, said the South American country’s current president Nicolas Maduro. “(Stone) is making a very beautiful film… it’s about our commander Chavez,” said Maduro.
Read MoreThe Guaracheros of Regla are a troupe that each year can be seen at carnivals in Havana, with its rumba dance, drums and colorful costumes. It would be impossible to imagine a carnival in Havana without the participation of the Guaracheros. (30 photos)
Read MorePianist Alexis Bosch, percussionist Yissy Garcia and trumpeter Roberto Garcia, took the top prize for each of their instruments at the Master Jam, held from 5 to 8 June at the Russian Academic Theatre of Odessa, local sources reported.
Read MoreOne of Cuba’s premiere dance ensembles, Danza Contemporánea de Cuba gave a stellar presentation recently at Havana’s Mella Theater of the work “Compas” (beat) with the choreography of Jan Linkens of Holland. The piece includes rhythms of diverse origin: the human voice, Afro-Cuban percussion, guaracha, Bronx drums, mambo and waltz. (30 photos)
Read MoreThose who attended the performance staged at the Raquel Revuelta theatre on June 1st had the rare privilege of enjoying Marianela Boan’s poetry, which has returned to the Havana stage after an 8-year artistic hiatus. (8 photos)
Read MoreSome time ago, my friend Ivet was approached and asked to take part in a documentary about the lives of lesbian women in Cuba. Ivet is a little camera shy and turned down the offer. We didn’t hear anything about the documentary after this and thought the film hadn’t gone through.
Read More“They want to change the script without consulting with us first,” a Cuban filmmaker tells me, referring to the restructuring of Cuba’s film industry, a process undertaken by a government commission and high officials of the Cuban Film Industry and Art Institute (ICAIC).
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