Culture

Cuban Jazz Artists Awarded in Ukraine

Pianist 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.

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Danza Contemporanea de Cuba with “Compas”

One 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)

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Cuban Lesbians on the Big Screen

Some 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.

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Cuban Filmmakers Today: Extras or Leads?

“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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Cuban Music: The School of Life

Frank Federico Boza has been a professional musician for 35 years and the director of his own ensemble for the last 20. We begin with a look at a rather well-received tendency we see in Cuban music, the use of crude refrains which draw from the language typical of underprivileged sectors of Cuban society.

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Cuban Flamenco at CUBADISCO 2013

One of the highlights of the recently concluded CUBADISCO 2013 International Fair was a concert by Cuban guitarist Josue Tacoronte who took on the challenge of performing, in the rhythmical movements characteristic of flamenco, some of the most popular pieces composed by Cuba’s Leo Brower. (26 photos)

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Cuba: Hemingway Colloquium June 20-23

The Ernest Hemingway Museum at Finca Vigia, in coordination with the Hemingway Chair of the International Institute of Journalism and the Cuban National Cultural Heritage Council, announce the 14th International Ernest Hemingway Colloquium to be held June 20th to 23rd, 2013, in Havana, Cuba.

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Cuba Announces Cuts in Arts Education

A new policy to “restructure” the network of professional art schools Cuba, geared to “optimizing available resources”, was presented on Friday to the Council of Ministers, in Havana, reported the official press.

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