Culture

Stilt Artists in Old Havana, a Familiar Scene

The Stilt Artists Company of Old Havana (Compañia de Zanqueros de La Habana Vieja) perform daily to the delight of locals and tourists of all ages, dancing or posing as living statues. With the playing of drums, whistles and their dances they fill the old town with colors and sounds, living up the daily life. (28 photos)

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Award Proposed for Cuban Émigré Actor

“If we want a Cuba ‘with all and for the good of all’, let’s honor those who are part of the mother Ceiba tree of our culture. Let’s embrace all Cubans of good will, wherever they live and however they think,” wrote filmmaker Ian Padron.

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The Erotic Art Salon in Alamar

To find out more about the annual “Erotic Art Salon” visual arts competition — a significant event here in Havana — we spoke with Miguel Roura. He’s one of the specialists at the Fayad Jamis Art Gallery, the institutional host of this event (underway until April 14 in the Alamar suburb of the capital), where he has worked since the gallery’s founding.

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Watch Out for the Corporate Publishers

Last week, the 2013 Havana International Book Fair Cuba featured a presentation titled “The Contradictions of Copyrights: Essential Elements for the Global South,” led by British law professor Alan Story.

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Angolan Dance Troupe at Cuba Book Fair

The Contemporary Dance Company of Angola performed last weekend at the Mella Theater in Havana, as part of its activities in Cuba by the African country that is the guest of honor of the XXII International Cuba Book Fair 2013. The show entitled “Conducive Landscapes” is inspired by the work of Ruy Duarte de Carvalho. (30 photos)

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Tapestries for Cuba

Martha Le Parc thrives on what she knows well: the popular cultures of Latin America and other parts of the globe. She’s also well-versed in academia, as some of these great tapestries remind us of the works of Annalise Albers, Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky. (15 photos)

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X Alfonso Havana Concert Photos

Cuba recording artista X Alfonso gave a concert at the Mella Theater in Havana on the night of Saturday February 16. HT was on hand to snap pictures for our readers. (30 photos)

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