“La Colmenita” children’s theater group, directed by Carlos Alberto Cremata is without a doubt the most outstanding troupe of its kind in Cuba. Founded 19 years ago, it was such an inspiration that a few years after it was born, similar groups with the same name were organized across the island. “La Colmenita Santiago” is one of these troupes.
Read MoreJoel Suarez, one of the few Cuban dancers who has managed to join a leading company in Europe, shares his experiences and views on the preparation that dancers currently go through in Cuba compared to dancers worldwide.
Read MoreThe film Fresa y Chocolate (“Strawberry and Chocolate”) is only 20 years old, yet it’s already a film classic, capable of touching the core of human souls, pitting individuals against their own prejudices. The impact of the film came out of the need of the country and of Cuban cinema to address an issue that had been taboo up until then.
Read MoreThe radio, since its first broadcasts in the 1920s to the emergence of new technologies such as satellite radio and more recently internet radio, is a medium that has managed to transcend time. Jose Angel Baez, my interviewee, is one of those talented Cuban radio actors.
Read MoreYoung Spanish singer Paskual Kantero arrived in Cuba — to sing and love — belonging to the latest generation of trova artists who has also received the support of his well-recognized countryman – singer Luis Eduardo Aute.
Read MoreLinnet Gonzalez started professionally as a member of the National Ballet of Cuba and later she decided to pursue a career abroad. She went on to dance with the most important company in Belgium as a soloist in major classical roles, eventually returning to the island to pursue a significant dancing career.
Read MoreThis past October I had the opportunity to review the personal exhibit “Puzzle,” by the young artist Gabriel Estrada. Now, I’ve returned to his birthplace and home of Guanabacoa, on the edge of Havana, to talk to him about the concerns that drive and motivate his work.
Read MoreWe’re distinguished for being the only choral formation on the island composed exclusively of women. Since there are no men, we take advantage of their absence. We’re also trying to reintroduce the female figure in composition, and from every angle.
Read MoreThe husband of blogger Yoani Sanchez, one of the 100 most influential persons in the world according to Time magazine for 2008, is currently minding the fort while Yoani is off on a worldwide tour. The following is part two of our interview with journalist Reinaldo Escobar.
Read MoreFor months I had wanted to interview Reinaldo Escobar – the blogger and moderator of an audiovisual panel discussion project called Razones Ciudadanas. He’s also the husband of blogger Yoani Sanchez, who is currently on an international tour.
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