“When we saw the call for participation, we were thrilled by the idea of taking our performance out to the street, to public spaces far from the stage, without charging admittance,” said Cyntia Moya, director of the Chilean theater troupe ‘Cyma’ at Havana’s City in Motion event.
Read More“Raul Castro’s reforms are a step in the right direction. The problem is the pace and the scope of these reforms.” This is how Cuban blogger and activist Yoani Sanchez refers to the economic changes and other measures which Castro is introducing in Cuba, today under the close scrutiny of the international community.
Read MoreTransformism is the term used to describe the practice of those individuals who, for aesthetic reasons, adopt the appearance and cultural demeanor traditionally associated with members of the opposite sex, in order to create a character they can “transform” into. It is also considered a variant of transvestitism.
Read MoreIn a Democracy Now! exclusive on Earth Day, climate change activist Tim DeChristopher joins us for his first interview since being released from federal custody after serving 21 months in detention. DeChristopher was convicted of interfering with a 2008 public auction when he disrupted the Bush administration’s last-minute move to sell off oil and gas exploitation rights in Utah.
Read MoreLyric singing marked the beginning of Orley Cruz’s artistic career as a soloist in performances staged by Cuba’s National Lyric Theater, a company he later left in order to start a new path in singing. “I had my first experience on a stage at the age of five during a children’s festival.”
Read MoreVenezuelan President-elect Nicolás Maduro has accused the United States and opposition of planning a coup against him after seven government supporters were killed and 60 people were injured in clashes after the election. Venezuela’s National Electoral Council has certified Maduro’s victory, but opposition candidate Henrique Capriles is refusing to accept the results.
Read MoreThe race, won by Maduro 50.7 to 49.1%, was far closer than the contest in October when Chávez beat Capriles by 11 percentage points. We host a debate between Rory Carroll, author of “Comandante: Hugo Chávez’s Venezuela,” and Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Read More“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 More