 Calle
13 Films Documentary in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 31 (acn) Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 is filming
a documentary in Cuba on their experiences in the Caribbean
nation, Prensa Latina news agency reported on Monday.
Duo member and lead
singer Rene Perez, a.k.a. “Residente”, announced that the new
documentary is being directed by his compatriot filmmaker Lidy
Paoli Lopez.
“We’re filming a big
documentary about Calle 13 in Cuba,” Perez wrote on his Twitter
account. He also published images of his stay in the Cuban
capital, where they...
Spanish Maestro Marc Moncusi
Praises Cuban Musicians
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan 29 (acn) Spanish director Marc Moncusi
conducted the Oriente Symphony Orchestra at the Dolores Hall in
this city, in the first of four concerts directing Cuban
orchestras, and praised the quality of the island’s musicians.
Oldest
Piece of Indigenous Christian Art to be Shown in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 27 (acn) Cuba has borrowed from the Vatican’s
Missionary Ethnological Museum the oldest piece of indigenous
Christian art of the New World to be exhibited for a year at the
Museum of the City in Havana.
Alicia Alonso Unveils Photo
Exhibit on her Life
ARTEMISA, Cuba, Jan 26 (acn) Prima ballerina assoluta Alicia
Alonso inaugurated an exhibition of photos of her life at the
Art Gallery Angerona in the province of Artemisa, west Havana.
Northwest Sinfonietta Gives
Concert in Cuba along with Local Musicians
CIENFUEGOS,
Cuba, Jan 26 (acn) Accompanied by the Concierto Sur chamber
orchestra of Cienfuegos, Cuba, the Northwest Sinfonietta of
Tacoma, Washington, U.S. offered a concert on Wednesday at the
Terry Theater of Cienfuegos.
Artists Beautify Santiago de
Cuba with Murals
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jan 25 (acn) Cuban and foreign artists
participating in the Tenth International Biennial of Mural
Painting (“InterNos”) painted seven murals around Santiago de
Cuba, a city readying for its 500th anniversary.
Ballet Nacional de Cuba
Warms Up for Canada Tour
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 24 (acn) The Ballet Nacional de Cuba, under
the direction of Alicia Alonso, will perform in six cities of
Canada from February 3 to 18 for which the company has put
together an attractive varied program showing different
choreographic trends and styles.
Trova Bar Opens in Santiago
de Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jan 20 (acn) With traditional trova
music in the background, the Sindo Garay bar was newly opened at
the Callejon del Carmen boulevard in the eastern city of
Santiago de Cuba, know as the cradle of trova.
French
Edition of Fidel Castro’s Book Published in Paris
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 19 (acn) The Strategic Victory, a book written
by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, came to light this Thursday,
January 19, in Paris, under the title “Les Chemins de la
Victorie” (The paths of victory), which will be also sold in
Switzerland and Belgium.
Chinese Dance and Music
Company to Offer Unique Show in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 16 (acn) The Dance and Music Company of the
Chinese city of Chongqing will offer a unique show on Wednesday
at the Mella Theater in Havana.
Cuba:
Eduardo Galeano Inaugurates Casa de las Americas Literary Prize
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 16 (acn) Uruguayan writer and journalist
Eduardo Galeano inaugurated in the Cuban capital on Monday the
53rd Casa de las Americas Literary Prize during a ceremony
attended by personalities such as Culture Minister Abel Prieto;
the President of the Cuban National Assembly, Ricardo Alarcon;
the President of the Jose Marti Cultural Society, Armando Hart;
and the president of the Havana-based Casa de las Americas
cultural center, Roberto Fernandez Retamar.
Havana Ballet Festival 2012
to Be Marked by Both Tradition and Novelties
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 16 (acn) Being “Tradition and New Paths” the
main theme for this year’s International Ballet Festival of
Havana, scheduled for October 28 thru November 6, the event is
expected to bring a parade of classic and modern ballet
choreographies to the Cuban capital.
Cuban Film to Open ALBA
Festival in Belgium
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) The Cuban film Casa Vieja, by Lester
Hamlet, will open the Festival
of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA), which will
take place next week in
Brussels, Belgium.
Cuban Dancers Among the
World’s Best in 2011
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 13 (acn) Viengsay Valdes, Osiel Gounod and
Grettel Morejon from the Ballet Nacional de Cuba were selected
among the best world dancers in 2011 by the Dance Magazine.
Cuba Reiterates Support of
World Struggle against Illiteracy
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 12 (acn) Cuba reiterated on Wednesday its
willingness to contribute, with its modest but proven experience,
to the world struggle against illiteracy in tune with a call
issued by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to increase
literacy rates by 50% by the year 2013.
Cuban Writers and Artists
Honor Chucho Valdes and Omara Portuondo
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 11, 2012 (acn) Jazzman Jesus "Chucho" Valdes
and singer Omara Portuondo were given on Wednesday in this
capital the condition of Emeritus Members of the National
Association of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC) and the
commemorative coin for the 50th anniversary of that organization.
Great Sorrow in Cuba at the
Death of Composer Remberto Beker
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn) Cuban composer Remberto Beker, the
most longevous on the island, died from a sudden death in this
capital at age 101.
Cuban Poet to Publish in New
York
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn) “Academia de fugas,” a book of poems
of linguistic experimentation by writer Marienne Lufriu, from
western Pinar del Rio province, will be soon published by the
Latin Heritage Foundation of New York.
Ecuador Confirms Attendance
to Havana’s International Book Fair
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn) Ecuador reaffirmed its attendance to
the 21st edition of Havana’s
International Book Fair, to be held from February 9th through
the 19th.
Cuban Film ‘Boleto al
Paraiso’ Nominated for Spanish Goya Awards
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn) The Cuban film ‘Boleto al paraiso’
(Ticket to Paradise), by filmmaker Gerardo Chijona, has been
nominated for the 26th Goya Awards in the category of Best Ibero
American Film.
Prominent Cuban Theater
Director Vicente Revuelta Passed Away
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 10 (acn) One of the most prestigious figures
of the Cuban theater, Vicente Revuelta, passed away in Havana at
82.
Cuban Intellectual Armando
Hart Granted National Pedagogy Prize
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 9 (acn) The Association of Cuban Pedagogues
granted the National Pedagogy Prize 2011 to Armando Hart Davalos,
director of the Oficina del Programa Martiano (Office of Marti’s
Program), for his contribution to the educational development in
Cuba.
Cuban Jazz Maestro Chucho
Valdes on Tour around the U.S in January
HAVANA, Cuba, Jan 6 (acn) Cuba’s multi-Grammy Award winner
Chucho Valdes and his band —the Afro-Cuban Messengers— will
begin in January a tour around the United States that includes
performances in New York City and Philadelphia.
Compay Segundo’s Music Still
Loved Worldwide, says Son
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 28 (acn) “My father’s songs are still among
the favourites of fans worldwide” say Salvador Repilado, son of
late singer Compay Segundo and director of the band his father
founded.
Cuban Circus Duet to Attend
Int’l Golden Circus Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 21 (acn) Two Cuban girls who perform one of
the most ancient acts in the history of circus, Hair Hanging,
will gauge their talent and skills at the 28th Golden Circus
Festival of Rome.
Cuban
University Students Celebrate Alicia Alonso’s Birthday
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 21 (AIN) On the 91st birthday of Cuban prima
ballerina
Alicia Alonso, the University Students Federation of Cuba hosted
a tribute
to this icon of the Cuban ballet at the Havana-based
institution’s Aula Magna.
Int’l
Jazz Plaza Festival 2011 Ended in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 19 (acn) The 27th International Jazz Plaza
Festival 2011 concluded on Sunday night at Havana’s Mella
Theater with the performances of maestro Frank Fernandez and
Joaquin Betancourt’s Jazz Band.
Havana: The Curtain Rises
for the 2011 Jazz PLaza Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 15 (acn) The 27th International Jazz Plaza
Festival starts today with an exclusive concert at the Mella
Theater, known already as the cathedral of this musical genre in
Cuba.
Book
on the History of Cuba’s National Ballet Launched in Argentina
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 15 (acn) The book ‘El ballet en Cuba.
Nacimiento de una escuela en el siglo XX’ (Ballet in Cuba: Birth
of a School in the 20th Century) was launched at the Hotel Colon
in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Thursday.
Photo Exhibition Marks 25th
Anniversary of Cuban Int’l Film School
ARTEMISA, Cuba, Dec 14 (acn) The André Bazin Media Library of
the Artemisa-based International Film and Television School
exhibits images by German photography director Rolf Coulanges,
as part of the program marking the 25th anniversary of the
center.
Film on Cuban
Tobacco-Growing Legend Premiered in Pinar del Rio
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba, Dec 14 (acn) The Cuban TV station Artv
presented in Pinar del Rio the documentary film “Alejandro
Robaina, Living Mark,” a material featuring previously-unpublished
images and photos of the Cuban tobacco-growing legend Robaina,
the only person who gave name to a cigar brand in life.
Havana to Host Int'l
Workshop of Cultural and Social Anthropology
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 13 (acn) Malu Tarrau and Armando Alpizar, art
instructors from the Cuban children company La Colmenita founded
a similar group in Argentina which had its debut on Monday in
Buenos Aires.
New La Colmenita Troupe
Emerges in Argentina
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 13 (acn) Malu Tarrau and Armando Alpizar, art
instructors from the Cuban children company La Colmenita founded
a similar group in Argentina which had its debut on Monday in
Buenos Aires.
Cuban Eliades Ochoa
Nominated for Grammy Awards 2012
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec 12 (acn) The Cuban traditional music
shines again in the hands of legendary trova music player
Eliades Ochoa who has been nominated for the Grammy Awards 2012
in the Best World Music Album category for his record Afrocubism
Cuba: Mexican Movie Wins
First Prize at Havana’s Int’l Film Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 12 (acn) The 33rd International Festival of
the New Latin American Cinema concluded in Havana on Sunday
night with the awards ceremony at the Karl Marx Theater, where
the Mexican movie ‘El Infierno’ received the First Prize of the
event in the category of Best Fiction Feature Film.
Camaguey People Pay Tribute
to John Lennon
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Dec 9 (acn) Admirers of John Lennon in the Cuban
province of Camaguey paid tribute to the musician and peace
activist, one of the founders of The Beatles, in the 31st
anniversary of his death.
Hollywood Specialists to Cooperate with Cuban Peers in
Restoration of Old Films
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec 9 (acn) Preservation experts from Hollywood
will cooperate with their Cuban peers in the restoration of a
group of old movies, including some by the late Tomas Gutierrez
Alea, the most universal of all Cuban filmmakers and author of
‘Memories of
Underdevelopment’ (1968) and ‘Strawberry and Chocolate’ (1993).
Works by Picasso and other
Renowned Artists on Display in Trinidad
SANCTI SPIRITUS, Cuba, Dec 7 (acn) Some 30 pieces by Pablo
Picasso, Joan Miro, Marcel Duchamp and other influential
creators of international renown are on display since December 5
at the Trista Gallery of the city of Trinidad, in this province.
Cuban Magazine for The Blind
Marks 16th Anniversary
HAVANA, Cuba,
Dec 6 (acn) The 59th issue of the Faro magazine, written in
Braille for the blind and visually impaired of Iberian America
and other regions, currently circulating in Cuba, is dedicated
to the 16th anniversary of its creation.
Cuba’s 2011 Literature Award
to Nersys Lopez
HAVANA, Cuba,
Dec 6 (acn) Nersys Lopez, a writer from westernmost Pinar del
Rio province, was announced as the recipient of the 2011
National Literature Award, for her narrative and poetic work
mainly for children.
Cuban National Ballet Starts
Tour around Canada
HAVANA, Cuba,
Dec 5 (acn) The Cuban National Ballet, led by prima ballerina
assoluta Alicia Alonso, departed for Canada where they will
dance the famous “Nutcracker”, according to a press release by
the company.
Int’l Festival of New Latin
American Cinema Begins in Havana
HAVANA,
Cuba, Dec 1 (acn) The 33rd International Festival of New Latin
American Cinema begins on Thursday in the Cuban capital with the
screening of ‘Un cuento chino’ by Argentinean director Sebastian
Borensztein.
Irish Artist Wins
Cuba’s Int’l Video Art Festival First Prize
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Nov 30 (acn) Niall Farrel, from Ireland,
was the winner of the first prize granted by the jury of
the Fourth International Festival of Video Art of
Camagüey, to which 107 works by artists from all over
the world were submitted.
Alicia Alonso Says
Spanish Tour a Success for the Cuban National Ballet
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 28 (acn) Prima ballerina assoluta Alicia
Alonso described as successful the three-month tour
through Spain by the Cuban National Ballet, the company
she founded and heads.
Cuban Film Wins Award in
Uruguay’s Latinuy Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 28 (acn) The movie ‘Jose Marti: el ojo del
canario’ (Jose Marti: the Eye of the Canary), by Cuban filmmaker
Fernando Perez, was awarded the First Prize of the Third Latinuy
International Film Festival that concluded over the weekend in
Uruguay.
Havana
Historian Eusebio Leal to Receive Foedus Award
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 25 (acn) Havana Historian Eusebio Leal has won
the Foedus Award 2011, granted by the Foedus Foundation to
personalities that distinguish themselves for their work in the
fields of culture and solidarity.
Cuban and Venezuelan Symphonic Orchestras to Perform Together in
Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 24 (acn) The Cuban and Venezuelan symphonic
orchestras will perform together for the first time on Sunday,
November 27, at the Lazaro Peña Theatre in Havana, as part of
the program of activities of the Venezuelan orchestra during
their current visit to the Caribbean island.
Cuban Writer Leonardo Padura Wins French Literary Prize
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 23 (acn) Cuban writer and journalist Leonardo
Padura, famous for his crime novels, will receive the 2011 Roger
Caillois French Literary Prize of Latin American Literature on
December 7.
Cuban Central Province to
Host Int’l Video Art Festival
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Nov 22 (acn) The central province of Camaguey
will host the Fourth International Video Art Festival (FIVAC),
from November 25 through 29, with the attendance of
representatives from almost 30 nations.
Santiago de Cuba’s Cathedral
Undergoes Restoration Works
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Nov 22 (acn) The Cathedral of Santiago
de Cuba, declared a National Monument in 1958, is undergoing
restoration works to preserve its historic and architectural
values and to celebrate in 2015 the 500th anniversary of its
foundation.
Cuba’s Fina Garcia Marruz
Receives Queen Sophia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 22 (acn) Cuban writer Fina Garcia Marruz said
that the Queen Sophia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry —which she was
awarded earlier this year and, on her behalf, was received on Monday
by her grandson Jose Adrian Vitier— represents and implicit tribute
to the
Spanish language.
Havana
University Central Library Reopens for the Public
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 18
(acn) The Ruben Martinez Villena Central Library of the
University of Havana was reopened on the occasion of the
Students International Day, on November 17.
Cuban Singer Raul Torres to
Perform by the Steps of the University of Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 17 (acn) Cuban singer and popular musician
Raul Torres will perform on Thursday, by the steps of the
University of Havana, to put an end to the celebrations for the
International Students’ Day, on November 17, and the Fourth
Reading and Book Festival.
Upcoming Havana’s
Int’l Film Festival to Homage Matta, Gabo, and Solas
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 16 (acn) The 33rd Havana’s International
Festival of New Latin American Cinema will pay special
homage to Chilean painter Roberto Matta; Colombian
writer Gabriel Garcia Marguez (Gabo); and Cuban
filmmaker Humberto Solas.
Havana
Celebrates its 492nd Anniversary
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 16 (acn) Havana celebrates its 492nd
anniversary on November 16 and for that reason hundreds of
people in Havana set out on a pilgrimage, on Tuesday, from the
City Museum to the Templete (shrine), in the Arms Square, to go
three times around a Ceiba tree under which the first mass was
performed.
Cuba: Van Van
Launches its Latest Production
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 16 (acn) Grammy award winner, Cuban orchestra
Los Van Van, released today its latest disc, “La
maquinaria” (The machinery), produced by the EGREM label
at the Abdala Studios.
Cuban Elementary
School Student Wins Int’l Poetry Contest
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 15 (acn) Thais Acen Ravelo, a Cuban 10-year-old
elementary school student, won the First Prize of the
13th Children’s International Poetry Contest ‘Graffittis,’
sponsored by the Association of Argentinean Poets.
Cuban Universities
Nationwide to Host Fourth Reading and Book Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 15 (acn) As of Tuesday, Cuban universities
nationwide will host the Fourth Reading and Book Festival, on
the occasion of the International Students’ Day, on November 17.
U.S.
Saxophonist Neil Leonard to Participate in Cuba’s Jazz Plaza
Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 14 (acn) U.S. saxophonist Neil Leonard will
participate in the 27th International Jazz Plaza Festival
scheduled for December 15-18 in the Cuban capital.
Italian Ambassador
Says Culture is the Cornerstone of Relations with Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 14 (acn) Italian ambassador to Cuba Marco
Baccini dubbed culture as the cornerstone of the
bilateral relations, which is the result of the mutual
attraction, he said.
Puerto
Rican Duo Calle 13 Sweep Latin Grammy Awards
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 11 (acn) Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 made
history on Thursday winning a record nine awards —including
Album of the Year with ‘Entren los que quieran’— during the 12th
Latin Grammy ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay center/resort in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cuban and Colombian
Children Stage a Wonderful Show in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 10 (acn) Members of the Youth Philharmonic of
Bogotá and “La Colmenita” children theater companies of
Cuba and Colombia offered a wonderful show with the
staging of “Martina, the Little Roach” Thursday evening
at the Karl Marx Theater in Havana.
Cuban Artists Pay Homage to
Antonio Gades at his Burial Place
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Nov 10 (acn) The artists of the Antonio
Gades dance company paid homage to the late great Spanish dancer
and choreographer at his burial place, in the Mausoleum Segundo
Frente Oriental Frank Pais, in the eastern province of Santiago
de Cuba.
Cuban Children
Theater Company Returns After Successful US Tour
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 8 (acn) The Cuban children Theater Company La
Colmenita (the little beehive) arrived in Cuba after a
successful US tour where they performed Abracadabra, a
play that deals about the five Cuban antiterrorists
unjustly incarcerated in the United States.
Exhibition by Int'l Artists
on Effects of Wars On Display in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 8 (acn) The WAR project by Argentinean artist
Pablo Bobbiois on display at Casa Guayasamin, a cultural center
in Old Havana, where the public will be able to appreciate 20
large-format snapshots.
Legacy of Great
Flamenco Dancer Antonio Gades Enjoyed in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 8 (acn) The 14th edition of Havana’s Theater
Festival wound up on Sunday
with the legacy of late flamenco artist Antonio Gades,
in creative and faithful hands.
La Colmenita Returns
Home after Successful Tour
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 8 (acn) Cuba’s La Colmenita Children’s Theater
Company returned home on Monday, after a successful tour
of the United States with the piece “Abracadabra”.
Children Theater Companies
from Cuba and Colombia to Come Together in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 7 (acn) The Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of
Bogotá and its theater company named after Cuba’s La Colmenita
will share the stage with the local homonymous troupe in
performances scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the Karl Marx
Theater in Havana.
Cuban Film “Maya” at the
Iberian American Film Festival of Huelva, Spain
HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 7 (acn) The Cuban short-feature film "Maya"
(2010) by Pedro Pío Martín will be premiered at the 37th Iberian
American Film Festival of Huelva to take place from November 19
to 26, according to different media outlets.
The
Antonio Gades Dance Company to Perform in Santiago de Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Nov 5 (acn) The Antonio Gades Dance
Company will perform on November 9 at the Heredia Cultural
Complex in this city, where the mortal remains of the Spanish
dancer rest.
Habanastation and Ticket to
Paradise Proposed for Oscar and Goya Nominations
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 27 (acn) The Cuban Art and Film Institute ICAIC proposed
the films Habanastation and Boleto al Paraiso (Ticket to
Paradise) as its candidates to the nominations of the Oscars and
Goya awards, respectively.
Argentinean Guitarist Victor
Pellegrini Gives Keynote Lecture in Cienfuegos
CIENFUEGOS,
Cuba, Sept 26 (acn) Renowned Argentinean guitarist Victor
Pellegrini gave a
keynote lecture on Monday at the Benny More Vocational Art
School in this city, as part of his
national tour.
Intl. Low-Budget Film
Festival to be Dedicated to Gibara
HOLGUIN, Cuba,
Sept 26 (acn) The 9th Humberto Solas International Low-Budget
Film Festival
will be held from April 17-22, 2010, and will be dedicated to
the coastal town of Gibara in
this province, where the event took place for the first time in
2003.
Cuba:
Korda’s Unpublished Archives to Be Exhibited
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sep 9 (acn) The daughter and will’s executor of late renown
photographer Korda, Diana, said during the opening of the
exhibition “Bembe” last night in Havana, that his archives
contain between 90 to 120 thousand unpublished negatives.
Cuban String Quartet to
Festival in Nicaragua
HOLGUIN, Cuba
(acn) The Pizzicato string quartet of eastern Holguin province,
will
participate as guest in the 10th International Festival of
Classical Music, to be held in
Nicaragua starting from September 26.
Cuban Film ‘Casa Vieja’
Screened in Canada
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 9 (acn) The Cuban film ‘Casa Vieja’, by director Lester
Hamlet, had its Canadian premiere earlier this week during the
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival (VLAFF) that is under way
in that city until Sunday with the exhibition of 26 feature
films, about 30 shorts, and a mix of fiction and documentary.
Important Films at African
Cinema Festival in Cuba
HAVANA,
Cuba, Sept 8 (acn) The screening of the movie “El hombre que
grita”, by filmmaker
Mahamat Saleh Haroun, will inaugurate the African Cinema
Festival to be held from September
12th through the 18th at Havana’s Chaplin Movie Theater.
Danny Glover to Attend
Filmmakers Meeting in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 8 (acn)
US actor Danny Glover will head a large delegation of filmmakers
from Africa and the Caribbean that will take part in a meeting
on audiovisual production in
these regions and their links in terms of culture and identity.
U.S. Artists Bring Jazz
Lessons to Students in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 8 (acn) A
group of U.S. artists are in Havana to offer jazz workshops and
lectures in several schools of music of the Cuban capital,
Juventud Rebelde newspaper reports on Thursday.
Lincoln Center Musicians Donate Instruments to Cuban Children
H AVANA,
Cuba, Sept (acn) Members of New York’s Lincoln Center Jazz
Orchestra donated
instruments and arranged workshops at four music schools of the
island.
Photographic Exhibition by Brazilian Ecologist Inaugurated
in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba,
Sept 6 (acn) Renowned Brazilian documentary maker and
photographer Conceicao Praun was inaugurate on Tuesday, at
Havana’s Cities of the World Gallery, the
exhibition “Caminata por el ambiente,” with some thirty black
and white images taken in
several parts of Cuba.
Cuba Hosts
Biennial on Spoken Word and Oral Traditions
SANTIAGO DE
CUBA, Cuba, Sept 6 (acn) Providing a portrait of the Cuban
identity through the spoken word is one of the purposes of the
Eight Biennial and Symposium on Oral Traditions underway in the
eastern province of Santiago de Cuba.
Alicia Alonso: I’m not Thinking about Retirement
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 6 (acn)
Prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer Alicia Alonso stated
on
Tuesday that she’s not thinking about retiring from her post of
director of Cuba’s National
Ballet Company and that, at her age (90), she’s still linked to
that art, no longer
physically, but mentally.
Replicas
of "La Colmenita" in Several Countries
LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Sept 6 (acn) The Cuban Children’s Theater
Group La Colmenita has replicas in
several nations and others are in the process of being
formed or have made requests for the
creation of new groups.
Cuba
Participates in Int’l Book Exhibition-Fair of Moscow
HAVANA, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn)
Cuba is present at the 24th International Book Exhibition-Fair
that began on Wednesday in Moscow with the participation of more
than 50 countries.
Cuban Ballet
Company Gets Standing Ovation in Germany
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Sept 7 (acn) The Cuban contemporary ballet
company, Endedans, based in Camaguey, received a standing ovation in
Hamburg,
Germany on its first presentation ever in Europe.
Works by Cuban-Guatemalan
Hero Presented in Bayamo
BAYAMO, Cuba, Aug 24 (acn)
The book “José Joaquin Palma: Poetry, collected letters and
essays” was presented on Tuesday in this city, where the Cuban-Guatemalan
patriot, poet, educator, journalist, diplomat and youth mentor
was born.
Lajas Pays Tribute to Beny
More
SANTA ISABEL DE LAS LAJAS,
Cuba, Aug 23 (acn) Residents in this city of central Cienfuegos
province will pay tribute on Wednesday to Maximiliano Bartolome
More, known on the island and
in many countries as Beny More, on the occasion of the 92nd
anniversary of his birth.
Cuban
Filmmaker Ian Padron Invited to Present His Latest Film in
Michigan
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) U.S.
documentarian Michael Moore invited Cuban filmmaker Ian Padron
to present his latest film ‘Habanastation’ in Michigan during
the Traverse City Film Festival —of which Moore is the founder,
director and sponsor—, scheduled for July 26-31.
Cuban
Dancers Shine in the Dominican Republic
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 11 (acn) The Cuban dancers Sadaise Arencibia
and Alejandro Vireyes showed their worth as the leading figures
of the Cuban National Ballet during the World Stars Gala in the
Dominican Republic.
Martinique Chosen as Guest Country for Int’l Caribbean Festival
2012
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jul 11 (acn) The 31st edition of the Fiesta
del Fuego Caribbean Cultural Festival wounded up Saturday in the
eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba, its traditional
venue.
Cuban
Musician Raul Torres Pays Homage to Facundo Cabral
HOLGUIN, Cuba, Jul 11 (acn) Cuban singer songwriter Raul Torres
dedicated one of his best-known songs on a concert in the
eastern city of Holguin to Argentinean composer and poet Facundo
Cabral, who was murdered on Saturday in Guatemala.
Audio
Described Cuban Film Season Begins in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 11 (acn) Cuban films with audio description,
for people with sight problems, will be screened in a popular
movie theater of the Cuban capital this summer.
Steel
Bands Steal the Show in Cuba’s Caribbean Festival
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jul 8 (acn) The steel bands contest, one
of the highlights of the 31st Caribbean Festival, which
concludes on Saturday in Santiago de Cuba, takes place on Friday
afternoon at the Cespedes park of this eastern Cuban city.
International Colloquium “The Caribbean that Unites Us” Wraps Up
SANTIAGO DE Cuba,
Jul 8 (acn) The International Colloquium “The Caribbean that
Unites Us,” an opportunity for reflection about the contemporary
social-cultural thinking wound up on Friday at the Heredia
Theater, in the Cuban eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.
Manuel
Galban, Buena Vista Social Club Guitarist, Died in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 8
(acn) Cuban guitarist and composer Manuel Galban, founder of Los
Zafiros quartet and featured guitarist of Buena Vista Social
Club, died on Thursday in Havana at 80. His ashes will be buried
Friday at the Colon Cemetery in Havana.
Cuban
Ballet Dancer Jose Manuel Carreño Retires
HAVANA, Cuba , Jul 6 (acn) The Cuban dancer, Jose Manuel
Carreño, retired with a magnificent performance at the New York
Metropolitan Opera, where the audience gave him round of
applauses for almost 15 minutes.
Book on Alicia Alonso to Be
Released in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 6 (acn) An essay about Cuban prima ballerina
Alicia Alonso titled "Una luz distinta y más alta" (A Different,
Higher Light) by Juan Marinello, one of the most relevant
figures in the Cuban culture, will be presented on July 7 at the
Juan Marinello Cultural Research Institute Center, in Havana.
Cuban
Ballet Dancer Viengsay Valdes to Perform in South Africa
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 5 (acn) The leading dancer of the Cuban
National Ballet Company, Viengsay Valdes, will participate in an
International Gala that will take place in South Africa in the
next few days.
Int'l
Caribbean Festival Begins in Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, Jul 4 (acn) The 31st International
Caribbean Festival, or Festival of Fire, began Sunday in the
eastern Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba with a performance at the
Heredia Theater.
Lizt
Alfonso Ballet Invited to Bahrain Summer Festival 2011
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 1 (acn) The Cuban ballet company Lizt Alfonso
will go back to the Middle East, less than one month after
performing in Qatar, to participate in the Bahrain Summer
Festival in Manama running through July.
Ticket to
Paradise and Casa Vieja Among Films for Traveling Caribbean
Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 1 (acn) Cuban long-feature fiction movies
Ticket to Paradise and Casa Vieja, plus five cartoons were
included in the list of films to be shown during the Sixth
Traveling Film Festival of the Caribbean, the event’s jury
announced this Friday.
Big Bully will join Cuban DJ for
a Concert in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 1 (acn) American DJ, producer and vocalist Big
Bully will join Cuban Dj Dark for a concert of electronic music
on July 22, in Havana.
Alicia
Alonso Satisfied with Most Recent U.S. Tour
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 29 (acn) The director of the National Ballet
of Cuba (BNC), Alicia Alonso, said to be very satisfied with the
company’s recent tour of the United States were they received
standing ovations by the public.
Cuba to Host 31st International Festival of
the Caribbean
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 27 (acn)An initiative by the
Cuban City Historian Office, called Rutas y Andares (routes and
promenades), which promotes the patrimony of Havana, will be re-opened
for the Cuban family as of the summer, from July 5 to August 31.
Cuban Historian Offices Receive Gubbio Award
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 24 (acn) The Gubbio Award for Latin
America and the Caribbean was granted to two Cuban institutions:
the Historian Offices of Havana and Camaguey. The first one was
recognized for the restoration of the Avenida del Puerto Ave.,
while the latter received the award for the development of a
management model of the Historical Center of that eastern city,
according to Aymara Barreras, head of the Communications and
Public Relations Department of the Historian Office of Camaguey.
 Cuba
to Host 31st International Festival of the Caribbean
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba,
Jun 24 (acn) The eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba will
host the 31st International Festival of the Caribbean, also known as
La Fiesta del Fuego (the Fire Feast), from July 3 to 9. According to
Granma newspaper, the guest of honor on this occasion is Trinidad
and Tobago, an archipelagic state to the south-western of the
Caribbean, close to Venezuelan shores.
Brazilian Singer Simone to Perform in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 22 (acn) The famous Brazilian singer, Simone
Bittencourt de Oliveira, will offer a unique concert in Cuba, on
Sunday, at the Karl Marx Theatre.
Cuban National Ballet
Continues Successful Tour through the U.S.
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 20 (acn) The Cuban National Ballet (BNC),
under the general direction of prima ballerina assoluta Alicia
Alonso, continues its successful tour through the U.S., with the
piece La Magia de la Danza (The magic of dance), which will end
on June 26.
Pablo
Milanes on U.S. Tour in August and September
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 20 (acn) Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes
will begin his first U.S. tour since 1979 with a concert in
Washington, D.C., on August 26, the organizers of the tour
announced on Monday.
International
Colloquium on Hemingway Kicks off in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 17 (acn) The XIII International Colloquium on
Ernest Hemingway was inaugurated in the Ambos Mundos Hotel in
Havana city where participants will mark the 50 anniversary of
the death of the US writer and the transfer of the ownership, by
his widow, of his La Vigia Farm to the Cuban government.
Int’l
Colloquium on Ernest Hemingway’s Life and Work Begins in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 16 (acn) The 13th International Colloquium on
the Life and Work of Ernest Hemingway begins on Thursday in
Havana with the presence of Cuban and foreign experts who will
present papers and studies on one of the most enigmatic
personalities of contemporary literature.
Multimedia CD about the Cuban Communist Party Launched in
Guantanamo
GUANTANAMO, Cuba, Jun 15 (acn) A multimedia CD containing
documents, speeches, pictures and books about the Cuban
Communist Party since its beginnings was presented at the
provincial headquarters of the political organization in the
eastern city of Guantanamo.
Danny Glover Praises Caribbean and African Cinema
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 14 (acn) US renowned actor and producer Danny
Glover said in Havana that the Caribbean and African cinema are
key voices for the world cinematography.
Cuban
National Ballet on Tour around Brazil in July
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 14 (acn) The Cuban National Ballet (BNC) will
travel in July to Brazil for the premiere outside of the
Caribbean nation of “La leyenda del agua grande”, a piece on a
Guarani story about the origin of the Iguazu falls.
Tamara Rojo, Carlos Acosta to Stage Romeo and Juliet at London’s
O2 Arena
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 14 (acn) Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta and
Spanish Tamara Rojo, both of the Royal Ballet of London, will
perform “Romeo and Juliet” on June 17-19 at the O2 stadium in
London.
Cuban
National Ballet Amazes the Audience in New York
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 13 (acn) The performance by the Cuban National
Ballet (BNC) of the piece “La magia de la danza” (The magic of
dance) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music of New York was very
well received with endless round of applauses and “Long live
Cuba!” shouting.
Cuban
Lizt Alfonso Ballet Company Performs in Qatar
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 8 (acn) Rhythms and dances filling people’s
hearts with emotion make up the program that the Lizt Alfonso
Ballet Company is presenting this week at the National Theater
of Qatar, entitled “Cuba Vive”.
Cuban National Ballet Company: Passion and Magic in the US
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 7 (acn) Cuba’s National Ballet Company (BNC),
directed by Alicia Alonso,
will begin its presentations at the Brooklyn Academy Music of
New York on Wednesday with the
piece The Magic of Dance, an anthology that includes important
moments of 19th century
choreographic art.
Cuban
Artists Participated in Annual Africa Festival in Germany
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 7 (acn) The 23rd African Festival concluded in
Wuerzburg, in the German region of Bavaria, with the presence of
several Cuban artists resident in Europe and also of singer-songwriter
Raul Paz, who offered a concert on Saturday that was broadcast
live by the Internet website of the French-German television
channel ARTE.
Cuban Vocal
Group Desandann Well Received in New York
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Jun 7 (acn) The Cuban vocal group Desandann,
from the city of Camaguey and whose members are Haitian
descendants, gave a concert before nearly 800 people at the
Howard Gilman Opera House in New York as part of its 28th
international tour.
German
Electronic Music Trio Jahcoozi to Perform in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 6 (acn) The German electronic music trio
Jahcoozi will offer an outdoor concert on June 17 in Havana as
part of several activities to mark the 50th anniversary of this
music genre in Cuba and as a tribute to its pioneer in the
Caribbean country: Juan Blanco.
Cuban Choir Wins Germany’s Harmonie Festival Prize
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 6 (acn) The performance of the Cuban choir
Entrevoces, directed by Digna Guerra, at the international
Harmonie Festival 2011 was a total success, said choir's
representative Benjamin Suarez.
Cuban National Ballet Performs for International Children’s Day
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 2(acn) On the occasion of the International
Children’s Day, celebrated on June 1, the Cuban National Ballet
(BNC), offered a special performance for children at the Karl
Marx Theatre, in Havana.
Cuban
National Ballet Warmly Welcomed in Washington DC
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 2 (acn) Long rounds of applause, standing
ovations and other warm expressions of delight were offered by
the public to the Cuban National Ballet (BNC) on Tuesday night
at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, DC, during the
opening night of a one-month tour of the company around the
United States that also includes performances in New
York, and Los Angeles, among other cities.
Delightful Performance by the Harvard-RadCliffe
Orchestra of the Ninth
Symphony
It is
said that back in 1824 the Ninth Symphony by Ludwing van
Bethoven had its premiere at the Burgtheatre (the Imperial Court
Theatre) in Vienna, Austria, and the ceremony was attended by
blue bloods, celebrities and aristocrats of the then so-called
musical capital of the world.
Malena’s Captivating Tangos
Malena
Muyala seems a muse that escaped from one of Sandro Boticelli’s
paintings, but with no mysticism at all. In fact, her
charismatic and warm personality turns her into a dear friend
just a few minutes after she starts singing.
Photo Exhibition on Afro-Cubans to be
Shown in Madrid
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jun 2 (acn) The photo exhibition “Afrodescendientes,
Guanabacoa-Cuba,” by Cuban Roberto Chile will be inaugurated on
Monday, June 6, at the Guayasamin gallery of the Casa de America
center of Madrid, Spain, reported several digital media.
Traveling Fair of Cuban Literature Opens in the Dominican
Republic
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May 31 (acn) The Sixth Traveling Fair of
Cuban Literature opened to the public in the Dominican city of
Santiago de los Caballeros on Monday in what is the third and
next-to-last stage of a tour around the Dominican Republic that
began on May 24.
Cubans to Enjoy French Cinema Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, May 30 (acn) The 14th edition of the French Cinema
Festival in Cuba will
include 23 titles of recent films from that country, to be shown
at the island’s main movie
theaters from June 2nd through the 30th.
Cuba and Angola Strengthen Cultural Links
HAVANA, Cuba, May 30 (acn) The Cuban deputy minister of
Culture, Rafael Bernal, affirmed on Monday, in Luanda, that Cuba
and Angola are boosting cultural relations between them.
Cubans Applaud Performance of the Harvard-RadCliffe Orchestra
SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May 30 (acn) The audience that gathered at
the La Caridad Theater to enjoy the performance of the US
Harvard-RadCliffe Orchestra (HRO), from Cambridge, Massachusetts,
gave it a huge ovation on Sunday night.
Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra to Offer Three Concerts in Cuba
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, May 27 (acn) The Tomas Terry Theater of the
central province of Cienfuegos will be the venue on Saturday of
the first of three concerts to be offered by the Harvard-Radcliffe
Orchestra (HRO) during their Cuban debut.
Prominent Uruguayan Band of Street Musicians Performs in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, May 27 (acn) The members of the Uruguayan band of
street musicians Agarrate Catalina, who are visiting Cuba for
the third time, offered a unique presentation on Thursday at a
sold out Mella Theatre in Havana.
National Ballet of Cuba on Month-Long U.S. Tour in June
HAVANA, Cuba, May 26 (acn) The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) and
its director, prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, will begin
a tour around the United States on May 31 until June 26 that
includes performances in Washington, New York, and Los Angeles,
among other cities.
Eslinda Nuñez: Winner of the 2011 National Cinema Prize
HAVANA, Cuba, May 26 (acn) Actress Eslinda Nuñez was given on
Thursday the 2011 National
Cinema Prize for her outstanding interpretations in memorable
movies, according to information
provided by the vice-president of the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC),
Pablo Pacheco.
Cuba to Host Int’l Colloquium on Hemingway’s Life and Work
HAVANA, Cuba, May 25 (acn) Cuba will host the 13th International
Colloquium on the life and work of U.S. writer, Ernest Hemingway
(1899-1961)from June 16 to 19, with the attendance of nearly 20
experts on his life from several countries.
Cuban Singer-Songwriter Carlos Varela on U.S. Tour in June
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, May 25 (acn) Cuban singer-songwriter
Carlos Varela will undertake a new U.S. tour in June during
which he is scheduled to offer nine concerts and to participate
in important music events.
Dominican Book Fair Dedicated to the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, May 25 (acn) A traveling fair on Cuban literature
began in Bani, the Dominican
Republic, dedicated to the five Cuban antiterrorists unfairly
incarcerated in the United
States.
Cuban Tres Declared National Heritage
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, May 20 (acn) The tres, a Cuban guitar-looking
instrument with three pairs of strings, was declared National
Heritage on Thursday during the 15th International Festival
Cubadisco 2011 underway in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.
Exhibition of Famous Italian
Artist Opened in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, May 19
(acn) A big exhibition of 79 paintings by Italian Ugo Nespolo
opened this Thursday at the Cuban Art building of the National
Museum of Fine Arts.
Argentinean Singer-Songwriter Federico Pecchia Attends Cuban
Record Fair and Contest
SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
Cuba, May 17 (acn) Argentinean singer-songwriter Federico
Pecchia is in this eastern Cuban city to participate in
Cubadisco, Cuba’s International annual record fair and
contest, accompanied by his guitar and the music of Silvio
Rodriguez and Pablo Milanes as
referents.
U.S. and Cuban Youths Build New Musical Bridge Between their
Countries
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, May 17 (acn) Two different ways of doing
music were displayed at the Sala Dolores theater in the eastern
province of Santiago de Cuba by students from the Esteban Salas
conservatory and the Berklee College of Music of Boston, who
exchanged experiences in a concert workshop.
Documentary on Cuban New Song Movement Screened at Cubadisco
2011
SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
Cuba, May 17 (acn) The first scenes of the documentary “Trova de
Oro”, on the history of the Cuban New Song Movement, had its
premiere in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, as part of
the program of activities of the Cubadisco 2011 Music Festival.
Benicio del Toro Concludes Shooting of “Seven Days in Havana”
HAVANA, Cuba, May 13
(acn) Spanish director Julio Medem and Puerto Rican actor
Benicio del Toro, making his debut as a director in this project,
are among the filmmakers that have worked in “Seven Days in
Havana” -composed of seven shorts-, the shooting of which has
just ended.
Eleventh Havana Biennial Announced for May 2012
HAVANA, Cuba, May 13 (acn) The 11th Havana Biennial was
announced this Friday by the director of the Wilfredo Lam Center
of Contemporary Art, Jorge Fernandez who said the event will
take place from May 17 to June 7 of 2012.
Cubans Impressed by University of Michigan Men’s Gee Club
HAVANA, Cuba, May 13
(acn) The Gener y del Monte library of the city of Matanzas fell
small to accommodate the public that attended the first concert
in Cuba of the University of Michigan Men’s Gee Club, United
States.
Performance of Danza Contemporanea in New York Was a Success
HAVANA, Cuba, May 13
(acn) Long standing ovations and applauses crowned the
successful performance this week of Danza Contemporanea de Cuba
at the Joyce Theater in New York.
The Berklee Interarts Ensemble to Perform in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, May 13
(acn) The Berkeee Interarts Ensemble will offer concerts in the
eastern Cuban province of Santiago de Cuba on May 11, and in
Havana, on May 20, as part of a series of activities to mark the
50th anniversary of electro-acoustic music in Cuba.
Cuba Participates in Book
Fair in Colombia
LAS TUNAS, Cuba, May
12 (acn) A Cuban delegation is participating in the 14th
International Book Fair in Bogota, Colombia, which winds up on
May 16.
Cuba to Host 3rd International Colloquium on the Caribbean
HAVANA, Cuba, May 11
(acn) The consequences of climate change, literature, teaching,
internal
migration, and afro-descendants, will be some of the issues
tackled by participants in the 3rd
International Colloquium “Cultural Diversity in the Caribbean”,
to be held at Havana’s Casa de
las Americas cultural institution from May 16th through the
20th.
Students from Boston’s
Berklee College of Music on a Tour of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, May 10
(acn) Students from Boston’s Berklee College of Music are
presently on a tour of Cuba. On this, their second visit to the
island, they will carry out an intense
program of concerts, participate in the 2011 edition of
Cubadisco –Cuba’s International Record
Fair and Contest-, and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
creation of the piece Musica para
danza by Juan Blanco (1919-2008), the so-called architect of
electro-acoustic music in Cuba
and Latin America.
Cuban Pianist Harold Lopez
Nussa on a Tour of Europe
HAVANA, Cuba, May 10
(acn) Young Cuban pianist Harold Lopez Nussa will perform on May
13 at the New Morning Club in Paris, the French capital, a place
where jazz and musical diversity
find their highest expression.
Dutch and American Choirs to Perform in Cuba
MATANZAS, Cuba, May
10 (acn) The Cantoro Choir of Holland and the University of
Michigan Men’s Choir will perform during the Spring Choral
Concerts Festival in the western Cuban province of Matanzas, on
Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
Cuba and South Africa to
Increase Economic Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, May 10
(acn) South Africa’s Deputy Minister for Finances, Nhalanhla
Musa Nene,
stated on Monday in Havana that economic cooperation between
Cuba and his country should be on a par with their excellent
political and historic relations.
Cubadisco Festival Honors
Cuban Plastic Artists
SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
Cuba, May 10 (acn) Cuban plastic artists Miguel Angel Botalin
and Alberto Lescay received the Cubadisco 2011 Honor Award in
Santiago de Cuba, the city to which the Festival is dedicated
this year and also venue of the event.
Danza Contemporanea de Cuba
Leads First U.S. Tour Ever
HAVANA, Cuba,
May 9 (acn) Cuba's Danza Contemporanea ballet company will
perform for the first time in the United States with shows
scheduled from May 10 thru 27, as part of the "Si, Cuba"
Festival.
Havana’s Museum of Fine Arts
to Host Exhibit by Renowned Italian Artist Ugo Nespolo
HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) A personal exhibition by renowned
Italian painter and sculptor Ugo Nespolo will be on display at
the Hall of Universal Art of the Havana-based Museum of Fine
Arts as of May 13.
Cubadisco Special Prizewinners Show Commitment with Cultural
Heritage
HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) The awarding of Cubadisco 2011 Special
Awards revealed the commitment of the Festival’s organizers with
the island’s heritage and the values that bring together the
cultures that have been cast aside by hegemonic powers.
Cuban Film on the Life of
Jose Marti Receives Award in Mexico
HAVANA, Cuba, May 9 (acn) The movie ‘Jose Marti: el ojo del
canario’ (Jose Marti: the Eye of the Canary), by Cuban filmmaker
Fernando Perez, has increased its list of prizes with one of the
Ariel awards granted by the Mexican Film Academy.
 Musician
Silvio Rodriguez Stresses Cuban Media’s Challenges
HAVANA, Cuba, May 5 (acn) Cuban singer songwriter Silvio
Rodriguez said the role of the media is vital for the country to
succeed in the changes implemented in the island aiming at
maintaining its social system, as he received this Thursday a
distinction granted by the Association of Cuban Journalists (UPEC)
in Havana.
Rodriguez was
awarded the “Felix Elmuza” Distinction in recognition of his
blog “Segunda Cita” (Second Meeting) where he maintains an open
dialogue about the current situation in Cuba.
Luxemburg Hosts Homage to Cuban Composer Leo Brower
HAVANA, Cuba, May 5 (acn) The city of Luxemburg hosted an homage
to Cuban
composer and singer Leo Brower, the author of pieces that make
up the repertoire of famous guitar players, symphonic orchestras
maestros, and chamber music orchestras in the world.
Cuban: Admission to Museum
of Fine Arts Free on May 18
HAVANA, Cuba, May 5 (acn) Cuba's National Museum of Fine Arts'
director announced that the admission to the institution will be
free May 18 to celebrate the International Museum Day.
Cuba Honors 2010 National
Literature Award Winner Daniel Chavarria
HOLGUIN , Cuba, May 5 (acn) The Cuban-Uruguayan writer, Daniel
Chavarria, 2010 National
Literature Award Winner, was honored in Cuba by the Hermanos
Saiz Association (AHS) of the
eastern province of Holguin, with the Venga la Esperanza Prize.
World Premiere by Cuban
National Ballet Expected for Friday
HAVANA, Cuba, May 4 (acn) The choreography “Cuba inside a piano”
by Eduardo Blanco will premiered worldwide on Friday, May 6, by
the Cuban National Ballet at the Grand Theater of Havana as part
of La Huella de España Festival.
Cuban-African Band Ends US
Tour with New York Concerts
MATANZAS, Cuba, May 4 (acn) The famed Cuban folkloric group Los
Muñequitos de Matanzas will perform this Wednesday at the
Workshop Theater of New York its Homage to Ancestors show, as
preamble of its participation at the Sí Cuba Festival.
Renowned Italian Pianist
Performs in Cuban Eastern Province
HAVANA, Cuba, May 3 (acn) The renowned Italian composer, Luciano
Bellini, the director of the Nova Philarmonia orchestra,
performed on Monday, in the eastern Cuban province of Holguin,
as part of the activities on the occasion of the Romerias de
Mayo Festival.
Cuba’s
Fina Garcia Marruz Awarded Queen Sophia Prize for Ibero-American
Poetry
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Cuban writer Fina Garcia Marruz has been
granted the 20th Queen Sophia Prize for Ibero-American Poetry,
one of the most important awards in this genre given by the
Spanish institution Patrimonio Nacional (National Heritage) and
the University of Salamanca, as announced on Thursday at the
Royal Palace of Madrid.
Cuba’s
Participation in Al Jazeera Festival Highlighted
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) Abbas Arnaut, president of the 7th edition of
the International
Documentary Festival of Al Jazeera, the most important Arab
television chain in the Middle
East, highlighted on Tuesday in Qatar the participation of a
Cuban delegation in that event.
Foreign Musicians to Attend
Cubadisco 2011 Int’l Fair in Santiago de Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 27 (acn) Foreign artists such as Puerto Rican
singer Andy Montañez, students of the Boston’s Berklee College
of Music, and the French septet Son de Salon, have confirmed
their participation in the 15th International Fair Cubadisco
2011, scheduled for Santiago de Cuba on May 14-22.
Cuban Eastern Province of Guantanamo to Host
Fifth National Changüí Festival
GUANTANAMO, Cuba (acn) The eastern Cuban
province of Guantanamo will host the Fifth National Changüí
Festival “Elio Reve Matos” on June 23-27, as announced by
musicologist and researcher Jose Cuenca, a coordinator of the
event.
NY
Labor Chorus Performs at Havana´s John Lennon Park
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 25
(acn)The NY Labor Chorus performed on Saturday at Havana´s John
Lennon Park with the presence of the President of the Cuban
Parliament Ricardo Alarcon.
Havana
to Host Int’l Festival of Oral Narrative
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 21 (acn) The 13th International Festival of
Oral Narrative ‘ContArte: a Bridge of Words,’ will take place in
Havana on May 2-8 as announced by the president of the event,
Elvia Perez.
Cuban
National Ballet Offers a Gala to Celebrate Bay of Pigs Victory
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 14
(acn) The Cuban National Ballet offered Wednsaday night a gala
on the occasion of the celebrations for the 50 anniversary of
the bay of Pigs victory over the mercenary invasion.
Renowned German
Drama Director Honored in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 7
(acn) The president of the Association of Cuban Writers and
Artists (UNEAC), Miguel Barnet, presented renowned German drama
director Thomas Dentler with an award that recognizes him as
Member of Honor of this organization.
Exhibition by Over 90 Artists to
be Unveiled in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) A
collective exhibition named “Ya se leer” (“I’ve learned to read)
of paintings featuring texts by 90 Latin American and European
artists will be inaugurated April 20 at the Havana-based
Wilfredo Lam Center of Contemporary Art.
Cuba’s
Culture Minister Abel Prieto Attends World Forum on Intercultural
Dialogue
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 7 (acn) Culture Minister Abel Prieto is
representing Cuba at the first World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue
that began on Thursday and runs through Saturday in Baku, the
capital of Azerbaijan.
Havana
to Host 16th International Dance Festival in Urban Landscapes
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 6 (acn) Destinos, a choreography by Isabel
Bustos, director of the company Retazos, will open the event “Old
Havana, City in Movement” and the 16th International Dance Festival
in Urban Landscapes on April 13, which will run until April 17.
Concert in Tokyo Celebrates
15 Anniversary of Fidel Castro’s Visit to Japan
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 4 (acn) A benefic concert in the Tokyo
Metropolitan Hall, organized by famous opera singers Ko Nakajima
and Koji Oaci, was held on April 3, on the occasion of the 15
anniversary of the visit of the leader of the Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro to Japan, on December, 1995.
Cuban and Canadian Musicians
Give Concert in Eastern Cuba
LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Apr 4 (acn) Students from the art school “El
Cucalambe” from Las Tunas, Cuba and from Quebec’s art school La
Seigneurie, Canada gave a concert Sunday as closing of a trip
for cultural exchange between the two schools.
The
Buena Fe Duet to Sing to Youngsters of Yesterday and Today
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 2 (acn) The Buena Fe duet will give a concert
on Saturday evening to youngsters of yesterday and today, at the
historic steps of the University of Havana.
Alicia
Alonso: Honorary Citizen of Merida and Messenger of Peace
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 2 (acn) Prima ballerina assoluta Alicia
Alonso, director of Cuba’s National Ballet Company, was given on
Friday the title of "Honorary Citizen of Merida and Messenger of
Peace."
The municipal president of Merida, Angelica Araujo was in charge of honoring Alicia, top figure
of ballet in the world and one of the greatest myths of classic
dance, during a ceremony held in the presence of aldermen of the
town council, the www.notisureste.com.mx Web site reported.
International Children’s Book Day Celebrated in Old Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 2 (acn) Celebrations to mark International
Children’s Book Day continue in Havana, which pay tribute to Danish
narrator Hans Christian Andersen, born on April 2, 1805.
Cuba’s Most Longevous Flutist
Passed Away
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, Apr 2 (acn)
Efrain Loyola, Cuba’s most longevous flutist, died on Friday in this
city, at the age of 94.
Composition Contest to be held in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Apr 2 (acn) The 4th edition of the Composition
Prize of Havana’s Casa de las Americas cultural institution will
take place from April 11th through the 15th.
Naked
Women Invade Convent in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba,
Apr 1 (acn) Several naked women invaded this Thursday the St.
Francis of Assisi Convent, located in Havana city, and hanged
themselves from the walls on the third floor.
Guayabera from Rafael Correa
Donated for Cuban Collection
SANCTI SPIRTITUS, Cuba, Apr 1 (acn) A Guayabera shirt from
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correas was donated this Friday to the
social-cultural project La Guayabera to be added to its collection
of the Cuban traditional garment.
Princess Alix de Foresta Attends
Reopening of Havana’s Napoleonic Museum
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 30 (acn) Havana’s Napoleonic Museum was re-inaugurated
on Tuesday in Havana with the presence of Princess Alix de Foresta,
who donated porcelain pieces to the prestigious Cuban institution.
Mexicans
Fall under the Spell of Cuban Dancers
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 30 (acn) The presentation of Cuba’s National
Ballet Company (BNC) in the
park of Cozumel Island, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, was
described as fascinating by
members of the audience.
Cuban Band Buena Fe to Offer a
Concert to Protest Invasion of Libya
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 30 (acn) The Cuban band “Buena Fe” will offer a
concert on Saturday, April 2, at the University of Havana, to
protest against the violent and imperialist military aggression
against Libya.
Concerts in Venezuela and Spain
dedicated to the Cuban Five
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 30 (acn) Concerts dedicated to the five Cuban
antiterrorist fighters unfairly imprisoned in the US took place in
Venezuela and Spain, in which participants demanded the immediate
release of the Cubans.
Tribute in New York to Cuban
Filmmaker Gerardo Chijona
HAVANA,
Cuba, Mar 30 (acn) Cuban filmmaker Gerardo Chijona will be honored
during the Havana Film Festival New York, which will show 55 films
from 17 countries of Latin America, the
Caribbean and the USA from April 7th through the 15th, the
Cubadebate Web site reported.
Cuban and Canadian Students to
Give Concert in Las Tunas
LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Mar 29 (acn) Art students from the Cuban province
of Las Tunas and Canada’s Quebec are preparing a symphonic concert
scheduled for April 2 at the main theater of this city, as part of a
solidarity project between Cuba and Canada.
Int’l
Biennial of Graphic Humor Inaugurated in Cuba
ARTEMISA, Cuba, Mar 28 (acn) The 17th International Biennial of
Graphic Humor Cuba 2011 was inaugurated on Sunday in its traditional
venue in the municipality of San Antonio de los Baños, in the
western province of Artemisa.
Trilogy Dedicated to Cuban
Leaders Completed in Mountain Biennial
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, Mar 25 (acn) A big mural on stone with the image
of Camilo Cienfuegos was recently finished as the past piece of a
trilogy dedicated to Cuban revolution leaders.
Latest
Cuban Movie Premiered at Film Appreciation Festival
LAS TUNAS, Cuba, Mar 24 (acn) The Cinemazul 2011 Film Appreciation
Festival opened Thursday in the eastern province of Las Tunas with
the premiere of the latest Cuban film Ticket to Paradise.
Cuban
Viengsay Valdes to Perform in Ballet Gala in New York
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 23 (acn) Viengsay Valdes, a prima ballerina of the
Cuban National Ballet (BNC), will dance on Wednesday in a gala of
stars at the New York City Center.
Swedish
Festival Peace and Love Underway in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 23 (acn) One of the most important cultural
festival of Sweden, Peace and Love, will have a version in Havana,
starting this Friday through Saturday.
Dominican
Press Extols Silvio Rodriguez’s Performance in the Dominican
Republic
HAVANA, Cuba, March 22 (acn) The Dominican press highlights on
Tuesday the warm reception that Cuban singer and songwriter Silvio
Rodriguez received in the Dominican Republic.
Cuba Hosts
Activities Marking Int’l Year of Afro-Descendants
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) Diplomats and personalities from the
fields of culture and social research met in Havana over the weekend
as part of activities to celebrate the United Nations International
Year of Afro-Descendants.
Cuban Film
to Compete in Spanish Film Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, March 21 (acn) The Cuban film “Afinidades” (Affinities)
by Cuban Jorge
Perugorria and Vladimir Cruz, will compete, along with another 10
full-length films, in the
17th Latin American Film Festival of Catalonia, Spain, scheduled for
April 8th through the
15th.
 Mexican
Daily Praises Performance by Cuban National Ballet
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 18 (acn) The Diario de Yucatan highlighted on
Thursday the warm reception the Cuban National Ballet and its
director, prima ballerina Alicia Alonso, received in Cancun, Mexico.
The daily praised the
Cuban company’s performance of the piece “Swan Lake” at the
Poliforum Benito Juarez.
Danzon
Festival Brings Latin American Dancers to Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 18 (acn) Dancers from Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia
and Cuba confirmed their participation in the upcoming 7th
International Festival Danzon Havana from March 22-27, the
Festival’s president announced.
Artists
from Almost Twenty Countries Confirmed for Romerias de Mayo Festival
in Holguin
HOLGUIN, Mar 18 (acn) Artists representing 18 nations from Europe,
Asia and the Americas have already confirmed their participation in
the 18th Romerias de Mayo Youth Arts Festival that takes place every
year in the eastern city of Holguin.
African
and Caribbean Filmmakers to Meet in Havana in September
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 17 (acn) A meeting between African and Caribbean
filmmakers will take place in Havana in September as part of the
activities of the Fourth Caribbean Cinema Traveling Showcase.
Venezuelan
Theater Troupe Performs in Cuba
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Mar 17 (acn) The Venezuelan theater troupe Teatro K
Producciones, directed by Morris Merentes will perform Thursday in
the city of Camaguey, an important stage for Cuban theater.
Display of
Indonesian Culture Opened in Camaguey, Cuba
CAMAGUEY, Cuba, Mar 16 (acn) Located thousands of kilometers away –at
the southeast part of Asia- the Indonesian culture reached Cuba in a
display of visual arts dedicated to 50 years of diplomatic relations
between that country and Cuba.
“The Day
Diplomacy Died” Tours Canada and the United States
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 16 (acn) Irish journalist Bernie Dwyer has begun a
tour of Canada and the US to launch the documentary “The Day
Diplomacy Died”.
National Ballet of Cuba to Perform in Mexican Cities
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 15 (acn) The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), under
the direction of prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso, began on
Monday a tour around several Mexican cities that will conclude on
April 3.
Pierre Verger Colloquium Opens in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 15 (AIN) With a moving testimony by one of his
closest collaborators, Mãe Sisi de Oxalá, the Pierre Verger
International Colloquium: Caribbean Connections started Tuesday at
Casa de las Americas, in Havana, dedicated to the famous French
anthropologist.
Benicio del Toro Finishes Shooting Film in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 11 (acn) Puerto Rican Oscar-winner Benicio del
Toro finished filming “Yuma”, one of the segments making part of the
film “Seven Days in Havana,” in which he debuted as director.
Choir and Strings Ensemble from Minnesota in Cuba
MATANZAS, Cuba, Mar 11 (acn) The Choir and Strings Ensemble of the
University of Saint Paul, Minnesota, US, will perform in Cuba for
the first time this Friday at the Evangelical Theology Seminary of Matanzas and on Saturday at the Minor Basilica of Saint Francis of
Assisi in Havana.
Int’l Documentary Film Festival Kicks Off in Eastern Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Mar 8 (acn) Documentaries from the Americas,
Africa and Europe will compete in the 12th International Santiago
Alvarez in memoriam Film Festival starting Tuesday in the Cuban
eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.
Cuban National Ballet Company at Ecuadorian Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 8 (acn) A group of dancers representing Cuba’s
National Ballet Company
(BNC) is participating -until March 16- in the 9th edition of the
Women in Dance International Festival, under way in Quito, Ecuador.
Cuban Book Fair Wrapped Up, Next Year’s Dedicated to the Caribbean
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Mar 7 (acn) Next year’s International Book Fair,
Cuba 2012, will be dedicated to the Caribbean peoples and
intellectuals Zoila Lapique and Ambrosio Fornet, as announced during
the closing ceremony of this year’s event.
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