The Santiago de Cuba Carnival, its famous “congas,” floats and street dancer’s parades have been declared a Cultural Heritage of the Cuban nation.... More


‘Santiago de Cuba, 500 years of history and culture,’ was the name of the artistic and cultural gala with which Santiagueros celebrated the 500th anniversary of their city in Céspedes Plaza on Friday evening... More


Adriano Rodríguez Passes Away

One of the most important figures of the Cuban music scene, renowned singer, Adriano Rodríguez, was buried in his hometown of Guanabacoa in Havana. ... More


Ballet legend, Alicia Alonso, and the Cuban National Ballet Company, are joining Santiago’s 500th anniversary celebrations with performances of Giselle at the Heredia Theater on Saturday and Sunday... More


Santa Clara: 326th Anniversary

The forceful transfer of a group of residents of San Juan de los Remedios inland led to the establishment of the central city of Santa Clara in July, 1689, in the 17th century... More


The Spanish version of the book, Raúl Castro, un hombre en Revolución (Raúl Castro, a Man in Revolutionary) by Russian writer, Nikolai Leonov, was launched to Cuban parliament members in the Cuban capital’s Conference Center... More


Coppola in Cuba

Mythical US film producer, scriptwriter and director, Francis Ford Coppola, is in Cuba to exchange with students and professors from the San Antonio de los Baños International Film and TV School –EICTV- where he gave a lecture and toured its facilities... More


Charles Chaplin’s granddaughter, Oona Chaplin, who is currently visiting Havana, says that returning to Cuba is like coming back to her second home... More


The Cuban choir Entrevoces, directed by maestra Digna Guerra, won the Grand Prix at the International Choir Competition Serenade 2015, held in Washignton D.C., in the United States... More


The Bahamas is the guest of honor at the Fire Party or Caribbean Festival set to get underway in eastern Santiago de Cuba in early July... More


Havana’s Grand Theater, considered one of the most emblematic Cuban coliseums, is scheduled to reopen its doors to the public during the January 1st, 2016 Gala by the Cuban National Ballet Company to celebrate the Cuban Revolution... More


The history, culture and traditions of San Juan de los Remedios, the eighth city founded by the Spaniards in Cuba, was recreated at an artistic gala on Tuesday night to celebrate the city´s 500th anniversary... More


Carmen back on Cuban stages

Carmen, one of the emblematic pieces of the Cuban National Ballet Company’s repertoire, is back on Cuban stages, after having been absent from the Cuban scene for years... More


Young pianists from all over the world are gathering in Old Havana for the 3rd Young Pianists Encounter from June 4 through 28... More


A piece of the island’s industrial heritage, Tallapiedra, opened its doors to the public as part of Havana’s 12th Art Biennial, 30 years after the power plant closed... More


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