The 19th Scientific Workshop of Social African American Anthropology and the 8th Storytellers Encounter Afropalabra Festival got underway in the Cuban capital... More
Emblematic Cuban radio announcer, Eduardo Rosillo, passed away in the Cuban capital at the age of 85... More
The Cuban National Ballet Company held its traditional January 1st Gala at Havana’s National Theater celebrating the 56th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution... More
The so called “Diva of the Buena Vista Social Club Project”, Cuban singer, Omara Portuondo, has just released a new album titled That Old Black Magic, bewitching audiences all over the world... More
Cubans are celebrating the 110th birthday of renowned Cuban writer and intellectual, Alejo Carpentier, on December 26th... More
Old Havana’s San Francis of Assisi Square will be the venue of the New Year Concert “Por Mi Habana” on Saturday, December 27th, starring Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra... More
Everybody seems to know The Payret Theatre, on Prado and San Martín and directly across from Capitolio. Payret has a long history. It opened its doors on January 24th 1877 and was called "The Red Coliseum," for being completely upholstered in red. Overlooking Central Park, this theatre was revamped in 1951, with seating for 1,890, keeping the same name that it was given in 1877. The architecture of the building blends perfectly into the eclectic neighborhood... More
Our “genius of the day” today, is the Cuban composer, arranger, violinist, pianist and orchestral director Rodrigo Prats, He was born on February 7, 1909 and died on September 15, 1980. It’s amazing, Leo, that when Prats was thirteen he played violin in the Cuban Jazz Band, the first band of its type in Cuba, which was directed by his father. ... More
The 36th International New Latin American Film Festival kicked off in Havana Thursday with the screening of the acclaimed Argentinean movie Relatos Salvajes (Wild Tales)... More
The Cuban National Ballet Company, led by ballet legend and director, Alicia Alonso, will dance the classics Giselle and Don Quixote in the renowned Regio Theater of Torino, Italy, as of December 10th... More
The famous Russian Army’s Alexandrov Academic Singing and Dancing Ensemble will perform at Havana’s National Theater on Saturday... More
The book Seduction of the Look, Photography of the body in Cuba from 1840 to 201 by Rafael Acosta de Arriba will be launched at Havana’s Fine Arts Museum on December 3rd... More
The US-Cuba Artist Exchange project is coordinating several actions in the area of culture, including different art forms... More
The Cuban capital will host the International New Latin American Film Festival from December 4th through 14th with an homage to late Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez... More
For the first time in more than 50 years the Broadway musical Rent will be staged in Cuba for three months as of December 24th... More
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