Renowned Cuban pianist, Frank Fernández, and flutist, Niurka González, will premiere a version for piano and flute of one of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s most famous sonatas... More
Bailando, the contagious tune that mixes rhythms such as flamenco and urban Cuban music, was a hit last night at the Latin Grammys ceremony in Las Vegas... More
Cuban President, Raúl Castro, sent a message to the National Symphony on the occasion of the orchestra’s 55th anniversary... More
The best of university art is already being enjoyed by audiences in Santiago de Cuba squares and other locations as the 22nd University Students Federation Amateur Artists Festival began in the southern city... More
Flocks of people come in groups making a lot of noise; others come alone in a quiet pensive mood. Everyone gets in line. Havana is celebrating its 495 birthday and besides a diverse cultural program, the celebration includes a ritual that dates back as far as the cobblestone streets... More
The First Latin American Rock Festival Patria Grande will open Friday at Havana’s Anti-imperialist Tribune with a concert featuring several Latin American bands... More
The 2014 National Fine Arts Award was granted to Lázaro Saavedra in recognition of his creative artistic history and the values of his work characterized by conceptualism, humor and irony... More
Singapore-based Gajah Gallery wants to attract a Cuban audience with its Southeast Asian artist group show titled “Trajectories" opening in Cuba's capital, Havana.... More
A concert dedicated to the works of musician Pablo Milanes will open this year’s JoJazz festival in Havana on Thursday. Havana’s Lazaro Peña Theater will welcome artists William Roblejo, Rolando Luna, Aire de Concierto, Zule Guerra, Yanet Valdes, Sexto Sentido and others, who will perform classics by the Cuban singer-songwriter, as well as a lesser known piece composed by Milanes and Chucho Valdes.... More
The 24th International Ballet Festival wound up with Cuban ballet stars, Viengsay Valdés and Víctor Estévez, dancing Valsette, with music score by Venezuelan Teresa Carreño, and Nelson Madrigal playing the piano live on stage... More
The ambassador of India to Havana, Chinthapally Rajasekhar, thanked Cuban book authorities to have chosen his country as guest of honor at the International Book Fair, Cuba 2015... More
International Ballet Festival audiences gave a standing ovation to Cuban prima ballerina, Viengsay Valdés and renowned Ukrainian dancer, Ivan Putrov, who packed Havana’s Karl Marx Theater on Tuesday... More
The Cuban National Ballet is reviving the ballet Tula, with which the company is celebrating the 200th anniversary of one of the most important Iberian American poetesses, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda... More
As part of Havana’s ballet festival the Cuban National Ballet Company has revived the piece Celeste by Belgian-Colombian choreographer, Annabelle López, specially created for the Caribbean country’s dance ensemble... More
Renowned Cuban choreographer and dancer, Iván Tenorio, who choreographed pieces for the Cuban National Ballet Company, the Camagüey Ballet and other international dance ensembles died of cancer in Havana at the age of 73... More
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