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‘Ciberdanz’ 3D animation that will make you dance – made in Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 27/01/2022

‘Ciberdanz’ is one of the new productions of the Animation team at Cuba’s national film…

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  • Cuban Design

Cuban graphic posters Vs. Covid-19 on show

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 28/02/202124/05/2021

In January 2021 an exhibition of new posters responding to Covid-19, and inspired by well-known…

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  • Cuban Architecture

Cuban Natural and Cultural Heritage available to all in the fight against COVID-19 through culture

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 29/05/202017/07/2020

  Cuban artist and director of the Polymita Publishing House in Cuba, Julio A. Larramendi…

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Poster Art – a visual chronicle of the Revolution

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 13/11/201904/08/2020

As a major exhibition of Cuban poster art goes on display in London until January…

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  • Cuban Design

Prestigious award for Cuban graphic designer Pepe Menéndez

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 10/10/201921/10/2019

This year the Cuban graphic designer José Alberto Menéndez Sigarroa, known as Pepe Menéndez, was…

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  • Cuban Design

Promoting authentic Cuban design

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 17/04/201903/05/2019

Under the slogan: “Design beyond the form”, the second International Design Biennial of Havana (BDHabana’19),…

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Havana Design Biennial to Host Artists from Many Countries

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  • Posted on 13/02/201913/02/2019

Designers from many countries will come together at the 2nd Havana Design Biennial (BDHabana 2019)…

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  • Cuban Design

The latest on video game development in Cuba

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 08/08/201814/08/2018

by: Granma.cu The development of video games in Cuba represents a fundamental area in the…

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  • Cuban Design

Cuban National Awards for best designs 2018 announced

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 18/05/201806/06/2018

Cuba’s National Design office ONDi has announced in May the 2018 Awards for best Designs,…

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  • Cuban Design

Designing Cuba – how Cuban designers are leading the way

  • by cuba50
  • Posted on 26/07/201718/10/2018

They say we interact with more than 2,000 objects every day. The number could be even higher, just look around. Design is everywhere. It gives products value, identity, and seeks to make life easier.

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Happy International Workers Day 1 May! Here are some great Cuban graphic posters from the 1970s produced to mark the day, courtesy of Jose Marti national library archive in Havana.
A great loss for Cuban culture today with the news Jose Luis Cortes, well-loved Cuban musician and music innovator, leader of 90s dance music group NG Ia Banda and architect of timba, has passed away at the age of 70 in Havana. RIP El Tosco
UK tour 8 April - 21 May - Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas pairs up with his former mentor, grammy-nominated Eduardo Martin, both amazing Cuban acoustic guitarists to perform their own mix of jazz, flamenco, pop, Afro and traditional Cuban pieces.
Thursday 28 April London - UK Premiere of new feature film Mambo Man, set in Bayamo in rural eastern Cuba, with Cuban actors, the story follows the highs and lows of a local entrepreneur. Part moral tale, part musical showcase, you can’t resist the sumptuous cinematography and country music.
Catch a screening 19 April with Cuba Solidarity Brighton UK of 'Herencia’ (Inheritance) (2019) Director Ana Hurtado. A documentary by a Spanish filmmaker focusing on Cuba’s African heritage, with interviews with Cuban writers, artists, musicians and dancers.
London Tuesday 12 April 8pm - Cuban cinema fans can catch a special screening of the 1978 Cuban feature film ‘El Brigadista’ by director Octavio Cortazar, which centres on the trials and tribulations of a 15 year old sent to teach people in the countryside during the Literacy Campaign across the island in 1961. In person and online - book your places now. Hosted by @sandsfilmscinemaclub and Cuba Solidarity Campaign North London.

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