Cuba's International Book Fair is a celebration of literature. In many countries, book festivals are for the publishers. In Cuba, it's all about the book-lover. The fair attracts tens of thousands of avid readers. CGTN's Michael Voss reports on how this event's become Cuba's most important cultural festival of the year.
The restrictions imposed on US citizens by the Trump administration to travel to Cuba in November 2017 go beyond the typical Cold War backdrop. In fact, they accentuate the policy of commercial, economic and financial siege to which the blockade clings, successively condemned by the UN General Assembly by absolute majority. The "hard hand" of the US president, linked to those of US politicians Marco Rubio and Diaz-Balart, not only represents a political change from the techniques of former President Barak Obama, but a new strategy of interference. It shows a natural review of and cancellation of exchanges between US and Cuban institutions.
When talking about contemporary Cuban documentary making, you can't ignore the community project in the mountains that has promoted local culture and committed to the welfare of those who inhabit the largest mountain range in Cuba. Televisión Serrana, located in the Sierra Maestra itself, is celebrated its quarter of a century on January 15, a period in which it has managed to differentiate itself from the rest of the island's telecentres by its work and programming. To bring art to the most difficult sites and to strengthen the active participation of the community are two objectives that the project has followed to the utmost.
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Here are some of the many classes all over the country offering Cuban salsa or other Cuban dance classes. We have mentioned where they are taught by Cuban teachers. Of course there are many other dance teachers who are qualified and experienced and will give you an excellent grounding in Cuban dance. We can't vouch for the quality of any of the classes. You just need to try it out and see if it suits you. This is not a definitive list, of course…let us know your recommendations and any that are not already listed. Contact office@cuba50.org
The Jazz Plaza International Festival, now moved from December to January 16-21, is taking place at the Casas de Cultura HQ, in Havana's Vedado and many other Casas de Cultura in the capital and also at the Iris Club in Santiago de Cuba. The event, presided over by Chucho Valdés and Bobby Carcassés, has international guests such as Diego El Cigala.
'Noticiero ICAIC Latinoamericano' was a series of cinematic newsreels produced from 1960 to 1990 by the Cuban film Institute ICAIC. The weekly news programme covering major local and global events would be shown before film screenings in the capital, Havana, and in towns and villages around the island.
Many of those 1,493 newsreels could just be derided as propaganda, but they pushed the limits of news, of visual storytelling that have left a legacy.
The Cuban National Music Award 2017 has been awarded to José Luis Cortés “El Tosco”,…
Are you going to be in Cuba in 2018? Here are some of the main cultural events due to take place during the coming year
'JOY' a post coitus concert is a one woman theatrical spectacle, written and performed by Dina Gordon, who was born in Santiago de Cuba, combining electronic music with lyrical prose, to deal with the politics of heritage and sexuality, with a specific focus on the African-caribbean experience in the western world. the show is presented by collective All Good Artists Are Dead and is part the Vault festival in London.
Are you going to be in Cuba in 2018? Here are some of the main…
The jury of the National Prize for Cultural Heritage for a Life's Work 2017 composed of Eusebio Leal Spengler, José Linares Ferrera, Daniel Taboada Espiniella, Isabel Rigol Savio and Jesús Gómez Cairo, decided to give the award to the architect Iran Millán Cuétara.
What happens when the loss of a king's son is compared to the loss of a shepherd's son? What happens when different social classes share the same feelings in different contexts and environments?
Nicolás Guillén was born on 10 July 1902 in Camagüey, Cuba, and died in Havana…
Representing Cuban film in the official selection for the 39th International Festival of New Latin…
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