Great figures of African and Caribbean contemporary art are to exhibit some of their works in Paris to stand up against manifestations of slavery, still evident today in the world. Sensitive to this problem because of the imprint left by the slave trade in their respective countries, artists from Benin, Dominican Republic and Cuba introduce us deeply into the issue of contemporary expressions of slavery, organizers of the exhibition declared.

Pauline Vermare: Iliana, it is my great pleasure to be collaborating with you on the exhibition ¡CUBA, CUBA! 65 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY that will open at the Southampton Arts Center on August 13. Would you tell us about yourself? How did you come to work on photography?

Ministers of Culture of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) approved 19 September in Cuba a cultural action plan focused on social development and in the protection and conservation of heritage.

The film Playing Lecuona, co-directed by Cuban Pavel Giroud and Juanma Villar, from the canary Islands, was premiered at the Montreal World Films Festival.

The Republic of Cuba's Council of State, September 10, made an extraordinary decision, in recognition of Alicia Alonso's contributions to Cuban and international culture, to designate the current Havana Grand Theater as the "Alicia Alonso" Grand Theater of Havana, as an appropriate, well-deserved tribute to her work.

José Milián (Matanzas, 1946) as director of the company Pequeño Teatro de La Habana, with his stagings and as a dramaturge, is today one of the indispensable names in Cuban theatre.

An expert on ethical business and sustainability is working on a musical about former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

This exhibition of painting and sculptures forms the UK's first comprehensive presentation of the Cuban group of abstract painters Los Diez Pintores Concretos (Ten Concrete Painters). Including the works of eleven artists who were associated with the group, which was active from 1959 to 1961, the show explores the development of geometric abstraction at a time when Cuba was plighted by political disorder and cultural shifts.
Featured artists include: Pedro Álvarez, Wifredo Arcay, Mario Carreño, Salvador Corratgé, Sandú Darié, Luis Martínez Pedro, Alberto Menocal, José Mijares, Pedro de Oraá, José Ángel Rosabal, Loló Soldevilla, and Rafael Soriano.

On the Day of St. James, the patron saint of the city, 25 July, Carnival Santiaguero was eclared Cultural Heritage of the Nation, at a ceremony at Avenida Jesus Menendez.
Julian Gonzalez, Minister of Culture, read the resolution that declares the Rumbón Mayor also known as Heritage.
Next to Raul Gonzalez Fornés Valenciano, president of the Municipal Assembly of People's Power (Mayor), composer Enrique Bonne, and actor Dagoberto Gainza, impersonating St. James were.
With nearly four centuries of existence, Santiaguero Carnival is undoubtedly the most popular celebration of roots in the city and its scope many years crossed the borders of the territory of the province and of Cuba.

The competitive sessions of the First National Tournament in Cuba of the Dota 2 videogame continued until Sunday, Aug. 23, in this Camaguey city, and was a success with the participation of 16 teams from different regions of the country.

Miguel Barnet, multifaceted figure of Cuban culture and winner of many international awards, analyzed positively today the restoration of his country's relations with the United States.

CAIMITO, Cuba – Like all homestead stories, Fernando Funes Monzote's starts with an epic battle…

In a tribute to Vilma Espín on the85th anniversary of her birth and 55 years of the Federation of Cuban Women (FMC), the National Ballet of Cuba and its director Alicia Alonso will premier the ballet Vilma, with choreography byEduardo Blanco, in the National Theatre's Avellaneda Hall, on Saturday August 29, at 8:30pm.

This Wednesday, August 19, Cuban Alberto Juantorena was elected as one of four vice presidents of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), during the organization's Congress held in Beijing, which will host the World Athletics Championships beginning Saturday, August 22.