Abel Prieto, Advisor to the Councils of State and Ministers and former Culture Minister, spoke on the challenges Cuban culture is facing today to OnCuba magazine following the UNEAC (Union of artists and writers in Cuba) congress just concluded.

Kcho: "Silence is bad, people dislike lack of communication, and then they make documentaries about people like that of the National Geographic Channel where human suffering appears as if it were of a lion in Serengeti, Africa."

One of today's most prominent composer-guitarist alive makes his London debut performing at the Bolivar Hall. Eduardo Martin's music is currently recorded and performed top guitar performers worldwide such as LAGC, Iliana Matos and Shin Ichi Fukuda. A Grammys award nominee, his creations seamlessly blend classical, Latin american, contemporary and Cuban languages gaining him a great acclaim from both the critics and public in general. For one night only in May, London will have the privilege to experience a recital packed with several UK premieres.

The section Moviendo Ideas (Ideas in Movement), part of the Young Filmmakers' Showcase, analyzed the short film 'ABECÉ:The Universe of a Girl, Mother and Woman' by Diana Montero (Havana, 1986), who obtained a Mention in the documentary section at the 13th Young filmmakers Showcase event in April.

A Havana theatre company has found a new home at an old bicycle factory as part of the efforts underway in Cuba to turn old industrial sites into cultural centres.

World Series of Boxing meeting was first of home-and-away series between the US Knockouts and the Cuba Wranglers.

Sylvie Collier's film about the talented, identical Cuban triplets To Dance Like A Man will be broadcast on Sky Arts 2 and Sky Arts 2 HD on FRIDAY, TODAY, April 11th at 6.40pm.
Identical triplets Angel, César and Marcos, age 11, share the same passion: to become great ballet dancers. And each wants to be picked for an important ballet in Havana, Cuba. Who will be chosen? Their teachers at the world-renowned National Ballet School of Cuba say all three triplets have equal talent, potential and determination to become the first trio of identical boys to achieve stardom. This film offers a rare perspective on what it takes to achieve professional success in the context of Cuba's surprising international impact on development of great dancers.

Enter the Cuba50 competition to have the chance to win a pair of tickets to

Watch this video of the super talented AfroCuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca.

The 2014 National Film Award came as a surprise to Cuban filmmaker Juan Carlos Tabio. In exclusive statements to Cubacine said: "Honestly, did not know or that was the date of delivery. It was a surprise. I am not ungrateful. "

Cuban Institute of Art and Cinematographic Industry (ICAIC) celebrates today its 55th anniversary with new faces but the same foundational objective: promote good cinema.

The Cuban Association of Writers and Artists (UNEAC) will hold its 8th Congress April 11-13 at Havana´s Conventions Palace with the participation of 320 delegates and guests.

Voices for Cuba night to begin with a short Afro Cuban jazz set from Omar Puente and his all star band.

Watch video

"Let us be realistic, let us make the impossible," expressed Che. The well-known Cuban musician, X Alfonso has followed this maxim as a faithful student. Starting from the naturalness that characterizes him, he has conceived a highly complicated project. It was a beautiful dream, but it actually seemed a pipe dream. Today, however, it is a reality.
Defined by X himself as an avant-garde Contemporary Cultural Movement, the Fábrica de Arte Cubano (Cuban Art Factory, F.A.C. in Spanish) is a diverse, modern, authentic and exclusive socio-cultural plaza among its kind. Music, movies, dance, painting, photography, fashion, architecture, design, performance, sculpture, video-art, theater, literature, new technologies, academic exchanges, community projects and much more come together in the same space at the same time, because its creators are still dreaming high.