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.
"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.
One of the highlights of this year's Havana Book Fair was Lecturas en La Red (books on the network): an impressive digital collection of electronic books available for reading and download at the fair.
Interesting video clip from the film Buena Vista Social Club of Eliades Ochoa in his hometown of Santiago de Cuba.
Watch this clip from the Buena Vista Social Club film of Omara Portuondo and the late Ibrahim Ferrer perform 'silencio' – magical!
Five years ago, the cross-border collaboration of the Cuban artistic trio known as the Merger would have been unthinkable.
Cuba 50 
You must be logged in to post a comment.