Culture

13 January, 2020 Cuban festival to feature Chicago style jazz

The legendary jazz tradition of the US city of Chicago will be represented at the 2020 International Jazz Plaza Festival with the presence of guitarist Stanley Jordan and multi-instrumentalist David Liebman, according to organizers.

9 January, 2020 Cuban jazz to travel from Havana to New York

Musician Harold Lopez-Nussa will take Cuban jazz from Havana to New York during his first tour in 2020, ‘Harold de ida y vuelta,’ according to sources from the Ministry of Culture.

29 November, 2019 Cuban documentary on Chernobyl children screened in Kiev

Diplomatic sources revealed that the Kiev House of Cinema screened this Thursday the Cuban documentary ‘Chernobyl in Us’ by journalist Daisy Gomez, produced by the production house of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television.

27 November, 2019 Kazakhstan Biotech Institute dedicates seminar to Fidel Castro

Diplomatic reports indicated this Tuesday that the Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IPBB) in Kazakhstan dedicated a seminar to the legendary historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, father of biotechnology in Cuba.

26 November, 2019 Cuba holds 11th International Linguistic Conference 2019

The 11th International Linguistic Conference 2019, taking place at the Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor Institute of Literature and Linguistics, began on Monday with the presence of experts from several countries.

21 November, 2019 Film The Odissey of the Jerks, will open Havana Film Fest

Argentine feature film, ‘La odisea de los giles’, (The Odissey of the Jerks) directed by Sebastián Borensztein, will open the 41st edition of the New Latin American Film Festival, next December 5 its president Iván Giroud declared in this capital.

21 November, 2019 The film ‘Wasp Network’ to premiere in Cuba

The film Wasp Network, by French director Olivier Assayas, will have see its Cuban premiere during the 41st International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, according to the event’s organizing committee.

20 November, 2019 Mexican embassy awards Cuban artists

The Mexican Embassy in Havana granted the Cultural Merit award to Cuban prima ballerina Viengsay Valdes, choreographer Alberto Mendez and Cultural Director of Habana Vieja municipality, Reinaldo Mendez.

20 November, 2019 Young Cubans defend Latin America’s just causes at UNESCO

Cuban delegate to the 11th UNESCO Youth Forum, Flavia Villarreal, expressed here on Tuesday her solidarity with the young Latin Americans who today defend sovereignty and social justice against hegemonic and neoliberal powers.