Culture

12 January, 2018 2018 National Theater Award Announced in Havana

The director of Teatro Nacional de Guiñol (National Puppet Theatre) of Cuba, Armando Morales, received today the 2018 National Theater Award for his consecrated work of more than 50 years in the art of boards.

11 December, 2017 New Book on Fidel Castro Published in Cuba

As tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, the book ”Ahí Viene Fidel” (Here Comes Fidel) was presented to remember the events that occurred after his physical disappearance on November 25, 2016.

7 December, 2017 Chorus Festival Starts with Tribute to Fidel Castro

A Cuban anthological piece called ”Juramento” was sung before the ashes of Fidel Castro in the Cemetery of Santa Ifigenia Wednesday, to give a start to the 32nd International Chorus Festival.

5 December, 2017 Special Magazine Dedicated to Fidel Castro Launched in Cuba

Professors and students of the Cuban Higher Institute of International Relations Raul Roa (ISRI) launched today a special edition of the magazine Politica Internacional dedicated to historical leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro.

21 November, 2017 Havana Film Festival to Pay Tribute to James Ivory

The 39th International Festival of the New Latin American Cinema, which will take place in this capital city from December 8th to 17th, will pay tribute to U.S. director James Ivory with eight films from his fruitful career, said organizers today.

8 November, 2017 Cuba Supports at UNESCO Agreement to Reinforce University Cooperation

Paris, France.- Cuban First Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Martha del Carmen Mesa, has supported at UNESCO the adoption of a World Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications at university level, which would help strengthen cooperation in the sector. According to diplomatic sources, when speaking on the Education Committee at the 39th General Conference of […]

8 November, 2017 Cuba Elected to UNESCO Executive Board

Cuba was elected to join the UNESCO Executive Board for the period 2017-2021, in the elections held today at the 39th General Conference of that United Nations organization.

20 October, 2017 Cuban President Congratulates Jose Marti Studies Center

The President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Raul Castro Ruz, has congratulated today the Jose Marti Studies Center (CEM), which is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its foundation this year, Granma newspaper reported.

7 September, 2017 US Singer Rufus Wainwright to Perform in Cuba

Havana, Sep 6 (Prensa Latina) US singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright will perform a concert on September 24 at Havana”s Gran Teatro Alicia Alonso (Gthaa), where he will share the stage with local artists, organizers confirmed here today. During the recital, scheduled for 17:00 local time, the musician will be accompanied the Symphonic Orchestra of the Gthaa, […]

5 September, 2017 Cuba to Host International Puppets Workshop

Matanzas, Cuba.-The organizers of the International Puppet Workshop of Matanzas (Titim) today confirmed that the XIII edition will be from April 24 to 29, 2018, in theaters and open spaces of this Cuban city. Dedicated to the puppet theater in the Caribbean, to Puerto Rico, and Guiñol Fidel Galbán, from Cuba, the management committee called […]

22 August, 2017 Cuba Hosts Eyeife Electronic Music Festival

Havana, Cuba.-Organizers of the first edition of the international electronic music festival, Eyeife, scheduled here for September 26-30, hope to turn the Cuban capital into one of the main venues of that music genre in the world. The Eyeife poster invites the participants to mix electronic music with rhythms associated with the African musical origins […]

17 August, 2017 Cuban Socio Cultural Project Goes to France

Camaguey, Cuba.-The French city of Toulouse will receive an exhibit dedicated to Latin American hand made puppets and dolls of the Cuban socio-cultural project Carsueños, based in the Cuban eastern central city of Camaguey. Nearly two decades of work are endorsing the work of the project, completely addressed to handicrafts. There will be a similar […]

16 August, 2017 21st Intl. Handicraft Fair Fiart 2017 Summoned

Havana, Cuba.-The Cuban Fund of Cultural Goods (FCBC) summoned today the 21st International Handicraft Fair Fiart 2017, scheduled for next December as part of the Iberoamerican Year of Handicraft to be commemorated in 2018. The same as in previous editions, organizers extend the invitation to Cuban and foreign artisans whose work is expression of handicraft […]