Culture

17 July, 2017 Cuba Graduates New Group of International Chefs

Havana, Cuba.-The Culinary Association of Cuba,FACRC, has graduated 24 Chefs of international ranking in its course corresponding to 2016-2017. One of the teachers according to a press release from that organization, Jorge Junco, expressed recognition for the quality of the group that was graduated in this ocassion. FACRC presidente, Chef Eddy Fernández, mentioned the importance […]

5 July, 2017 The Van Van Took Its Music to Portugal

Cuban orchestra Los Van Van offered a massive concert, which closed the festivities of Lisbon, as reported by representatives of the Cuban Embassy in Portugal.

5 July, 2017 Cuban Comic Writers To Hold Festival in Camaguey

Camaguey, Cuba.-The central city of Camaguey, in the province with the same name, is ready to open the 7th Festival of Comic Art from July 5th to 8th with the presence of outstanding Cuban comic writers. The organizing committee of the event, held in cooperation with the Council of Plastic Arts in the province, scheduled […]

5 July, 2017 Literary Festival Opens Summertime in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-More than 50 books will be launched on Friday in the main cities of Cuba, as part of the Festival of Arts, said today Edel Morales, vice president of the Cuban Institute of the Book (ICL). The traditional ‘Evening of the Books’ will be held in Havana across 23rd, one of the main streets […]

4 July, 2017 Program of Adapted Films for Blind Begins

With the Cuban-Spanish film Dancing with Margot, adapted with audio description and subtitles for visual and hearing handicapped, will begin the summer programming that group of the population at two o’clock in the afternoon at Infanta movie theater.

3 July, 2017 Students from Several Countries Seek to Graduate from Cinema in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Students of the International School of Cinema and Television in Cuba began discussing their theses today to graduate in specialties such as Direction, Screenplay, Editing, Documentary, Production, Sound, Photography, Television and new media. In total, 43 students finish the course 2016-2017 and, according to the institution, come from Venezuela, Spain, Brazil, Panama, Denmark, El […]

29 June, 2017 Stanford Symphony Orchestra Joined Cultures in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-Music once again proved its ability to join cultures and being an effective diplomatic mechanism in the interesting concert program offered by the Stanford Junior Symphony Orchestra (SJS) in this capital. The American symphonic band, directed by Anna Wittstruck, assumed a demanding and inescapable repertoire for any group after combining works by classical and […]

29 June, 2017 Cuba Calls on UNESCO for Commitment to Fight Climate Change

Paris, France.-Cuba has called on UNESCO for a greater commitment by all states to face climate change and recalled the serious implications of this phenomenon for the planet, diplomatic sources said today. During the intergovernmental preparatory meeting for the Declaration on Ethical Principles in Relation to Climate Change, the Cuban delegation recalled that the implications […]

27 June, 2017 Cuban Ballet Heading for Italy and France

With the show The Magic of Dance with a full house in the San Lorenzo Auditorium of El Escorial, in Madrid, the National Ballet of Cuba concluded its season in Spain.

27 June, 2017 Oliver Stone Repels US Policy Change Towards Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-Award-winning North American filmmaker, Oliver Stone, has expressed today his support for Cuba facing the U.S. policy change proclaimed by President, Donald Trump, to the detriment of the relations with this Caribbean country. The writer and director signed the message sent by the National Association of Cuban Writers and Artists (UNEAC) to the friends […]

26 June, 2017 Cuba Hosts Seminar on Journalism and Tourism

Havana, Cuba.-The 12th International Seminar on Journalism and Tourism has began sessions today in this capital, in times that the leisure industry in the island is showing a strengthening and the media devotes more attention to its benefits. Hilda Prieto, organizer of the event, said that about 60 journalists from 10 countries, including those from […]

21 June, 2017 Minnesota Youth Symphony Orchestra to Play in Cuba

The Covarrubias Hall of the National Theatre will be next Sunday at eleven a.m. the first scale of the Minnesota Youth Symphony Orchestra, which will be presented in Camaguey next June 28 and in Santiago de Cuba next Thursday 29.

16 June, 2017 To Increase Exchange between Cuban and Costa Rican Cinema

Erick Roman Sanchez, Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica in Cuba, visited the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV) in the province of Artemisa, to strengthen the collaboration links.

15 June, 2017 Music Publishers Recognize Yoko Ono as Composer

The National Music Publishers Association officially recognized Yoko Ono, John Lennon´s widow, as co-author of the emblematic song Imagine, at its annual meeting in New York.

7 June, 2017 National Lyric Theatre Celebrates Anniversary

The National Lyric Theatre, directed by Maestro Roberto Chorens, will celebrate its 50th anniversary next Friday 9 at five in the afternoon, in Gonzalo Roig Hall in Havana.

5 June, 2017 Alicia Alonso Distinguished in Spanish Tour

Cuban Alicia Alonso receive in Spain the gold medal and the Friends of Music National Award that the Ciudad de Ubeda International Festival of Music and Dance grants.

3 June, 2017 Singing in Cuba for Peace in Venezuela

Venezuelan and Cuban musicians will perform a political-cultural show, in the emblematic Salon Rosado (Pink Hall) of La Tropical, tomorrow at four p.m. with free entrance to the public

1 June, 2017 Chicago Harp Quartet to Perform in Cuba

Havana, Cuba.-The Harp Quartet of Chicago, United States, will hold two concerts in Cuba along with the local Symphony Orchestra of Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, the Cuban Music Institute reported. The shows, scheduled for June 2-3, in the Covarrubias Hall of the National Theater, will feature the leading ensemble of harps in North America. According to […]

31 May, 2017 French Artist Maurice Renoma Exhibits in Havana

Havana, Cuba.-As part of the activities for the Month of French Culture in Cuba, renowned and famous photographer, painter and designer Maurice Renoma will bring a part of his images and stage work, organizers said. The exhibit will be opened Friday at the Cuban Art Factory of Havana, and it will be opened up to […]