Cuban Children Give Outstanding
Artistic Performance in Mexico
Las Tunas, Cuba, Aug 31 (P26).-
Five children from this
eastern province gave a successful
performance at the 2nd Ibero-American
Festival of Children Poets, which took
place in the Mexican state of Queretaro
earlier this month, as affirmed by
members of the Cuban delegation to the
cultural event.
(08-31-10) |
Cuban Writer Miguel Barnet Decorated in
Guatemala
Cuban Poet, writer, essayist and
ethnologist Miguel Barnet was named
Ambassador for Peace by the Guatemalan
government. (08-31-10) |
Habana Eva Big Winner at L.A Film
Festival
Havana, Aug 28, (RHC).-
The film Habana Eva, co-produced by
Cuba, Venezuela and France, received the
Rita Award prize for the Best Feature
Film at the 14th Los Angeles Latino
International Film Festival (LALIFF).
(08-28-10) |
Oral Narration, a Culture Modality
Growing in Las Tunas
A new and attractive summer culture
initiative with growing impact in Las
Tunas is the workshop on oral narration
given by actress Veronica Hinojosa,
National Community Culture Laureate. (08-25-10) |
Encounter between Cuban and Guatemalan
Artists Begins
Havana,
Aug 25,
(RHC/PL).-
The seventh edition of an encounter
between Cuban and Guatemalan artists
began in the capital of the Central
American country.
(08-25-10) |
Cuba’s
Las Tunas Celebrates Ten Years of
Risograph
Las Tunas, Cuba, Aug 21, (P26/ACN).-
A literary session, which will last
until the 30th, will celebrate 10 years
of territorial issues (Risograph),
coinciding with the century and a half
of the first book printed in Las Tunas.
(08-21-10) |
Monte Soy,
an Exhibit on
Afro-Cuban Culture
The exhibit Monte Soy, by
painter Jorge Hidalgo, that shows the
influence of the African culture in our
society is opened in this eastern city.
(08-19-10) |
Testimony on Vilma Espin to Be Presented
at Cultural Reunion
Vilma Espín, la flor más universal de la
Revolución Cubana (Vilma Espin, the most
universal flower of the Cuban Revolution),
by Ligia Trujillo Aldama (Ocean Sur
publishing house), will be presented on
Sunday, August 21, at the weekly
literary reunion Sabado del Libro.
(08-19-10) |
Alicia is Part of our Family
Alicia Alonso occupies an extremely
important place in our hearts; she’s
part of our family," confessed Rachel S.
Moore, executive director of the
American Ballet Theater (ABT), the most
prestigious dance company in the United
States. (08-18-10) |
Cuban Film on Jose Marti Receives Award
at Peruvian Festival
Lima, Aug 16, (RHC).-
The Cuban film “Jose Marti: The Eye of
the Canary” has won the second prize
during the recently concluded Film
Festival of Lima, Peru. (08-16-10) |
Mural for Peace by the Maine Monument
By the former Maine Monument, symbol of
the final demolition of the imperial
eagle in Cuba, renowned artists are
painting a "Mural for peace."
(08-16-10) |
A
Song for Peace and for Life
On International Youth Day, in front of
Havana’s Museum of the Revolution,
youngsters sang for peace and life.
(08-13-10) |
Memory and Diversity in Documentary
Options
As a clear bet to stimulate the
documentary, the Cuba Institute of Art
and the Cinematographic Industry
included in its program for August the
premier of three films from that genre.
(08-13-10) |
Cuban Artists Hold Festival in Support
of Fidel Castro’s Call for Peace
Havana, Aug 12, (RHC/ACN).-
In support of Cuban leader Fidel
Castro’s recent call to prevent a
nuclear conflict, Cuban artists have
organized a three-day nationwide
festival called ‘With Fidel and for
Peace’.
(08-12-10) |
Exhibition of Outstanding
Cartoonists Opens in Las Tunas
Las Tunas, Cuba, Aug 12, (P26/acn).-
"The Club of Cartoonists who died…..of
laughter" is a unique exhibition, opened
in this city where the public is aware
of outstanding works of humor producers
in Cuba and abroad.
(08-12-10) |
Exhibition of Contemporary Cuban
Ceramics Opens in Havana
An exhibition which includes sculptures,
installations and projects, organized by
the National Museum of Contemporary
Cuban Ceramics, can be seen until August
31 in the White Hall of the Convent of
St. Francis of Assisi. (08-10-10) |
Cafefiñe with
no Holidays for Children
Las Tunas, Cuba, Aug 8, (P26).- Entertaining
the little ones at home can become a
monumental task, like putting earrings
on the moon. However, for Cafefiñe
it is a happy mission, the best of all,
the unique meaning of its existence.
(08-08-10) |
Domingo Aragú: A
Legend of Cuban Percussion
The University of the Arts was honored
by the celebration of the 100th
anniversary of the birth of one of its
founding teachers, Professor Emeritus
Domingo Faustino Aragú, who celebrated
his birthday full of lucidity.
(08-05-10) |
The 10th Anniversary of
Extramuros
The initiative of the Provincial Book
and Literature Center of organizing a
talk on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of the Extramuros Publishing
House was a very good decision.
(08-03-10) |
Summer
in Las Tunas: Among Fables and Puppets
Children of this eastern city of Las
Tunas live a summer between fables and
puppets.
(07-31-10) |
Cuban and Venezuelan Filmmakers
Strengthen Cooperation
Havana, July 28, (ACN-RHC).-
Cuban and Venezuelan filmmakers meeting
in Caracas agreed to carry out joint
projects and work together in the
training of personnel linked to the film
industry in both countries.
(07-28-10) |
Travels of Cuban Ballet Lizt Alfonso
The Lizt Alfonso Ballet Company has just
returned from a short but fruitful tour
of Martinique, where it participated in
the well-known Fort de France Festival
and got standing ovations from the
public in its two presentations.
(07-28-10) |
Las Tunas will Represent Cuba in
Ibero-American Decima Festival
Las Tunas, Cuba, July 22, (P26).- The
Second Ibero-American Children and Young
Poets, Troubadours and Verse Writers
Festival, will be held this time in the
Mexican State of Queretaro from August 9
to 17; with the presence of Cuba,
Argentina, Panama, Chile, Venezuela and
Colombia, besides the host nation.
(07-22-10) |
Cuba’s National Ballet Company to Pay
Tribute to Mirta Pla
The presentation of Giselle on July 22
will be a tribute to Mirta Pla, one of
the Four Jewels of Cuba’s National
Ballet Company (BNC), who died on
September 21, 2003, the day of her 70th
birthday.
(07-20-10) |
Katrina Browne Wants to Share her Images
with Cubans
Katrina Browne had everything ready to
travel to Cuba this week. She wanted to
join the presentation of the 3rd
Travelling Caribbean Cinema Exhibition
and share again with the Havana public
the screening of her documentary
Traces of the Trade.
(07-17-10) |
Spain and Cuba Share Iberian-American
Choreography Prize
Havana, July 13, (RHC).-
The dance pieces known as Entomo, by
Spanish creators Elias Aguirre and
Alvaro Estebany, and Espectral, by Cuban
Maysabel Pintado, tied for the Alicia
Alonso 2010 Iberian-American
Choreography Prize, as an exceptional
decision of the jury.
(07-13-10) |
Caribbean Festival wraps up in Santiago
de Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba, July 11,(ACN).-
The 30th Caribbean Festival, one of the
most important cultural events in the
region, closed with the traditional
“Quema del Diablo” (Burning the Devil)
ceremony at the La Alameda Park in
eastern Santiago de Cuba province.
(07-11-10) |
In the Middle of Fiesta del Fuego:
Touches of Solidarity
SANTIAGO DE CUBA .- The imprint of the
arts in the thirtieth edition of the
Fiesta del Fuego came with the
installation of six murals in this city.
(07-09-10) |
Guayasamín Inspires
Cuban Painters
The legacy of Oswaldo Guayasamín
inspired the 27 Cuban artists exhibiting
their works since Tuesday at Old
Havana’s Museum-Center dedicated to the
notable Ecuadorean painter.
(07-08-10) |
A Colorful Tribute to El Cucalambé
LAS TUNAS. — For four days, the people
of Las Tunas appreciated the cultural
values it expected from the 43rd
National Cucalambeana Fiesta, held in
the land of Juan Nápoles Fajardo
(1829-1861), Cuba’s greatest rural poet,
known as El Cucalambé.
(07-06-10) |
The Caribbean that Unites Us
The 30th edition of the Fire Fiesta,
dedicated to Curacao and the Brazilian
state of Pernambuco, welcomes hundreds
of visitors from the region on to
Santiago de Cuba streets, squares and
stages until July 9.
(07-05-10) |
Essay on Alejo Carpentier Published in
Spain
Inmaculada López Calahorro, Doctor of
Classical Philosophy of the University
of Granada, has presented the essay
"Alejo Carpentier, poetics of the
Mediterranean Caribbean" (Dykinson
Publishing House), in which she offers a
reflection on time and space in the work
of the Cuban poet.
(07-02-10) |
