The Teatro
Meridional Company to Perform in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 21 (acn) The Teatro Meridional Theater Company,
composed of artists from
several countries and with a vocation for traveling, will perform at
Havana’s LLaurado Hall on
August 27, 28 and 29.
The Asturian Avalanch Band to
Perform in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 18 (acn)
The Asturian heavy metal band Avalanch will perform on Wednesday at
this capital’s Maxim Rock club, as part of a tour of Latin America
to promote its most recent album El ladrón de sueños.
Unpublished Documents by Jose
Marti Donated to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 11 (acn) Nearly 300
unpublished documents written by Cuban National Hero Jose Marti that
were recently donated to Cuba will soon be published.
Int’l Circus Festival Opens in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba,
Aug 11 (acn) The Ninth International Summer Circus Festival
CIRCUBA 2010 was inaugurated with a gala on Tuesday night at
the Karl Marx Theater in Havana.
Spanish Television
Prepares Documentary on Alicia Alonso
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 11 (acn) The
Spanish television network Television Española (TVE) will
present its documentary “Indispensable: Alicia Alonso”
during the inaugural gala of the 20th International Ballet
Festival of Havana in October.
Mexican Folk Group Concludes
Tour of Cienfuegos
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba, Aug 3 (acn) The Mexican folk group Tonalli
Ambar will conclude its tour of
this province on Wednesday, August 4, with a farewell show at the
Luisa Movie Theater.
Cuban Dancer Wins Gold
Medal in South Africa
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jul 30 (acn) Cuban dancer Oscar Valdes Carmenates won the
gold medal in the professional category of the International
Dance Contest in Cape Town, South Africa.
American Ballet Theatre Confirms
Visit to Cuba in November
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 30 (acn)
The American Ballet Theatre (ABT) announced Thursday that it will
travel to Cuba to dance during the International Ballet Festival of
Havana in November.
Cuban and Venezuelan Filmmakers
Strengthen Cooperation
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 28 (acn)
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.
Young Cuban Ballet Dancers Win
Awards in South Africa
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jul 22 (acn) Cuban ballet dancer Oscar Valdes won the gold medal in
the Professional Category in the final round of a recently concluded
international festival held in South Africa.
Festival of Cuban Cinema Opens
in Indonesia
HAVANA, Cuba,
Jul 21 (acn) The Cuban ambassador in Indonesia, Jorge Leon,
participated on Tuesday in the inauguration of a festival of Cuban
cinema at the Bentura Butaya cultural center in Jakarta, the
Indonesian capital.
World
Esperanto Congress Underway in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 19 (acn)
The 95th World Esperanto Congress began on Sunday in Havana with the
participation of representatives from nearly 60 countries.
Cuba’s National Ballet Company
to Pay Tribute to Mirta Pla
HAVANA, Cuba (acn) The
presentation of Giselle on July 23 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.
Moscow Awaits with Impatience
Performance of Cuba’s Los Van Van
HAVANA, Cuba (acn)
Supporters and followers of Cuban dance music in Russia wait on
Monday with impatience for the presentation in this capital of the
island’s emblematic band,
Los Van Van, after a long absence.
Austria-Cuba Association Takes
Part in Danube Island Festival
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 14 (acn)
More than three million people from Austria and other countries
mainly from Europe, including members of the Austria-Cuba Solidarity
Association, participated in the Danube Island Festival.
Spain and Cuba
Share Iberian-American Choreography Prize
HAVANA, Cuba, July 12 (acn) The pieces Entomo, by Spanish creators
Elias Aguirre and Alvaro
Estebany, and Espectral, by Cuban Maysabel Pintado, shared, as an
exceptional decision of the
jury, the Alicia Alonso 2010 Iberian-American Choreography Prize.
Caribbean
Cinema Travelling Exhibition as of Thursday in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, July 12 (acn)
The 3rd Caribbean Cinema Travelling Exhibition will be inaugurated
on July 15 at Havana’s Chaplin Hall, according to information
provided by The Cuban Film Institute in this capital.
Caribbean Festival wraps up in Santiago de
Cuba
SANTIAGO DE CUBA,
Cuba, Jul 10 (acn) The 30 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.
Cuban
Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso Receives Pablo Prize
HAVANA, Cuba, July 9 (acn)
Cuban prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso received on Friday the
Pablo Prize, given by Havana’s Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural
Center, from the hands of
Ruth de la Torriente, the sister of the anti-fascist fighter.
Pupy y Los
que Son, Son: Back Home after a Successful Tour of the US
HAVANA, Cuba, July 9 (acn)
Cesar Pedroso, director of the group "Pupy y Los que Son, Son",
offered details on Friday about his recent one-month tour of the
United States.
Cuban
Culture Minister Highlights Values of Caribbean Festival
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba,
Jul 6 (acn) Cuban Culture Minister Abel Prieto described the
Caribbean Festival —underway in eastern Santiago de Cuba— as an
example of cultural resistance of the Cuban people and a monument to
diversity.
Cuban
National Hotel Included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register
HAVANA,
Cuba, Jul 6 (acn) In recognition of its history, elegance and
documents it treasures, the Cuban National Hotel was included in the
National Memory of the World register, a UNESCO program aiming at
safeguarding documentary heritage of humanity.
American
Ballet Theatre to Perform in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 6 (acn)
The American Ballet Theatre (ABT), the US’s leading dance company,
will participate in the 20th International Ballet Festival of Havana
scheduled to begin on October 28 in the Cuban capital.
Brazil and
Cuba Strengthen their Bonds
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba,
July 5 (acn) Albino Ernesto Poli, cultural counsellor of the
Brazilian
embassy to Havana declared in this city that the Caribbean Festival
is an excellent
opportunity to strengthen the bonds existing between the two nations
even more.
Cuban Top
Ballet Dancers to Perform in Turkey
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 3 (acn)
Cubans Viengsay Valdes and Elier Bourzac, first dancers of the Cuban
National Ballet Company (BNC), will dance on Saturday, July 10,
during the Gala of Awards of the International Ballet Contest of
Istanbul in Turkey.
The US
Yale Alumni Chorus Performs in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, July 2 (acn)
The US Yale Alumni Chorus, under the musical direction of Jeffrey
Douma, and Cuba’s “Entrevoces” Chamber Choir, conducted by Digna
Guerra, performed at the
Minor Basilica of Havana’s San Francisco de Assisi Convent.
New Music School Opens in Havana
HAVANA, Cuba, Jul 1 (acn)
A music school specializing in the formation of musical bands opened
its doors in the municipality of Bejucal, Havana, a city with a
long-standing tradition of such music group types.
Cuban Carlos Varela to Perform
in New York
HAVANA, Cuba, July 1 (acn)
Cuban singer and composer Carlos Varela will represent the
Caribbean island at the Chase 2010 Latino Cultural Festival to take
place at Queens Theater in
the Park, in New York.
Two
American Choirs to Mark 4th of July in Cuba
MATANZAS, Cuba, Jul 1 (acn)
The Yale Alumni Chorus and the New Amsterdam Singers will mark the
Independence Day of the United States in Cuba as they share the
stage with the National Choir of Cuba in a concert on July 4 in
Havana.
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