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National Symphony, committed to creation
November.17.2014
Members of the National Symphonic
Orchestra (OSN) commented that they felt very
encouraged after receiving a message of
congratulations from Army General Raúl Castro on
November 16, in commemoration of the institution’s
55th anniversary. Before beginning the concert, part
of the 27th Contemporary Music Festival of Havana...
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Lázaro Saavedra receives National Visual Arts Award
2014
November.13.2014
Lázaro Saavedra (Havana, 1964)
received the National Visual Arts Award 2014, in
recognition of his artistic career and the value of
his work, characterized by conceptualism and his
treatment of humor and irony.
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24th HAVANA INTERNATIONAL BALLET
FESTIVAL
A
final look
November.12.2014
The Havana
International Ballet Festival,
by its very nature,
is among the most illustrious of festivals.
It is a
must for lovers
of ballet
and, since 1960, has
acted as a powerful magnet,
attracting all those who
love
dance.
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Dance in construction, blurring lines
November.11.2014
To encourage creativity in dance
which, as Mexican dancer and choreographer Cecilia
Appleton noted, often emerges in the quietest echoes
of a body which needs to express, through movement,
what it wants to say, what it can not articulate...
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Eight
voices, a singular style
November.7.2014
Given the talent with which its
members interpret great songs from Cuban and U.S.
music, Voces negras (Black voices), a new Cuban
group, has been appearing regularly at Havana’s most
popular night clubs. The group performs songs
popularized by Frank Sinatra...
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Young
Communists hit the streets
November.5.2014
The Young
Communists Union (UJC) in Ciego de Ávila has
initiated a cultural project entitled Soy Cuba, in
response to the concerns of Cuban youth about the
need for more recreational options, above all in
communities located far from cultural centers and
services.
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24th INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL OF
HAVANA
Under the spell of
Alicia Alonso
November.3.2014
The excitement was indescribable.
Alicia Alonso, a great figure of the ballet world,
returned to the stage smiling and satisfied. Both a
myth and a genius of universal dance, she closed the
the inaugural Gala’s traditional procession, this
time at the Karl Marx Theater, a true Coliseum of
Havana.
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Marti
magazine goes digital
October.31.2014
With the aim of
disseminating the intellectual value of La Edad de
Oro (The Golden Age), a magazine published by José
Marti in the nineteenth century, the Center for
Studies on Marti (EMC) has compiled a multimedia
format of the...
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U.S.
dance company to debut in Havana International
Ballet Festival
October.30.2014
The Pontus Lidberg Dance Company
will debut today, October 30, with a show scheduled
for 5:00 pm at the National Theatre , as part of the
24th Havana International Ballet Festival.
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The Cuban National
Ballet: Sixty-six years of glory
October.28.2014
Sixty-six years
ago, on October 28, today’s Cuban National Ballet
was born, known then as the Alicia Alonso Ballet,
bearing the name of its illustrious and principal
inspiration, who took on the historic mission of
launching a professional...
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Veteran Cuban
director receives
NationalTelevision
Award
October.27.2014
October 24, Cuban director Julio Pulido celebrated
winning the National Television Award, on the 64th
anniversary of the arrival of this revolutionary
medium to Cuba.
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24th INTERNATIONAL BALLET FESTIVAL OF
HAVANA
Irene Rodríguez Dance
Company: Surprising, alluring, captivating
October.24.2014
Dancer and choreographer Irene Rodríguez
has
steadily become
a prominent figure in
Cuban dance.
Since
creating the company that
bears her name three years
ago, each performance has
surprised, seduced and
captivated the audience.
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Valuable
community cultural work recognized
October.20.2014
The 14th
edition of the National Community Culture Award
2014, in the categories of individual, instruction,
and project, were awarded to Carmen Soto promoter
from Camagüey; the D’Morón Theatre Company, in Ciego
de Ávila; and the socio-cultural project Muraleando,
in Havana, respectively, according to the National
Council of Cultural Centers (CNCC).
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Let
the Cuban fiesta ring out!
October.20.2014
Bayamo.—
The conference De Varela al tambor: el parto de
la nación, by Ernesto Limia Díaz was just one of
the events that took place yesterday morning,
October 19, as part of the Festival of Cuban
Identity, which saw the participation of both locals
and visitors.
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The Bodeguita del Medio in Varadero is the preferred
choice for tourists
October.17.2014
Having not yet been open a year,
the Bodeguita del Medio in Varadero has surpassed
more long standing establishments in this tourist
destination.
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24th HAVANA INTERNATIONAL BALLET
FESTIVAL
A
showcase of the world’s best dance
October.17.2014
THE
24th Havana International Ballet Festival, scheduled
October 28-November 7, will bring together companies
and star dancers from some 20 countries, and pay
tribute to William Shakespeare, on the 450th
anniversary of his birth.
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The Value of
Women’s Creativity
October.13.2014
A tribute to
creations by women and to the value of their
creativity is the main focus of the second Ellas
Crean Festival, Cuba 2014, taking place in several
locations across Havana until October 18.
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Fidel es Fidel exhibition on display in Austria
October.13.2014
The exhibition Fidel es Fidel -
in homage to the historic leader of the Cuban
Revolution, Fidel Castro - was inaugurated during
the 4th Encounter of Cubans Residing in Europe,
which took place in Vienna.
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Cuba to
Launch Radio and TV Convention 2014
October.2.2014
The first Radio and
Television Convention in Cuba will be held at the
International Conference Centre in Havana from
October 19-24.
Omar Olazabal, president of the organizing committee,
said at a press conference this week that the
country will host the TV and radio festival, a youth
programming seminar, and a meeting of the Network of
Media in Defence of Humanity.
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Artistic and
literary vanguard strengthen cultural institutions
October.1.2014
The urgent need to strengthen the
system of cultural institutions, in accordance with
today’s requirements, must include the active
participation of the artistic and literary vanguard,
expressed Miguel Díaz-Canel, member of the Political
Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba.
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