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Alice Munro: 2013
Nobel Literature Prize
October 24, 2013
THE Canadian writer Alice Munro may have summed up
the principal human themes which impel her
literature in her book Hateship, Friendship,
Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. And these, her
personal demons, are so insightfully drawn that even
if she might not have attained literary perfection,
she came close enough for the Swedish Academy to
award her the coveted Nobel Prize.
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Fernanda on the big
screen
October 24, 2013
FERNANDA,
the famous little girl detective, admirer of
Sherlock Holmes and Hercules Poirot, is the
protagonist of a new digital feature film released
by the Cuban Film Institute’s (ICAIC) Animation
Studio.
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Cuban son fever
October 24, 2013
IN 1920 son
fever took off abroad with the creation and
diffusion of son sextets and septets in Havana and
all over the country. It became popular again in the
1940’s with the rise of Arsenio Rodríguez and son
groups such as La Sonora Matancera, El casino and
Los jóvenes del Cayo.
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HAVANA THEATER FESTIVAL
A review of the Cuban
presentations
October 17, 2013
THE 15th edition of the Havana Theater Festival,
scheduled October 25-November 3, is an event during
which Cuban stages are opened to a great variety of
trends, proposals and dialogues.
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Miriam Ramos, Chucho Valdés and the Santiaguero and
Ignacio Piñeiro septets nominated for Latin Grammy’s
October 11, 2013
THE discs Border-Free, by Chucho Valdés, La canción
cubana, by Miriam Ramos, Vamos pa´ la fiesta, by the
Septeto Santiaguero, and La Habana tiene su son, by
the Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro are the Cuban
recordings nominated this year for the Latin Grammy
Awards.
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Paco de Lucia once
again captivates Havana
October 11, 2013
INTRODUCING the
Paco de Lucía concert, part of the 5th Leo Brouwer
Chamber Music Festival, the maestro himself advised,
"This is an experience which will never be repeated,
because he is always evolving. He is a genius who
transforms flamenco without losing its tradition or
magic."
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Editus
captivates audiences in Havana
October 7, 2013
THE Costa Rican musical group Editus recently
enlivened Havana’s Plaza Vieja, an ancient setting
in the Central Historic District, with a number of
intriguing pieces including Viento y Madera,
by Fidel Gamboa; Arístides Baltodano’s He guardado;
Flor de canela, by Chabuca Granda, and Astor
Piazzola’s Libertango.
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Santa
Lujuria in its third edition
October 7, 2013
The novel Santa Lujuria (Sacred Lust), by Marta
Rojas, now in its third edition, invites readers,
particularly in Cuba, Spain and Florida, to learn of
the realities and fantasies of the wealthy and evil
Spaniard Antonio Ponce de León, Marquis of Aguas
Claras, and his bastard son, Francisco Filomeno,
born in Cuba and the grandson of the conquistador of
Florida, Juan Ponce de León.
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Mario Carreño Centenary
October 7, 2013
MARIO Carreño (Havana 1913-Santiago de Chile 1999),
exceptional artist, successful throughout several
different artistic periods, is being celebrated on
the occasion of the centenary of his birth, with an
extensive exhibition at Cuba’s National Fine Arts
Museum (MNBA).
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WORLD PREMIERE OF TRIBUTE TO EL
MONTE
A different and daring
perspective
September 26,
2013
EVERY premiere from
choreographer Rosario Cárdenas offers an intriguing
option, given that it is always about a new
perspective on dance.
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Justice claimed for
Víctor Jara, 40 years after his assassination
September 26,
2013
SANTIAGO de
Chile.—On September 16, 1973, Chilean singer-songwriter
Víctor Jara died from bullets fired by members of
the military police involved in the coup against
President Salvador Allende. Justice is currently
being sought by his family and many others in the
country against a number of these troops.
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Argentine President
receives La Colmenita
September 26,
2013
BUENOS AIRES.—Argentine President Cristina Fernández
received in the Casa Rosada the Cuban children’s
theater group La Colmenita, according to the Telam
news agency.
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Antonio Guerrero
watercolor exposition inaugurated in Havana
September 19,
2013
Fifteen watercolors, one for each of the 15 years
the Cuban Five have suffered in prison, in an
exposition entitled Yo me muero como viví, (I will
die as I have lived) by Antonio Guerrero,
inaugurated September 11, in Havana’s José Martí
Memorial.
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LEO BROUWER CHAMBER MUSIC
FESTIVAL
Universal, novel,
enriching
September 12,
2013
THE Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival is an
exquisite event. The Maestro is always in the
vanguard, a composer who takes risks. His conception
of chamber music is very broad, and includes
practically all music that can be performed in a
small space.
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Joseíto Fernandez and
his Guantánamo sweetheart
September 6,
2013
THE slim young man in
a guayabera (Cuban shirt) and white pants,
two-tone shoes and a jipi-japa (Panama straw) hat,
descended from the train at Guantánamo station
without any great expectations. He had been
contracted to sing at the city’s principal ‘colored
people’s’ society dance; barely realizing it, he was
buffeted in the shoulders by a crowd continuously
shouting, "Joseíto, Joseíto!"
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The
real story behind "El Manisero"
September 6,
2013
AFTER its recording
and distribution in New York in May 1930, "El
Manisero" (The Peanut Vendor) by Moisés Simons, was
seen as the first boom in Latino music which opened
the doors of the music industry to the entire region.
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The
privelege of seeing films from around the world
September 6,
2013
OVER the course of a
year, Cuban movie-goers have the opportunity to
access world cinema, either through regular
programming by the country’s often underappreciated
theaters, or Cuba’s Cinemateca film library, or the
much-awaited presentations at the International
Festival of New Latin American Cinema, held every
December.
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And Giselle inhabited
us
August
29, 2013
THE 70th anniversary of Alicia Alonso’s debut in
Giselle is to be celebrated with seasons,
exhibitions and publications which will bring back
the prima ballerina assoluta in this jewel of
romantic ballet.
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HAVANA CARNIVAL
Conga heat and sea breezes
August 22, 2013
YEAR after year, the Havana Carnival begins with the
traditional nightly nine o’clock cannon-firing. This
year, it took place the weekends of August 9 and
16th. The hubbub of the festival most awaited by
Havana residents once again convened us to the
capital’s lengthy Malecón.
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La Colmenita in Argentina
August 15, 2013
WITH three projects, two in locations within the
province of Buenos Aires and one in the capital, the
Cuban children’s theater company La Colmenita begins
its tour throughout Argentina, with hopes of
extending its work to other countries in the region.
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Teatro Papalote: Havana season
August 15, 2013
WITH fine sagacity, the Teatro Papalote (Kite
Theater) of Matanzas has announced that it is "making
its August" in Havana’s Guiñol Nacional Theater.
This popular refrain is convincing because both
children and adults in the capital are aware of this
puppet group’s excellent performances and that every
one of its functions becomes an instant success.
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15th Havana Theater
Festival
Cuba becomes a stage
August 9, 2013
The Cuban National Performing Arts Council (CNAE)
has announced the 15th edition of the Havana Theater
Festival for October 25 through November 3 and is
confident that during these days, "The island will
become a multiple stage."
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Marlon Brando
loved Havana's nightlife
August 9, 2013
Marlon
Brando's visit to Havana in February, 1956, became a
legend, in the world of celebrity-watching. The
actors knowledge of the city and its attractions was
surprising, a bit of a mystery to some.
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Yailin Alfaro’s
photography seeks reality
August 1, 2013
Observing the world through a camera and capturing
an image can be a challenging and exciting
experience. Although some speak of luck, there is no
doubt that good luck must coincide with the
intentions of an artist and photos are imbued with
the photographer’s thinking about life.
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Art on the Rampa invades Pabellón Cuba
July 23, 2013
Arte en La Rampa (Art on the Rampa) has become
totally associated with its Pabellón Cuba. Both
these points have been favorites for youth for
decades and are dubbed by some of their most
fanatical followers as "the heart of Havana."
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Festival of Fire in Santiago de Cuba
July 18, 2013
AFTER a week of popular jubilation and the
traditional burning of the devil in Santiago de
Cuba’s Alameda Park, the 33rd Festival of Fire ended.
It was dedicated this year to the people and culture
of Colombia’s Caribbean.
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Walks and wanderings: A
summer program for families
July 11, 2013
AN opportunity to witness first hand the intense
conservation work being carried out in colonial
Havana, recognized as a World Heritage Site, is
being offered as part of the Rutas y Andares program
(Walks and Wanderings), organized by the City
Historian’s Office (OHCH).
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Havana
delights in ancient music
July 4, 2013
A veritable
event has taken place in Havana. The Lesser Basilica
of the San Francisco de Asís Convent was the
appropriate venue for two concerts of works not
heard for more than 200 years.
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St. Peter the
Apostle Church declared a National Monument
June 28, 2013
THE majestic St.
Peter the Apostle Church, looking down from high on
a hill, is considered one of the architectural
wonders of the city of Matanzas, in the western
Cuban province of the same name.
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Pachito
Alonso: successful fusion of inherited and
contemporary music
June 27, 2013
PACHITO Alonso
is a respected name in a country of great musicians,
whether these be composers, directors, arrangers or
singers. He also has the advantage and handicap of
being the son of Pacho Alonso (1928-1982), a singer
who occupies a select place in the history of Cuban
music.
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Total restoration
of Havana’s Gran Teatro
June 20,2013
Havana's Gran Teatro,
one of the most important architectural works of the
capital and the country, is undergoing renovation
works estimated at 21 million Cuban pesos, and nine
million in convertible currency (CUC).
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Cha-cha-cha’s 60th anniversary
June 20,2013
THE cha-cha-cha has turned 60 years
of age. Its beginnings were marked by the recording
by the Panart company, in March 1953 of the single
“La engañadora”, with “Silver Stars” on the b-side.
That started the so-called cha-cha-cha fever, an
unrivalled dance rhythm “even danced by Queen
Elizabeth,” as one song goes.
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Caribbean Cinema
market in Havana
June 20,2013
THE first Caribbean
Cinema market attracted to Havana persons from the
world of film from 23 countries and proposed new
looks at a reality minimized by the cultural
industry.
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Beijing Night in Havana
June 13,2013
THE 80 circus artists
who accompanied Guo Jinlong, member of the Political
Bureau of the Communist Party of the People’s
Republic of China, on his visit to Cuba, presented
Havana residents with an impressive and spectacular
show.
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Leo Brouwer announces Paco de Lucia visit
June 13,2013
THE maestro Leo
Brouwer has announced that Paco de Lucía, the
internationally renowned flamenco guitarist and
composer, is returning to the Cuban stage in October
after an absence of 26 years.
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National Ballet of Cuba: original spirit on its 65th
anniversary
June 6,2013
IN the history
of ballet, for any company or school in the world,
65 years are virtually nothing. The great Russian,
French and Italian schools, for example, have
200-250 years of tradition behind them.
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SERVANDO
CABRERA MORENO
A rapid tour of the artist's life
May 30,2013
SERVANDO
Cabrera Moreno is one of the highest figures in
Cuban art. A painter and sketcher who knew how to
draw from every source, from the resources and
techniques of traditional styles, through all
contemporary trends, including abstract art, cubism
and expressionism.
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International Ernest
Hemingway Colloquium
May 30,2013
THE 14th International Ernest Hemingway Colloquium,
on the life and work of the famous American author,
takes place in Havana June 20 through 23, in
celebration of 90th anniversary of the first edition
of Ernest Hemingway’s Three Stories and Ten Poems,
an event on this occasion, dedicated to Africa.
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The National
Museum of Fine Arts: centenary & contemporary
May 23,2013
The
architectural complex of the National Fine Arts
Museum, designed almost in the shape of a triangle
in Old Havana, is a building of exceptional cultural
value, and an essential visit for anyone who decides
to explore the wonders of Cuban and universal art.
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I
prefer the Cuban prize to a Grammy
May 17,2013
TEGO Calderón
expresssed his delight when he heard the news of his
nomination for the 2013 International Cubadisco
Award for the album
Original gallo del país.
"I didn’t know that Cuba had considered honoring me
with an international award.
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Adigio Benítez, exemplary art educator and
revolutionary
May 17,2013
LOOKING back over the history of Cuban contemporary
art and artists who profoundly committed to ethics
and to their work in their era, the vanguard
position of Adigio Benítez Jimeno, whose exemplary
artistic and revolutionary mastery constitute his
greatest legacy, would have to be noted.
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Talking
of Poetry
May 9,2013
THE first thing was discovering a void: simply,
something was missing. But, suddenly, everything
could turn around; without leaving their place,
things were already beginning to be elsewhere. For
me, poetry was not in the new unknown but in a new
dimension of the known, or possibly, in an unknown
dimension of the evident.
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Fina, always modest
May 9,2013
WE know it all too well. Fina García Marruz does not
like tributes, acknowledgements, grand stages. Her
intellectual stature as one of the most important
figures in current Hispanic literature lies within
an essentially modest person.
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César’ Portillo – A
legend of Cuban music
May 9,2013
THE singer is gone but the song lives on. César
Portillo de la Luz , who turned 90 on October 31,
2012, died on May 4, as a result of cardiac arrest.
He was a fighter who never hung up his gloves. His
work will always be brilliant. He is one of the
cornerstones of Cuban music.
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Raúl decorates Fina
García Marruz with José Martí Order
May 2,2013
If one asked poet and essayist Fina García Marruz to
mention a name, one name amongst the thousands she
has heard in the course of her recently celebrated
90 years, she would surely give that of the Cuban
national hero, the universal José Martí, to whose
work she dedicated countless hours of study
alongside her husband, the deceased writer and
intellectual, Cintio Vitier.
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Five
very special prizes
May 2,2013
FIVE Special Prize winners have been announced,
marking the opening of the 2013 Cubadisco
competition, the winners of which will be announced
at the opening ceremony of the Cubadisco
International Fair, being held in Havana, May 18
through 26, dedicated to young people, concert music
and the violin, with Ecuador as Guest of Honor.
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A Century of Fine Art
May 2,2013
THIS year the National Museum of Fine
Arts is celebrating its first 100 years. After
starting its uncertain itinerary in 1913, it
relocated to several venues in Havana (most of them
not in a condition to house the first art works)
until finally moving to its two current buildings,
near Parque Central.
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Alfredo Guevara:
Loyalty, commitment and clarity
April 25,2013
Alfredo Guevara, founder of Cuban Revolutionary
Cinema and one of the key promoters of the New Latin
American Cinema, died in Havana on April 19, at the
age of 87, as a result of a heart condition which
had worsened over recent weeks.
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Bejay: Racism, Cuba &
the U.S.
April 25,2013
The ruckus that
Cuban-American Republican Congress members Marco
Rubio and Ileana Ros-Lethinen created over Afro-American
superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s recent visit to Cuba,
sheds some light on other issues that go beyond the
hostilities from either side of the Strait of
Florida.
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Cultural Heritage
April 16,13
A total of 16
works were nominated for the 2013 11th edition of
the Monument Conservation and Restoration
Competition, to be awarded on April 18, in the José
Martí Memorial.
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La Concordia, an
astonishing historical novel
April 5,13
WHEN, at 22 years of age, Evelio Traba first heard
his grandmother’s fascinating story, he never
imagined that the vague idea of turning it into a
novel would become a dream come true for the young
writer – that it would be so well-received and
published so quickly.
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2nd Festival of Latin
American Monologue convened
April 5,13
TO
celebrate the 124th anniversary of the Tomás Terry
Theater in Cienfuegos, the 2nd Festival of Latin
America Monologue has been convened for February
next year.
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Rosario
Cárdenas, 2013 National Dance Prize
April 5,13
CUBAN
dancer and choreographer Rosario Cárdenas has been
awarded the 2013 National Dance Prize for a lifetime’s
work.
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NATIONAL GUIÑOL
THEATER
The legendary Guiñol
Theater
April 5,13
HALF a century
ago, the efforts and dreams of Carucha Camejo, her
brother Pepe Camejo and Pepe Carril for a national
puppet theater, became a reality with the founding
of the National Guiñol Theater (TNG). Puppet
theaters were beginning to become popular with the
emergence of groups in Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey,
Santa Clara, Matanzas and Pinar del Río.
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San
Francisco welcomes Antonio Guerrero’s paintings
April 2,13
WASHINGTON.—A large
number of San Francisco residents were present for
the opening of the Endemic Butterflies of Cuba
collection of paintings by Antonio Guerrero, one of
the five Cuban anti-terrorists detained in the
United States.
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MIAMI
5
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Luis
Carbonell: the living word
March 28,13
MAESTRO of words, poetry recitals and various
generations of Cuban artists, Luis Mariano Carbonell
reached his 90th birthday with the same oral
lucidity which earned him the title of "Watercolor
of Cuban Poetry," and made him one of the legends of
Cuban and Latin American culture.
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Regional
culture for sustainable development
March 28,13
CUBAN Culture Minister
Rafael Bernal described as significant the first
meeting of ministers responsible for this sector in
member countries of the Community of Latin American
and Caribbean States (CELAC), and affirmed that such
collaboration will contribute to cultural and
regional integration.
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ART DECO IN CUBA
A special heritage
March 28,13
MANY first-time and
repeat visitors to Havana are surprised by the
architectural eclecticism which gives the city its
very particular flavor. Beyond the colonial style of
the enclave of Old Havana, one can find surviving
remnants of the "air of modernity" which
characterized the city in the first half of the 20th
century.
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Wu Opera once again
captivates the capital
March 22,13
ART
and dexterity functioned in unison on the stage of
Havana’s Miramar Theater during a one-off
performance by members of the Zhejiang Wu Opera,
People’s Republic of China, on a second visit to
Cuba.
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International Book
Fair ends
March 22,13
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.— At the close of the 22nd edition
of the International Book Fair, Zuleica Romay,
president of the Cuban Book Institute (ICL), praised
the efforts of organizers, publishers, designers,
editors and everyone involved with the industry to
make their work accessible to the public. She
included published editions and the approximately
1,000 newly launched titles, to be completed in the
next few weeks.
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20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALEJO CARPENTIER FOUNDATION
A growing
cultural project
March 14,13
THE Alejo Carpentier Foundation is celebrating its
20th anniversary. Its fundamental objectives – to
promote the study and dissemination of the eminent
writer’s works and contribute to the development of
Cuban culture – have been achieved and the project
continues to grow.
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U.S. Music Academy award for José Luis Cortés
March 7,13
THE U.S. Brooklyn Academy of Music has presented
José Luis Cortés (El Tosco) with its Diploma of
Artistic Achievement. The diploma was for the
musical production and orchestration of the Red Hot
+ Cuba show, staged last December 1 at New York’s
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House.
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YOLDANCE
Better
Dance Cuban-style
March 7,13
ALTHOUGH relatively new to the Cuban dance scene,
the Yoldance Company is recognized nationally and
internationally for its musical shows. The cast,
directed by Yolena Alonso, has found a way of
combining music, dance and drama without ever losing
a Cuban authenticity.
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Mario Goloboff:
promoting writers
March 7,13
MARIO
Goloboff, an Argentine writer and professor at the
National University of La Plata, finds it difficult
to say which of his two professions he prefers.
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Book Fair Tours Cuba
March 7,13
THE 22nd International Book Fair, having completed
its Havana stage, is currently touring Cuba’s
provinces, before ending March 10 in Santiago de
Cuba.
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CRITICAL EDITION OF ¡ECUÉ-YAMBA-O!
Lines and drums by
Alejo Carpentier
February 28,13
"AS I was enjoying the marvelous performances of the
group Biankomeko, I went back in time and imagined
that it was Día de Reyes (Epiphany), that the
cabildos were out and about in the Havana of
those days, that they came in here, the Palacio de
la Condesa de la Reunión and that she was on this
balcony, dropping them the alms that were given to
the Afro-Cuban groups who paraded through the
streets, ending their route at the Palacio de los
Capitanes Generales, where the same thing took
place."
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EUGENIO BARBA
A licensed genius
February 28,13
I have read and
heard so much about director Eugenio Barba that when
he was there in front of me I could only smile
nervously.
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Book fair concludes
in Havana
February 28,13
THE first stage
of the 22nd edition of the Internacional Book Fair
was officially closed on Sunday, February 24 in the
Nicolás Guillén Hall at the San Carlos de la Cabaña
Fortress, the central venue of the literary event
attended by 320,000 visitors.
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A Book Fair for
all
February 21,13
"WE would like to extend a warm welcome to the more
than 700 writers, professionals and artists from 40
countries who are visiting us here and, in
particular, to the official delegation from Angola.
You will make this 22nd Havana International Book
Fair unforgettable," affirmed Zuleica Romay,
president of the Cuban Book Institute, upon
inaugurating the most important festival of the arts
in Cuba, which for 10 days will be centered around
La Cabaña Fortress.
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The poetry of
Agostinho Neto bursts into the Book Fair once again
February 21,13
THE poetry of
Agostinho Neto (1922-1979) is founded upon the life
of his people. Although formally written Angolan
literature – I am not talking about the rich oral
tradition of the diverse ethnicities which coexist
in that country – has various exponents dating back
to the 19th century, already under Portuguese
domination, the founder of the independent nation
won, in his own right, a highly prominent place in
his country’s literature prior to independence.
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GOYA
AWARDS
Juan de los
muertos, best Ibero-American film
February 21,13
THE Cuban film
Juan de los muertos, directed by Alejandro
Brugués, won the Goya Award for the best Ibero-American
film at the Goya Awards ceremony held Madrid,
February 17.
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ALBA ARTS PRIZE
Our America dances with
Alicia
February 8,13
THE awarding of the ALBA Arts Prize to prima
ballerina Alicia Alonso not only recognizes her
artistic career spanning 70 years, but also her
global contribution to the popularity of the Cuban
dance school, which represents all of Our America.
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2012 ALBA ARTS PRIZE
Eduardo Galeano’s
contribution recognized
February 8,13
URUGUAYAN
Eduardo Galeano received the news that he had been
awarded the 2012 ALBA Literature Prize just a few
days after presenting in Chile his most recent book
Los hijos de los días and publishing an
article on the demonization of Chávez, which stated
in its first paragraph, "Hugo Chávez is a demon. Why?
Because he provided literacy instruction to two
million Venezuelans who could not read or write,
despite living in a country that possesses the world’s
greatest natural resource, that is oil."
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In praise of
commitment
February 8,13
IT is no
accident that Zuleica Romay Guerra introduced her
latest essay, Elogio de la altea o las paradojas
de la racialidad (Praise for a Crème-filled
Chocolate or Paradoxes of Race), "A reflection of "new
and old concerns." Her essay won the 2012 Casa de
las Americas Extraordinary Prize for studies of the
Black presence in contemporary Latin America and the
Caribbean.
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2013 Casa Prize awarded
to Cuban Jesús Arboleya
February 8,13
IN a ceremony
held in the Sala Che Guevara of the Casa de las
Américas and attended by the Director, Roberto
Fernández Retamar, Jesús Arboleya Cervera was
awarded the Casa Literary Prize in the Historical
and Social Essay category, for his work entitled
Cuba y los cubano-americanos. Un análisis de
la emigración cubana.
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Ernesto Lecuona ‘s
letters: An editorial surprise
February 1,13
AUTHOR Ramón Fajardo has another publishing surprise
for the reader at Cuba's 2013 XII International Book
Fair, the collected letters of the great Cuban
composer and pianist, Ernesto Lecuona, published in
two volumes by Ediciones Boloña of the City
Historian's Office.
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22ND INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR 2013
Is reading
fashionable?
January 25,13
THERE are many book fairs around the world. However,
the influence of new and multifaceted digital
technologies is endangering the practice of holding
a book in one's hands and reading ones way through
it, particularly among young people.
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Casa de las Américas
Literary Prize: Continuing value and prestige
January 25,13
THE enormous number of entries for the 2013 Casa
Prize, over 700, reveals the interest and prestige
it has among writers of "Our America."
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NUTCRACKER TRADITION IN HAVANA
Annual Prizes
and Book of Honor entries
January 17,13
THE NUTCRACKER, generally staged around Christmas
and the New Year, could be the most popular ballet
of all. The National Ballet of Cuba, directed by
Alicia Alonso, presented its first national gala
performance of the piece on January 1, 2013.
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Frei Betto awarded UNESCO José Martí Prize
January 17,13
THE UNESCO
International José Martí Prize will be awarded to
Brazilian intellectual Frei Betto during the closing
ceremony of the 3rd International Conference for
World Equilibrium.
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Cuban film Juan de los
Muertos nominated for Goya Prize
January 17,13
THE Cuban-Spanish
co-production Juan de los muertos, directed
by Alejandro Brugués, is one of four films nominated
for Best Latin American Film in the 27th edition of
the Goya Prizes, awarded by the Spanish Academy of
Arts and Cinematic Sciences.
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Mario García
Portela mega-exhibition
January 10,13
THE original
style of Cuban painter Mario García Portela stands
out in his mega-exhibition Tierra oscura (Dark
Land), 23 large-format acrylic on canvas pieces
displayed in Havana’s National Library.
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Cuban pianist Darío Martín wins International Music
Prize
January 10,13
CUBAN
Darío Antonio Martín García won third prize in the
youth finals of the 3rd José Jacinto Cuevas National
and International Piano Competition held in the José
Peón Contreras Theatre, Mérida, Mexico, with the
Piano Concerto, Opus 54, by Robert
Schumann, conducted by Román Revueltas and
accompanied by the Yucatán Symphonic Orchestra.
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2012:
Intense cultural life in Cuba
January 10,13
THE
principal result for Cuban culture in 2012 was to
have maintained an intense cultural movement,
naturally with ups and downs according to provinces,
and with highly popular grand events, Deputy
Minister Fernando Rojas affirmed to Granma
International.
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