Categoria Culture

Rafael Guedes national tour: 45 years of music will arrive in Camagüey
Rafael Guedes national tour: 45 years of music will arrive in Camagüey

Camagüey, October 2.- The national tour Rafael Guedes: 45 years of music, which is performed in all the provinces that have symphony orchestras, will arrive at the Avellaneda theater in the city of Camagüey next Friday, October 6.

Havana to host the Second Meeting of Sound Professionals
Havana to host the Second Meeting of Sound Professionals

Havana, Sep 30.- Havana will host from October 17 to 19 the II International Meeting of Sound Professionals, an academic event motivated by dialogue and the exchange of knowledge between experts in the field, the organizers reported.

Mozart's music will vibrate in Havana to the rhythm of a festival
Mozart's music will vibrate in Havana to the rhythm of a festival

Havana, September 29.- Emblematic institutions of Havana's Historic Center are getting ready to host the Mozart Havana Festival from October 1 to 7, in tribute to the legacy of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Casino Salsa Round Dancing close to breaking Guinness Record
Casino Salsa Round Dancing close to breaking Guinness Record

Havana, Sep 28.- The organizing team of the International Project Retomando el Son Bailando Casino, candidate for Guinness Record 2024, met again to report on the details of the III mega-rehearsal with an appointment in La Piragua square, on the Havana boardwalk.

New album will honor the legacy of the Cuban guajiro natural Polo Montañez
New album will honor the legacy of the Cuban guajiro natural Polo Montañez

Havana, Sep 27.- Famous for melodies that enchant, enrich and move the soul, Cuban musician Polo Montañez “El Güajiro Natural” (Born and Bred Countryman) (1955-2002) returns today to his admirers through a new album that will pay tribute to his life and successful work.

Tribute in Cuba to Cintio Vitier on International Translator's Day
Tribute in Cuba to Cintio Vitier on International Translator's Day

Havana, Sep 26.- The Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (Uneac) honored the narrator, essayist and critic Cintio Vitier, on the 102nd anniversary of his birth, which also became a celebration of International Translator's Day.

José Martí Brigade in Camagüey committed to multiplying art
José Martí Brigade in Camagüey committed to multiplying art

Camagüey, September 24.- The José Martí Brigade (BJM in Spanish), which in Camagüey groups 585 art instructors, has the duty to multiply the Apostle's ideology to safeguard the profession in schools, cultural centers and different community spaces, stated Emilio Toledo Mirabal, president of that cultural movement in the country.

Décima and Improvised Verse bet on a larger audience in Cuba
Décima and Improvised Verse bet on a larger audience in Cuba

Havana, September 22.- To the already close celebration of the Havana 2023 Oralitura Poetic Improvisation Meeting, congratulations are added to the founders of the Ibero-American Center for the Décima and Improvised Verse (Cidvi) for the 23rd anniversary of its creation.

Open Call to2023 National Curatorship Award
Open Call to2023 National Curatorship Award

Havana, Sep 21.- The National Council of Plastic Arts (CNAP in Spanish) announced this Wednesday the 2023 National Curatorial Award, which aims to encourage this practice, with special significance within the panorama of Cuban visual culture.

Artisans prepare Güije Festival in Camagüey
Artisans prepare Güije Festival in Camagüey

Camagüey, September 21.- The Cuban Association of Artisan Artisans (ACAA) convenes the 173 members of its branch in this province to celebrate October 20, Cuban Culture Day, with the collective exhibition Fiesta del Güije* (Güije’s Party), (*The Güije is a mythological creature from Cuban folklore).

Cuban artists among nominees for the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards
Cuban artists among nominees for the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards

Havana, Sep 20.- The diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo, honors the selection of Cuban artists nominated for the 2023 Latin Grammy Awards in the category of Best Traditional Tropical Album.

National Library of Cuba: the importance of documentary preservation
National Library of Cuba: the importance of documentary preservation

Havana, Sep 19.- Preserving the bibliographic heritage treasured in the José Martí National Library of Cuba was one of the axes to be discussed on the opening day of the III International Meeting on the Preservation of Documentary Heritage: Experiences and Challenges.