The Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center exhibits, from Monday onwards
an exhibition of artistic videos from the Pompidou Center, in Paris
that includes work by Jean-Luc Godard and nine more international
artists.
culture an traditions
Video art from Pompidou to be exhibited in Havana
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Patricio Amaro's Sweet Madness
In my hands I’m holding Patricio Amaro's new disk, the boy who sung "love I never forget you, / I never forget you, my love".
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Festival of the Drum: Source of the Cuban Percussion
The party of the Cuban percussion is right around the corner with the
9th Festival of the Drum Guillermo Barreto in Memoriam with venue in
Havana and that includes concerts, competition, and theoretical
events.
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Visitors to Cuba can bring back samples of island arts from Havana galleries
If you venture into Old Havana, you can't miss the many art galleries
among the elegant arches and columns of the restored colonial streets.
And, if you're lucky, you may just come upon some of Cuba's top artists
at work there, or at least minding the shop.
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Leo Brouwer, Prize Tomas Luis de Victoria
One of the greatest awards in the world of music, inside the
Ibero-American environment, the 10th Awards SGAE Tomas Luis de
Victoria, has been granted to the Cuban composer and interpreter Leo
Brouwer.
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Cuban National Ballet to Perform for International Women's Day in Havana
The Cuban Federation of Women (FMC) along with the Cuban National
Ballet (BNC) are holding a special gala to celebrate International
Women’s Day, March 8, at the Gran Teatro in Havana.
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Cuban flowers in New York
Flowers from around the world will be on display in Philadelphia,
orchids in the Bronx will help conjure up Cuba, and the streetscapes of
Paris have been reimagined at a garden in St. Louis.
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Bayamo, land of remembrances
San Salvador de Bayamo was the second town founded by Diego Velazquez
in 1513, amid the fertile valley of Cauto River, very close to Sierra
Maestra legendary mountains.
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Cuban Films to Compete in Guadalajara Festival
The documentary “Ave Maria” and the feature film “Lisanka” are the
Cuban films in competition at the XXV Guadalajara International Film
Festival, to be held from March 12th through the 19th in Mexico.
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Book Fair Reaches Eastern Cuban Provinces
The 2010 19th Internacional Book Fair of Cuba will arrive at the
eastern provinces of Cuba as of March 3 informed AIN news agency.
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Cuba's first village, Baracoa
Baracoa is the first village of Cuba. When Christopher Columbus
discovered this beautiful place on November 27th 1492 he said " this is
the most beautiful land human eyes have ever seen, for its good port,
delicious water and plenty of wood.
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Book on Legendary Compay Segundo Available for Cuban Readers
Siempre Compay (Forever Compay), a text by Lino Betancourt on the
legendary Cuban musician, was presented on Saturday at the 19th edition
of Havana’s International Book Fair.
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Frank Fernandez to play at Tomás Terry Theater
The renowned Cuban pianist Frank Fernández will take the stage once
more in the Tomás Terry Theater, in this central Cuba city, an
institution that is celebrating its anniversary 120.
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Don Quixote Ballet to Mexico
The National Ballet of Cuba, under the direction of Alicia Alonso, will
travel late this month to one of its main international sites, Mexico,
specifically to Mexico City, to present one of the great classics of
the repertoire: Don Quixote.
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US business, Cuban officials to discuss renewing tourism ties
US companies and Cuban authorities are to meet in the coming weeks to
discuss possible tourism by US citizens to Cuba in the event that
Washington lifts its decades-long embargo on the island, a businessman
said Thursday.
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