The relevance of the Cuban National Ballet (BNC) for national culture was highlighted this Sunday night by Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Councils of States and Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, in his opening remarks of the XXVI International Ballet Festival of Havana.

The International Congress Cubamotricidad 2018, attended by delegates from 49 countries and defined as a celebration of life, sports and health, kicked off yesterday in Havana with a show that included music and dance.

A monument to perpetuate in memory the first act of documented aboriginal rebellion of Cuba, that took place in Guanima Bay in 1513, will be erected in this town, announced Ercilio Vento Canosa, Historian of the City of Matanzas.

British director Paul Laverty won the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay at the San Sebastian International Film Festival for the film Yuli, inspired by the life of Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta.

The Third Theoretical Seminar between the Cuban and Chinese Communist Parties was inaugurated on Monday at the International Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party headquarters in Beijing. The Cuban delegation is headed by the Head of the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party Jose Ramon Balaguer Cabrera.

Acosta Danza, company directed by Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, will perform in Austria, Greece and the UK from next September 22 to October 5.

Students in Granma province will begin their 2018-2019 school year next September 3rd in the Demajagua Museum Park, site where Carlos Manuel de Cespedes started the armed struggle for Cuba's independence in 1868.

The Timbalaye International Festival of the Rumba Route celebrating its 10th edition since last August 17th in Cuba, was present on Wednesday in the Heredia Theater in the eastern city as part of its national tour.

Carilda Oliver, National Literature Award and outstanding Cuban poet, passed away this morning at 96 years of age in her house, site in which she lived most of her life and from where she wrote her prodigal work.

We have to guarantee the teacher in every classroom, said Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella, Minister of Education, addressing the needs and shortages of teachers that exist in some provinces for the coming school year.

Maestro Chucho Valdes and Argentine singer Patricia Sosa will present next Saturday night at Havana´s Grand Theatre their most recent joint record production entitled ¨Once. Concierto Para Dos¨ (Eleven. Concert for two).

The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, ICAP expressed on Tuesday in Havana its support to Venezuela and its Chavista leader in a declaration issued in Havana and published by ACN.

The city of Trinidad has just been declared a World Craft City, after an extensive evaluation process by the World Crafts Council, which makes of this city located some 4 hours southeast of Havana, one of its kind in Cuba.

The Fabrica de Arte Cubano (FAC) cultural project directed by musician and composer X Alfonso, recently inaugurated an exhibition in honor to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the historic leader of South Africa Nelson Mandela.