The second edition of the International Book Fair of Haiti (FILHA) will be a new opportunity to strengthen bonds with the fraternal people of Haiti, to be held on December 11-14 in that Caribbean nation and in which Cuba will be the Host Country.
Habanarte Festival to Include Tours to Hemingway Museum
Guided visits to Ernest Hemingway Museum located at Vigia Farm, where the American writer lived, are among the most striking attractions within the program of Habanarte Festival to be held from September 11 to 21, 2014 .
Chilean President Presents Cuban Writer with Prize
The Pablo Neruda Iberian-American Poetry Prize was given to Cuban Reina Maria Rodriguez, an award she obtained for the second year in a row.
Cubans to Enjoy Vietnamese Water Puppet Theater
The Thanglong Water Puppet Theater of Hanoi will perform in Havana for the second time, on August 16-19. On this occasion it brings the new show called Estampas vietnamitas.
Mexico to Host Iberian-American Meeting of Children Improvisers
The city of Jalpan de Serra, in the Mexican state of Queretaro, will host the 7th Iberian-American Meeting of Children and Young Poets, Trouveres and Improvisers, aimed at promoting oral traditions of ten-syllable verses in new generations.
Havana's Intl. Ballet Festival to be Dedicated to Shakespeare
"For Shakespeare, Dance," is the slogan of the 24th edition of Havana's International Ballet Festival, to be held in this capital from October 28 to November 7 under the general direction of prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso.
Children and Young Poets of Iberian-American Nations Meet in Las Tunas
The 6th Iberian-American Meeting of Children and Young Poets, Trouveres and Improvisers began on Monday in this city, with the presentation of the panel La Huasteca in the voice of its poets. On this occasion, the meeting is dedicated to that Mexican region and to late Cuban poet Jesus Orta Ruiz (el Indio Nabori.
Carlos Acosta to Say Goodbye to Classical Repertoire after his Carmen for Royal Ballet
One of the most universal figures of Cuba's National School of Ballet, prominent dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta, winner of the 2011 National Dance Prize and the London Critics Circle and the 2007 Laurence Olivier prizes, has announced he will dance pieces of the classical repertoire only until the 2015-2016 season.
Fidel is Fidel, Photo Exhibit Marks 88th Birthday of the Cuban Revolution Leader
A photo exhibit on Fidel Castro to be inaugurated August 12 at Havana's Revolution Square will mark the 88th birthday of the Cuban Revolution leader and will allow visitors to meet a world statesman, said exhibit author Roberto Chile.
Hundreds in Mexico Attend Photo Exhibit about Fidel Castro
Hundreds of people attended a photo exhibit on the stay of Fidel in Mexico while preparing the expedition of the Granma boat to Cuba on December 2, 1956.
Wax Figure of Gabriel Garcia Marquez to be Exhibited on Fidel's Birthday
On August 13, Fidel Castro's 88th birthday, the city museum of Eastern Bayamo city will inaugurate a wax figure of Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who was a close friend of the Cuban Revolution leader.
In Havana Works by Renowned Japanese Illustrator Seiichi Hayashi
Well-known Japanese illustrator and presenter Seiichi Hayashi inaugurated on Friday his exhibition “Bellas japonesas,” at the Gallery of the Ruben Martinez Villena Public Library in Old Havana’s Arms Square.
Cuban Writer Receives Important International Prize
Cuban writer Julia Calzadilla received in Berlin, Germany, the Astrid Lindgren Prize of children’s and youth literature, on the occasion of the 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Translators, Interpreters and Terminologists.
Russian Duo Wins Top Prize at Circuba 2014
The Russian Spirin duo won the Grand Prize of the 13th Summer Circus International Festival, Circuba 2014, after the presentation of its act Shadows, which was full of control, strength and balance.
Cuban Musicians to Participate in Vancouver Festival
Cuban musicians will take part in the 1st Cuban Music Festival of Vancouver, scheduled for October 16-19 in that Canadian city.