Culture

The 3rd Popular Music Festival Arturo Alonso is attended by song writers and singers from all over the Cuban island.»

In memory of the late cuban singer Polo Montañez, his band will carry out a tour in 2013 to Colombia. Polo had a lot of fans in Colombia where he worked for several months, Amauri Ramos now leader of the band, told Prensa Latina.»

Twelve different pieces from diverse styles, genres and eras characterized the program closing ceremony of the International Ballet Festival in Havana.»

Cuban dancer and choreographer Irene Rodriguez received the Alicia Alonso award at the VIII Iberoamerican Choreography Competition (CIC) for his work “The crime was in Granada,” inspired by the Spanish poem by the same name, by Antonio Machado (1875 -1939).»

The XXIII International Ballet Festival of Havana kicked off this Sunday in the Avellaneda hall at the National Theater of Cuba, with a parade of all generations of dancers led by prima ballerina Alicia Alonso.»

Cuba’s Culture Minister Rafael Bernal described the International Cuban Television Festival held this week in Havana as an appropriate space for debates and cooperation.»

Sancti Spiritus will host the first Oscar Fernandez Morera child salon by the end of October. Children will be allowed to compete on painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography, among other creative expressions.»

The Spanish Ballet of Cuba (BEC, in Spanish) will perform this week in Sancti Spiritus, as part of a national tour on occasion of its 25th foundation anniversary.»

As part of celebrations, the Havana based National Fine Arts Museum is holding a temporary exhibit that showcases the work by renowned Cuban sculptor, Rita Longa, whose centennial is being commeorated this year.»

The 34th New Latin American International Film Festival in Havana will render tribute to three maestros of the international cinema: Italian Michelangelo Antonioni, French director Chris Marker, and Czech filmmaker Jan Åávankmajer.»