Culture

Cuban film had several productions screening Tuesday at the 22nd edition of the Latin American Film and Culture Festival taking place in the city of Biarritz, on the French Riviera.»

More than 110 institutions from all Cuban economic sectors will mount stands at the Thirty First Havana International Fair, which will open its doors on November 3rd.»

Pianist Chucho Valdes, singer Miriam Ramos, the Santiaguero Septet and the Ignacio Piñeiro National Septet are the musicians and groups representing Cuba at the competition for the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.»

The Fifth Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival has begun in the eastern Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba, and will run until October 13 in Havana, with the participation of artists from more than 10 countries.»

The 22nd Criticism and Research Forum about Children and Youth  Literature started this Tuesday in Sancti Spiritus, central Cuba, with the attendance of renowned writers.»

The exhibit Maya Textiles from Guatemala will bring to Havana’s Casa del Alba Cultural the rich textile traditions of the Maya, which still remains alive in the continent.»

Singer and songwriter Pablo Milanes closed a series of concerts with a performance in this capital, where he sang his classic songs and invoked his immortal Yolanda.»

One of the most outstanding figures in the dance world and the Father of Cuban ballet, Fernando Alonso, passed away on Saturday, July 27th, at the age of 98.»

Students from the Fine Arts Academy of Ravenna, Italy, will create a mural to celebrate the 500th anniversary of this Cuban village, confirmed the Fine Arts Council of Sancti Spiritus. The Cuban central province, declared National Monument, is also called village of the Holy Spirit, and was the fourth village founded by the Spanish in 1514. The initiative is promoted »

The ambitious program conceived to commemorate the 500th foundation anniversary of the ancient Cuban villages of Trinidad and Sancti Spiritus, keeps going forward.»