Category Archives: Cultural

Cuban National Ballet celebrates International Dance Day in Spain

Madrid, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) An intense tour through Spain, with future performances in Portugal, stands out on Monday in the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC), which celebrates International Dance Day. In a statement sent to Prensa Latina, BNC first … Continue reading

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Humanist vocation of Cuban community project recognized

Havana, April 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and foreign intellectuals today recognized the humanist vocation of the Cabildo Quisicuaba Sociocultural Project, focused on social reintegration and community work. During a visit to the headquarters of that association in the Los Sitios … Continue reading

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National Ballet of Cuba succeeds in its tour through Spain

Melilla, Spain, Apr 23 (Prensa Latina) The Spanish public enjoyed two performances of Don Quixote de la Mancha by the National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) at the Kursaal Fernando Arrabal Theater in the Autonomous City of Melilla. The program was … Continue reading

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O’Farrill Pacheco receives National Dance 2024 Award in Cuba

Havana, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban dancer and choreographer Alfredo O’Farrill Pacheco received on Saturday the National Dance 2024 Award. After having evaluated the trajectory of the eight nominees, the jury decided unanimously to award the prize to O’Farrill Pacheco, … Continue reading

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From the U.S. to Cuba, singer Indy Fontaine offers her art in Havana

Havana, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer and composer Indy Fontaine, who lives in the United States, will offer a concert at the Theater Hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana to promote her debut album Moments … Continue reading

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Children from Cuba and China celebrate special friendship

Beijing, April 20 (Prensa Latina) Children and young people from China and Cuba today celebrated the special friendship between the two countries, with a cultural day that became a bridge of communication and mutual understanding. At the diplomatic headquarters of … Continue reading

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Acosta Dance mourns death of Cuban ballet Maitre Ramona Saá

Havana, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) The ballet company directed Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta has mourned the death on Wednesday of ballet Maitre Ramona de Saá Bello, a notable figure in ballet pedagogy in the contemporary world. On Facebook, … Continue reading

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Ramona de Saá Bello, an outstanding Cuban ballet figure, dies

Havana, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) Maitre Ramona de Saá Bello, an outstanding Cuban dance pedagogue in the contemporary world, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84. Internationally renowned for her dancing teachings, De Saá Bello was a disciple … Continue reading

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Santa Canción, a tribute to Cuba’s new trova premiered in New York

New York, Apr 16 (Prensa Latina) The premiere in the United States of the documentary film “Santa Canción” (Blessed Song) brought to this city the gratitude of its director, Juan Carlos Travieso, to one of the most consolidated cultural movements … Continue reading

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Cuban lyric artists to honor Vilma Espín

Havana, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Lyric artists will sing at the Casa Balear (Balearic House) in this capital to pay tribute to Cuban revolutionary heroine Vilma Espín on her 94th birthday. Las Voces group and some members of the Mariana … Continue reading

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