OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CUBA CENTRAL COMMITTEE

Cultured Cuba, living Cuba

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If Cuba is alive and well despite decades of attacks, we owe a great deal to the emotional scaffolding our culture provides

Racism: A barbarity to be eradicated

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The eradication of racism is today a priority in Cuban educational programs, and the emphasis on a more inclusive culture must be consolidated as a central objective of our social project

Havana celebrates with tribute to Eusebio Leal

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President of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel attended the gala celebration last night of the 501st anniversary of Havana, at Martí Theatre, where the capital city’s government and the City Historian’s Office paid a heartfelt tribute to Eusebio Leal

The immense culture that defines us

The immense culture that defines us

Acting in accordance with high ethical and patriotic values will always imply opposition to "mirages of superiority" wrapped in seductive proposals and the sapping of our creative spirituality to satisfy a de-nationalizing market

Macbeth and Faust reappear in Miami

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U.S. imperialism devotes millions on attempts to discredit Cuba and recruiting cultural figures to join the effort is established practice. Some succumb to the siren song, but most do not care to live for crumbs, visas or legal residence, and perform in low-rent venues

Alicia dances on

One year since October 17, 2019, when we bid Alicia Alonso farewell, her presence is here, there, and everywhere, in performances, exhibitions, concerts… and, above all, in the living memory of her people

Pino Solanas: Commitment to the tune of an accordion

Fernando Solanas made of political commitment his best art.

Argentine filmmaker Fernando "Pino" Solanas has died a victim of COVID-19 at the age of 84, leaving a body of work demonstrating how his renowned artistic work was intrinsically connected to his political militancy

For Cubans, unity is survival

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Any time is a good time to remind our enemies that the slightest offense or threat, against Cuban artists or intellectuals, produces only more national pride, and commitment to the defense of the homeland

Cuban culture to be celebrated

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The Festival of Cubania, October 17-20, is dedicated this year to the centenaries of revolutionary heroine Celia Sánchez Manduley, and prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso

Dance Magazine recognizes Carlos Acosta

En el teatro Karl Marx Fue extrenada la obra Manon de la compañia del Royal Ballet. Carlos Acosta (foto personal)
Foto Alberto Borrego Avila 17/07/2009
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The prestigious U.S. magazine Dance awarded its 2020 Prize to Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta, in recognition of his brilliant performances on the international scene and commitment to the development of dance in his country.

Racism in Cuban music?

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For some time now, there has been talk of racism in Cuban music, within different spaces devoted to criticism and musical positioning. And to contextualize this, a specific historical period is utilized, to be precise, that which began in 1959.

Irreparable damage to a musician's credibility

The transcendence of art rooted in the sensibilities of members of society is the coherent response in the professional evolution of an artist, made evident by impressive acceptance of his or her work

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