On December 6 and 7, Ambassador Ismara Vargas visited Glasgow to promote academic, cultural and solidarity initiatives between the two cities. The visit was marked by meaningful engagements that underscored the strong and enduring relationship between Havana and Glasgow, twin cities since 2002.
London, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) A new edition of the film festival Screen Cuba: Films to Change the World is in the works in the United Kingdom and promises to showcase part of the Caribbean island’s extensive cinematographic production.
The event will screen films that are part of the best of Cuban cinema from the 1960s to date, according to Cuban diplomatic sources.
Artists and solidarity groups in the United Kingdom are celebrating Cuban Culture Day with musical performances, exhibitions and displays of solidarity, highlighting Cuba's rich cultural heritage in the world.
On the occasion of Cuban Culture Day, a series of artistic activities have taken place in London and other British cities, ranging from musical performances to photo exhibitions, which pay tribute to Cuba's identity and cultural heritage. These celebrations will continue until next 20th October.
London, 2 September. A screening of the Humberto Solas’ film Lucía (1968) took place yesterday in Leeds as part of an event organised by Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC) and Cinema Pending in that British city.
Cuban Culture Day was celebrated in Austria
Vienna, October 20, With a small but moving activity, the Day of Cuban Culture was celebrated today by the collective of the Cuban Embassy in Austria, which during the last weeks has been carrying out actions within the framework of the Day for National Culture.
At the end of this week, the 2011 Cuban film Habanastation, reached every home in Saint Kitts and Nevis through its national television, in the evening hours. The National Broadcasting Corporation, ZIZ, from Saint Kitts and NTV, from Nevis served as platforms for the screening of the Cuban feature film that has been enjoyed by different generations of the St. Kitts and Nevis families.
Havana, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban pianist and composer Alejandro Falcón today expressed satisfaction for sharing the rich rhythm of the island's music at the Jazz Festival of the Giant Steppes of Ulán Bator, the Mongolian capital.
It is always an honor for me to take Cuban music to all possible places in the world and work to put it up, the virtuous young man told Prensa Latina, thanking him for the opportunity to participate in the event scheduled for August 25-28, in its thirteenth edition.
The performance of the Cuban group Jóvenes Clásicos del Son at the Gabala Music Festival in Azerbaijan was highlighted by more than a dozen Azeri media.
The press reflected the virtuosity of the musicians of the largest of the Antilles with which they managed to captivate the interest of those attending the event.
On the night of March 19, the renowned Cuban pianist, Roberto Fonseca, made a unique presentation at the Great Hall Konzerthaus in Vienna.
This prestigious concert hall is still offered as a stage to expose the art and talent of Cuban musicians. Recall the presentation of the teacher Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, who offered a beautiful concert with four hands and two pianos, to present pieces of the Cuban and universal pianistic, on March 7.
