A festival to re-make our movies
By Maria Antonieta Colunga Olivera/Collaborator
Camagüey.- When one speaks about Cuban movies, a button activates iconic flashes in our mind: the constrictive hug of Diego and David in Fresa y Chocolate, the facial scream of clandestine Isabel Santos before her dead love or the sharp look of Corrieri looking down over Havana with his telescope.
Read more ...San Pedro: the end of the San Juan
By Eduardo Labrada Rodríguez/Adelante
Camagüey.- We do not know for sure how the tradition of the San Pedro (popular parade in which a doll resembling San Pedro accompanied by his widows, is burned) started in Camagüey as part of the San Juan (local carnival). The fact is that it has become a very important attraction in our city.
Read more ...Colombia welcomes the Camagüeyan Folk Ballet
By Deneb González Méndez/Adelante
Camagüey.- The Camagüeyan Folk Ballet will be one of the guests to the 4th International Dance Festival in Palmira, Colombia, which will take place next June 24 to 29th, within the frame of the International Festival of Culture Ricardo Nieto and the festivities for the 242nd anniversary of the city of Palmira.
Read more ...Camagüeyan carnival almost here
By Deneb González Méndez / Adelante
Camagüey.- June returns as usual with the joy of the San Juan Camagüeyano (local carnival), that from 24th to 29th will amuse the locals and visitors.
Read more ...Cuban National Ballet Revives Version of Carmen
By PL
Havana.- The Cuban National Ballet is to revive the most transcendent work of choreographer and one of the company´s founders Alberto Alonso, his version of Carmen, announced the company led by prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso.
Award of Dance Lorna Burdsall for Reinaldo Echemendía
By Adelante / Photo: Archive
Camagüey.- Reinaldo Echemendía, Camagüeyan teacher and folklorist, obtained the Award of Dance Lorna Burdsall, maximum award that grants the Section of Performing arts of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC).
Barro y Fuego: drawings on vessels
By Carmen Luisa Hernández Loredo / Photos: Otilio Rivero Delgado
Camagüey.- The mud, principal element of the city, walks creating for its most central streets of the hand of the Camagüeyan craftsmen. As pretext this indissoluble duo took the VIth edition of the Festival Barro y Fuego.
Mud and fire in Camagüeyan streets
By Carmen Luisa Hernández Loredo / Photos: Otilio Rivero Delgado
Camagüey.- The central and popular Trabajadores Square will be a head office for the next five days of the festival Mud and Fire in its VIth edition.
Young people of the jazz
By Deneb González Méndez / Photo: Otilio Rivero Delgado
Camagüey.- They all are young, just graduated from the academy, others of the school of the street. For those who think that talent is synonymous of experience, I say that talent is in the blood of the boys of Maracujazz.