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WHAT’S ON
HAVANA
Music festival
in Jibacoa
August 2-4
p 15
Havana
Carnival
August
9-11 & 16-18
p 26
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Brutal
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concerts
August 15-25
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AUGUST 2013
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August is the month when Cubans finally concede that it may be warm enough to
dip a toe in the ocean and especially following the national holiday on July 26th, the
entire country strips off and heads to the nearest beach. ‘Vamos a la playa’. From
August 2-4, the summer music festival in Jibacoa will be home to some of Cuba’s
best Djs and hoards of youth partying for two days.
Cover photo by Alexander Mene
Back in Havana, there is no letup in activities, exhibitions, concerts, festivals and
performances. August 31, 8 pm sees an electronic dance party in Parque Villalón
while Cuba’s hottest jazz pianist, Roberto Fonseca, will be performing at Teatro
Mella on August 20 at 8 pm. For those that take their music several decibels louder,
the extreme music Brutal Beatdown Summer Fest will be running concerts in six
locations throughout the country.
And let’s not forget the Havana Carnival which will be keeping Havana awake until
the early hours the weekends of August 9-11 & 16-18.
Thanks to Conner Gorry for her piece, Cuba: What You Know but Don’t Realize and
good luck with Cuba Libro – a collective stab at creating something new and
different under the Havana sun: Havana’s first English-Language Bookstore & Café
which opens on August 5.
We hope you enjoy this review. Any feedback and/or notices about events are
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El Museo Nacional
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Almacenes Afuera
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TOCATE
Galeria Habana
p 11
MUSIC
PERFORMING
ARTS
La Cura de la
Semana.
Playa Bacuranao,
Aug 3, 10pm
Playa Guanabo,
Aug 24, 10pm
p 15
GOLDFISH
p 24
DANCE
TIMBALAYE 2013
Aug 19-22,
Havana
Aug 23-24,
Matanzas
p 12
OTHER EVENTS
IN CUBA
Other events in Havana p 28
History of the Havana Carnival p 26
FOR KIDS p 29
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Cuba: What
You Know
but Don’t
Realize
by Conner Gorry
Over the years, I’ve dedicated (probably too) many hours
analyzing, writing, editing, and commenting about the
differences between here and there. The ‘there’ of which I
speak is the US – from where I hail – but could easily be
anywhere North, whither Big Macs and reality television
conspire to make people fat and stupid.
Did I just say that? You betcha. I’m sorry if that applies to
you, but my internal editor has been on sabbatical ever
since a guy richer than Croesus got all up in my grill
dissing Cuba like he actually knew what he was talking
about.
Which is part of what sparked this post.
There’s a type of visitor here – usually imperious, moneyed
men skidding down the hill of middle age towards
moldering (and the aforementioned rich fulano fits the
bill) – who has Cuba all figured after four days here.
Sometimes even before getting here. Cuba is more
complex than you could have imagined, you’re more
close-minded than you care to admit, and your facile
analysis belies the intelligence I’m sure you evidence in
your back home life. For those in this category, I’ve crafted
this post to clue you in. Just a little.
First, we’re facing a wave of economic, paradigmatic
change here without precedent. It roils with an energy
confusing, contradictory and encouraging (in its way),
towards our shores. Indeed, already it’s breaking on our
eroding sands. Like a tow surfer (see note 1) whose very
survival depends on accurately calculating wave height,
speed, and interval, while accounting for hidden (i.e.
underwater) and surface (i.e. other surfers and their
support crews) factors, we’re gauging the wave, trying to
maintain balance, remain upright, and most importantly,
keep from being sucked under.
But as any tow surfer will tell you: surviving a 75-foot wave
and riding it are two entirely different experiences – as
different as summiting Everest with throngs of weekend
warriors as attaining the peak without oxygen. One simply
takes money and some machismo and motivation; the
other requires experience, training, skill, meticulous
preparation, and a measure of karma and respect born of
intimacy with the context.
So as this monster, freak wave feathers and breaks over
Havana, I want to ride it, not simply survive it. And to do
that, I – we – have to measure and analyze the conditions,
bring our skills and knowledge to bear, channel positive
energy, and ensure our fear is healthily spiked with faith.
The first step in successfully positioning ourselves to ride
this wave, it seems to me, is to understand the culture, in
all its contradictory complexities, which brought us
to…right…now…
While many emphasize the differences between here and
there, between the land of Big Macs and the tierra de pan
con croqueta, I take this opportunity to explain how we
are the same:
Opinions vary
One of the questions I field most often is: do people like
Fidel/Raúl/socialism/the revolution? This is as absurd as
asking do people like Obama/capitalism/federalism?
Setting aside the fact that the question itself is
unsophisticated and dopey (governance and mandate are
not about like or dislike but rather about measurable
progress and peace within a society, plus, any –ism is just
theory; it’s how it works in practice that counts), I posit
that it all depends on whom you ask. Up there, a brother
from the Bronx is unlikely to share views with a Tea Party
mother of two. Similarly, an 18-year old from Fanguito
won’t agree with a doctor from Tercer Frente.
It’s obvious, but visitors tend to forget that here, like there,
you must consider the source when posing such
questions. Less obvious is that here, it also depends on
how you ask the question. But that’s a more advanced
topic beyond the purview of this post.
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People like stuff
It’s all about the kids
On the whole, Cubans are voracious shoppers – always
have been, always will be. Whether it’s shoes, books,
handbags, wooden/porcelain/glass/papier mâché
tschotskes, fake flowers, clothes, or packaged food,
Cubans will buy it. Or at the very least browse and touch
and dream of buying it.
Here, as there, parents want a better life for their kids.
While what constitutes “better” (again, here as there)
depends on whom you ask, this desire to leave a more
comfortable/equitable/safe/luxurious life and legacy to
one’s kids is human nature. It drives people to rickety rafts,
May Day parades, and long, hard overseas postings. It
makes parents compromise their own mental health,
spend beyond their means and completely subsume their
own lives to their children’s. Case in point: have you ever
seen what a Cuban goes through – psychically, financially
– to celebrate a daughter’s quince? Hundreds, thousands
of dollars and days, months, years of preparation are spent
for the all-important photos, party, clothes, and gifts for
their darling little girls. Families living six to a room in
Centro Habana spending $5000 for their 15-year old’s
celebration remind me of US folks who scrimp, struggle,
and sacrifice to pay for their kid’s wedding/down
payment/tuition. Children first – at all cost and any price,
here as there.
Some folks – like the ones who inspired this post – deny
capitalist, consumerist culture ever existed in Cuba
before now, revealing their lack of knowledge. I’m
embarrassed for them; on the upside, it means many up
there are clueless to fact that if you dropped a jaba
bursting with a new pair of Nikes and Ray Bans, iPod (or
better yet, Pad), some Levis, a pound of La Llave, gross of
Trojans, and a couple bottles of Just For Men on every
Cuban doorstep, with a note instructing them to come
over to the imperialist dark side, a lot, the majority even,
would do it. Being Cuban, a lot would pledge to ditch and
switch just for the swag, of course, but that too, is an
advanced topic beyond the purview of this post.
Until that day, folks here are gobbling up stuff as fast as the
shelves can be stocked. In short, todo por un dolar is
rivaling hasta la victoria siempre as most popular slogan
around here.
We are the best in the world
Drop in anytime, anywhere in Cuba or the US and
whomever you encounter will profess their country is the
best. Greatness or weakness such bravado and pride? A
little of both, I figure. That such hubris has contributed to
where we are today, riding the wave, I have no doubt.
Continue to read full article + slideshow
Conner Gorry is one of the most insightful writers about Cuba. Author of Here is Havana blog
(http://hereishavana.wordpress.com/), she also puts together the Havana Good Time iPad/Phone/Touch
application http://itunes.apple.com/app/havana-good-time/id385663683?mt=8 (Android version)
http://sutromedia.com/android/Havana_Good_Time - essential guide to What's On in Havana.
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Cuba Libro: Havana's
1st English-Language
Bookstore & Café
This island is unique in so many ways (both good and not
so) and one thing that has always struck me is that Havana
must be one of the only – if not the only – capital city
where you can’t get an English-language newspaper or
novel. The reasons are complex (what isn’t in Cuba?!) but it
means literature lovers have to beg, borrow or steal books
in English or bring their Kindle well-loaded.
This is all about to change with the opening on August 5th
of Cuba’s first English-language bookstore and café, Cuba
Libro. Located on a terminally shady corner in the
desirable Vedado district, this ‘café literario’ is bringing
the bookstore/coffeehouse concept to the island. All
books and magazines pass through the ‘Conner filter’ (if
you find a Harlequin Romance on the shelves, you get a
free espresso!): I guarantee if you’re in need of quality
reading material or conversation with interesting,
creative Cubans, you’ll find it here.
In addition to featuring monthly shows by talented local
artists – August showcases over a dozen captivating
images by photographer Alain Gutiérrez – Cuba Libro
offers many services travelers are after: water bottle
refills; postcards, stamps, and mailing; a cultural calendar
(so you won’t miss that hot concert or polemic play); and
expert travel tips. This is an ethically-responsible
business that offers a lending library for those who can’t
afford books, a collective employment model where the
entire team benefits, and an environmentally-friendly
approach. Like Cuba itself, Cuba Libro strives for equity
and a healthy, culturally-rich atmosphere.
This is also a regguetón free zone – we listen to real music
at Cuba Libro! Come early to snag a coveted hammock or
hanging chair in the garden.
Open Monday-Saturday, 10am-8pm.
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ART
Factoría Habana
THROUGHOUT AUGUST
In El ardid de los inocentes, Cuban artists Celia y Yunior,
Ricardo Miguel Hernández, Grethell Rasúa, Luis Gárciga,
Marianela Orozco, Néstor Siré and Renier Quer make use of
photography, video and installation art to delve into the
one-to-one relationship between the individual and urban
context.
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Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
(Edificio de Arte Cubano)
Almacenes Afuera allows visitors to the museum to see over 150 pieces from colonial times to the
present from the museum's collections that have never been out of the vaults before.
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ART
CENTRO HISPANO AMERICANO DE CULTURA
CENTRO DE ARTE WIFREDO LAM
Opens August 9
Through
Utopiart, a 14-piece show by
contemporary artists from
Cuba, Belgium, Holland and
Mali, presents art as a creative
utopia capable of connecting
artists and viewers beyond
geographic and cultural
distances.
GALERÍA VILLA MANUELA
Through
August 19
Intra corpora is an exhibition of
painting and sculpture by
Arístides Esteban Hernández
Guerrero (ARES). The artist has
said that this is “an exhibition
of Medicine and Psychiatry”
because it explores the human
anatomy and the psyche of man
The humor that has marked his
previous productions, however,
can still be subtly detected
here.
August 17
Esto no es Uruguay presents
videos, paintings and drawings
by artists Erika Meza from
Paraguay and Javier López from
Cuba (Erika and Javier) who
explore the complex
Paraguayan reality through art.
GALERÍA EL REINO DE ESTE MUNDO.
Throughout
August
Biblioteca
Nacional José
Martí
Exvotos, a solo show by painter
and printmaker Ibrahim
Miranda.
BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ VILLENA
Throughout
August
In her project Flat, the
University of the Arts student
Aissa M. Santiso Camiade
explores the image as the
representation of ideoaesthetic
paradigms that places the
viewer in a temporary space in
which societal paradigms no
longer hold true.
MUSEO NACIONAL DE BELLAS ARTES
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Reynerio
Tamayo: A
Chronicler of
the Times
by Ricardo Alberto
Pérez
The last two canvases Reynerio Tamayo painted in the
summer of 2013 are small and beautiful. The first, El origen
del tercer mundo (The Origin of the Third World), focuses
on female sexual organs in a manner similar to the maps
that weathermen use when a hurricane is approaching.
The second work is a unique chronicle entitled Toulouse
Lautrec en la playa (Toulouse Lautrec at the Beach), which
is an innocent pose that moves viewers.
Tamayo is one of those artists who think talent is not
enough without creative discipline. Generally, he is in his
studio early in the morning,working on one of his many
projects. Since 1996, he has done 20 solo shows and an
impressive number of group exhibitions. Most important,
is his constant presence in the debate over visual arts in
Cuba in the past decades.
Tamayo's work is easily identified by the “great public” in
his paintings, sculptures and numerous graphic arts
pieces, such as posters or caricatures, which have earned
him several awards.
The artist was born in 1968, in Niquero, a town on Cuba's
south coast, although he lived part of his childhood on the
Isle of Youth where he attended elementary art school. He
later moved to Havana where he studied at the National
Visual Arts School and the Higher Institute of Art (ISA).
From the very beginning, acuteness and irony are the
trademarks of his pieces, especially when the delve into
his view of the artists of his generation during the era in
which they were struggling to become members of the
Cuban visual arts community. He tells us that those were
the years when projects were conceived for “the love of
art,” which ensured much controversy and pluralistic
views.
One of Tamayo's major virtues is his openness to many
subjects and styles. He harbors no prejudicesas witnessed
in his Penicilina para los cheos y la tristeza (1987) and
Gánsteres en La Habana (2012).
Tamayo's work carries a great richness due to the
“smuggling” he constantly engages in of important artists
from different periods. He radically manipulates these
figures and irreverently connects them to Cuban
idiosyncrasies. Along this runway, we have seen the
parade of Velázquez, Van Gogh, Goya, Magritte, Dali,
Malevich, Toulouse Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon
and more. Such intense and promiscuous contact has
resulted in Magritte con bombín (Magritte with Bowler
Hat), Huevos fritos con Francis Bacon (Fried Eggs with
Francis Bacon), Radiografía de Velázquez (an X-rays of
Velasquez), La silla de Van Gogh (Van Gogh's Chair), El
morro de Toulouse (Toulouse's Lighthouse) and Puro
Mondrian (Pure Mondrian).
Another feature that distinguishes Tamayo's work is his
capacity to place subjects and icons that traditionally
carry a heavy ideological load into a position of
controversy, without running the risk of turning to
tasteless pamphleteering. His Martí Astronauta
(Astronaut Marti) was highly praised at the group show
called El Martí de todos (Marti for Everyone) in San Juan,
Puerto Rico in 2006. His ironic comments on the
obsessiveness of war have also provoked interest.
Reynerio Tamayo is responsible for creating images of a
Havana that wavers between fiction and reality, between
the past and the present.It is a mysterious Havana,
salvaged from tales heard many times over that have
attained substance and delight thanks to the magic of
Cubans.
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The best term to apply to Tamayo is “chronicler.” The
artist uses very Cuban subjects such as baseball and
cigars. The latter has been the centerpiece of many of his
pictorial fantasies in which famous figures handle them.
However, Reynerio also enjoys a sense of eclecticism that
is nurtured by events and phenomena that take place in
far-off countries, such as Japan.
Tamayo's passion for graphic arts has led him to create
many posters since his student days when he produced
the publicity for his one-man and group shows. His
posters for Cuban films have also had a great impact:
Havana Station, Barrio Cuba, Fábula, La bicicleta and
Fuera de liga are some examples of his posters for the
cinema.
Tamayo is very quick to react to provocative ideas, and his
artistic sprit contains a sort of charm and wit that allow
him to give many of those ideas a felicitous outcome, so
much so that he has been dubbed by some critics as a
chronicler of his time.
FUERA DE LIGA
100x180 cm
acrilico sobre lienzo
2007
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Al fin… el mar
SALA DE LA DIVERSIDAD
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21
Al fin…el mar is an exhibition of submarine photographs, most of which
have never been shown before, taken from 1963 to 1976 by the mythical
Cuban photographer Alberto Korda whose photograph of Che Guevara is
famous worldwide.
TÓCATE
GALERÍA HABANA
THROUGH AUGUST 23
Tócate. According to the curator Elvia Rosa Castro, the 13 Cuban
photographers responsible for this exhibition “wanted to show
something new, or, at least, visually attractive, dynamic and diverse.
Free of prejudices….Tócate is, in a sense, a lesson in historiography and
unveils that many young people are involved in serious matters, even
those whose art rests on the most overwhelming conceptualism.” The 13
artists are Kenia Arquiñao, Álvaro José Bruet, Donis Dayán, Rigoberto
Díaz, Angélica Ermus, Jesus Hernández-Guero, Julio Désar Llópiz, Jorge
Otero, Ernesto Quintana, Nestor Siré, Ranfis Suárez, Senen Tabáres, and
Rafael Villares.
FOTOTECA DE CUBA
Through
August 19
PALACIO DE LOMBILLO
Sarah N, fotografías 2005-2010
is a collection of photographs
by Sarah Nouvel, daughter of
the great French architecture
Jean Nouvel. Sarah, who is
autistic, and only
communicates through
photography, which has
become a register of her
relation with the world.
Throughout
August
Restauración, el anillo y el
estanque, by Ossain Raggi,
exhibits prints made through
the silver on gelatin process.
The pictures depict the
spirituality of the Cubanacán
art schools, which is generally
is passed over given its
exceptional architecture.
QUINTA DE LOS MOLINOS
Through Aug 30,
5pm
Retos de la Naturaleza is an
exhibition of photographs and
audiovisual compositions
covering the challenges
presented by Nature.
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DANCE
BALLET
BALLET NACIONAL DE CUBA
SALA AVELLANEDA. TEATRO NACIONAL
AUG 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31, 8PM; 25, 5 PM
The Ballet Nacional de Cuba presents The Magic of
Dancing, an anthology of great moments of 19th-century
choreographies including the Cuban celebrated Cuban
versions of Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker,
Coppelia, Don Quixote and Swan Lake, and The Gottschalk
Symphony, choreographed by Alicia Alonso.
TEATRO MELLA
Aug 2 & 3,
8pm; 4, 5 pm
Aug 2 & 3,
Concert program by the
emblematic Cuban dance
company Conjunto Folklórico
Nacional.
Aug 9 & 10,
8pm; 11, 5pm
The contemporary dance
company Endedans presents 40
palillos x un peso, by
choreographer Maura Morales.
Aug 27-28,
8pm;
Performances by the Ballet
Folclórico of Costa Rica in Mi
linda Costa Rica,
Aug 20
8pm
Performances of Le Corsaire,
based on Marius Petipa's
revival, by the Prodanza Ballet
Company, directed by Laura
Alonso, with first dancers
Marien Valdés, Luis Javier
Corrales, Patricia Hernández,
Alejandro Izquierdo, Daniella
Oropeza, Elaine Guillén and
Janier Gómez.
The unique company Danza
Voluminosa, made up of
overweight dancers, will
perform Fredy, una mujer que
canta [Fredy, a woman who
sings], based on the songs of a
Cuban bolero singer who
achieved certain fame in 1950s
Cuba.
8pm; 4, 5pm
SEDE DE BB COMPAÑÍA
Through Aug 4
This Summer course by the BB
Compañía includes classes in
ballet, contemporary dance,
and folk dances from Mexico,
the US, South America, and
Cuba as well as training in
flamenco, makeup, hairdressing
and costume design.
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DANCE
RUMBA
The Saturday Rumba
at El Gran Palenque
by Ana Lorena
The Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba hosts the weekly Sábado de la Rumba, a mesmerizing show of AfroCuban religious and secular dance and drumming at El Gran Palenque in Vedado. Here on a Saturday afternoon,
there is three hours of rumba, guaguancó and yambú to get you moving. Unless you are 100% “patón” (literally
having large feet, but really meaning stiff), it is virtually impossible to stop your body from beginning to sway and
your feet moving to the rhythm of the congas. Although on the tourist map this remains refreshingly a-loCubano.
The term “palenque” means “palisade for the defense of a post or for enclosing a plot of land where a public
festivity is to be held.” The word was used by runaway slaves in colonial Cuba to designate a place in the
mountains where they created a kind of village that kept them safe from the cruel punishments of their masters.
Freed from the potential danger of dying at the stocks, they were given the opportunity of practicing the culture
and religions they brought with them from their African homeland. It’s not down to chance then that the
courtyard attached to the Conjunto Folklorico Nacional’s home, located at 5th and Calzada streets in the
Vedado district in Havana, is named El Palenque, given that African music and rituals, play the leading role.
Arguably, the most popular and anticipated event at El Palenque is Saturday’s Sábado de la Rumba, where the
drums beat continuously from 3 to 6 in the afternoon. It’s three full hours of rumba (not the ballroom dance, mind
you!) guaguancó and yambú. Quickly, the atmosphere is energized and you feel your blood rushing through your
veins and your heart racing. Inadvertently, your body begins to sway and your feet move to the rhythm of the
congas. There’s no age limit here and the dance floor is open to all. Visitors, whether from the island or from
overseas, who are introduced for the first time to Afro-Cuban rhythms are guided by members of the dance
company. Passersby can’t avoid the noise coming from inside and, out of curiosity, come into El Palenque,
unaware that they will probably stay until the end and most likely come back for more!
El Gran Palenque
Calle 4, between Calzada and Avenida 5, Vedado
Tel: 7/930-3060 or 7/830-3939
The Conjunto Folklorico Nacional de Cuba hosts the weekly Sabado de Rumba, a mesmerizing show of AfroCuban religious and secular dance and drumming. The 2-3 hour shows are presented every Saturday at 3pm.
Similar show are offered Thursday through Sunday at 10pm by the group Obbara at the Palacio de la Artesania,
Calle Cuba 64, between Calles Pena Pobre and Cuarteles, Habana Vieja.
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V ENCUENTRO RUMBA CUBANA TIMBALAYE 2013
AUG 19-22, HAVANA
AUG 23-24, MATANZAS
The International Cuban Rumba Festival was created to delve into the
patrimonial basis of rumba -not as a musical archeological artifact but as a
live and active manifestation of popular culture. The festival includes
seminars on salsa, rumba and Afro-Cuban dances; courses on singing and
percussion; lectures on music and anthropology; Cuban popular dance
competitions; theatre and dance performances; and the presentation of the
Fernando Ortiz-Timbalaye Prizes to the best rumba group, singer, dancer
and conga player of the event as well as the best essay on Cuban rumba.
MON, AUG 19
Palacio de la
Rumba, 7:00 pm
Rumba Fiesta with Cuban dance and song groups and
presentation of the participants in the festival.
TUE, AUG 20
10 am-1 pm
3-5 pm
8:30-11 pm
Sede del Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba
Afro-Cuban and Cuban popular dance lessons
Master lecture on Son and Rumba, which were both
declared Cultural Heritage of Cuba in 2012.
Anfiteatro de Guanabacoa
Opening ceremony at Parque de los Artistas
TUE, AUG 21
10 am-1 pm & 2-4
pm
Residencia Estudiantil de la Escuela Nacional de Ballet
Folklore. Afro-Cuban and Cuban popular dance lessons.
8:40-10:45 pm
Teatro America
Timbalaye gala: music and popular dances dedicated to Rumba and Son with the
performances of Cuban and international folklore ensembles.
11:45 pm
Hotel Riviera
Longina Seductora, an artistic and musical project of poems and feelings based on Bolero,
Son and Guaracha
TUE, AUG 22
10 am-noon
Sede de la Compañía Nacional de Danza
Master class on Cuban Rumba, conducted by Orlando López, dance and choreographer,
founding member of the Conjunto Foklorico Nacional de Cuba (reservation needed).
3 pm
Pabellón Cuba
Theoretical meeting on Cuban Son with the special participation of Pancho Amat, the most
famous CubanTres player, National Prize-winner for Music.
6 pm
10:30 pm
Son and Cuban traditional music with the performance of Pancho Amat and his band El
Cabildo del Son.
Palacio de la Rumba
Salsa concerts and closing ceremiony.
TUE, AUG 23-24
MATANZAS
Performances by Rumba ensembles, and bands, lessons in singing, dancing and percussion,
lectures, meetings, launchings of the magazine Timbalaye
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MUSIC
CONTEMPORARY FUSION & ELECTRONIC
Música
Electroacústica
AUG 31, 8
PM
Parque Villalón, Calzada entre D y E,
El Vedado
Organized by the National
Electroacoustic Music Laboratory
along with DJ producer Iván Lejardi
who also hosts the festivities, the
Villalón Park right next to the Amadeo
Roldán Theater will showcase the best
Djs in Havana with a special guest
performance by D´Joy de Cuba's
Proyecto Analógica.
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La Cura de la Semana
PLAYA BACURANAO, AUG 3, 10PM
PLAYA GUANABO, AUG 24, 10PM
The La Cura de la Semana, or the Cure of the Week, is an
electronic music project headed by DJ Ryan with the
project's regular DJs plus several guest DJs who will play
domestic and international electronic music. These
seaside meetings will be dedicated to the protection and
care of the environment; to saying no to addictions,
violence and homophobia; HIV/AIDS prevention; and the
practice of sports.
PROYECTO ANALÓGICA - NO SALSA
PLEASE, THIS IS A DANCE PARTY
by Ana Lorena
If you think that young Cubans are all listening to an old
guy playing a guitar or dancing salsa to Los Van Van,
you may want to think again. The electronic dance
scene is very much alive and kicking with energy
reminiscent of the United Kingdom in the 1980s when
the youth were chasing the latest rave party around
the M25. With a loyal following across Cuba, Djoy de
Cuba and Kike Wolf recently (April 28, 2013) hosted the
Electronic Music Festival at the Abreu Fontán Social
Center. Over twenty Cuban DJs joined them in the
festival, which showcased the various styles of
electronic music made on the island in a party that
lasted for twelve straight hours.
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MUSIC
CONTEMPORARY FUSION & ELECTRONIC
CASA DEL ALBA CULTURAL
CAFÉ CANTANTE MI HABANA. TEATRO NACIONAL
Aug 16, 7pm
Tuesdays, 5pm
Golden performances by
Descemer Bueno, Kelvis Ochoa
and David Torrens
Wednesdays,
5pm
Performances by the popular
band Qva Libre
Thursdays, 5pm
Performances by Kola Loka.
Performance by Síntesis, with
an attractive fusion of rock
music with Afro-Cuban
rhythms.
LA MADRIGUERA
Aug 16, 8pm
Performance by the Vazz
Brothers and César M.
TEATRO KARL MARX
PIANO BAR DELIRIO HABANERO
Aug 24 9:00pm
Performance by the Habana
Show Company and guests.
Aug 30 9:00pm
Performance by Qva Libre.
Grupo Mezcla.
CENTRO CULTURAL FRESA Y CHOCOLATE
Mon, 10:30pm
Dj Wichy del Vedado, uno de
los más famosos Djs de La
Habana, con lo mejor de música
World.
Performances by Tammy and
Pura Cepa
CAFÉ LA RAMPA
Thursdays,
10pm
TEATRO AMÉRICA
Aug 30, 8pm
Thursdays, 4pm
Wichy D´Vedado, one of the
most famous DJs in Havana,
who plays the best of world
music.
CASA DE LA MÚSICA DE MIRAMAR
Fridays, 5 pm
With Son as the foundation of
their music, the band Klimax,
directed by Giraldo Piloto,
incorporates elements from
jazz, pop, rap, punk, and
Caribbean rhythms.
Qva Libre
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MUSIC
JAZZ
ROBERTO FONSECA EN CONCIERTO
AUG 20, 8PM
TEATRO MELLA
Concert by pianist and compoer Roberto Fonseca, one of
the most brilliant young jazz musicians to come out of
Cuba.
GAIA TEATRO
Aug 3, 9pm
CINE-TEATRO MIRAMAR
Gaia Jazz
Aug 26-28, 7pm
HURÓN AZUL, UNEAC
Aug 8, 2pm
Peña La Esquina del Jazz,
hosted by showman Bobby
Carcassés.
Tribute to showman Bobby
Carcassés, recipient of the
National Award for Music 2013
CAFÉ JAZZ MIRAMAR
Saturdays, 11pm
Regular shows with Roberto
Carcassés, pianist and composer
CASA DEL ALBA
Aug 10, 8pm
Ruy López-Nussa
(percussionist) and La
Academia.
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MUSIC
BOLERO, FOLKLORIC, SON & TROVA
Leoni Torres en Concierto
SALA AVELLANEDA (TEATRO NACIONAL)
AUG 9, 8PM
The vocalist and singer Leoni Torres, who now sings solo
after starting out with the Charanga Habanera, is
considered one of the most important figures within
Cuban music today.
CASA DEL ALBA
Aug 2, 8pm
MUSEO NACIONAL DE LA MÚSICA
With his beautiful and powerful
voice, Eduardo Sosa and guests
perform highlights of the best
Cuban trova of all time.
Aug 10, 5pm
A musical get-together with
Israel Rojas, half of the popular
duo Buena Fe.
TEATRO AVENIDA
Aug 22, 6pm
Performance by Vicente Feliú,
one of the founders of the
Cuban Nueva Trova movement,
and guests.
Aug 10, 8pm
CENTRO IBEROAMERICANO DE LA DÉCIMA
TEATRO MELLA
Aug 3, 3pm
Performance by the duet Ad
Libitum.
Aug 13, 8pm
Aug 25, 4pm
El Jardín de la Gorda with the
performances of trovadores
from every generation.
CASA BALEAR
CASA DE LA CULTURA DE PLAZA
Aug 10, 7pm
Peña with Marta Campos,
renowned singer of
contemporary songs with a
trova feel to them
HURÓN AZUL, UNEAC
Aug 10, 10pm
Mundito González is one of the
most popular Cuban bolero
singers.
JARDINES DEL TEATRO MELLA
Aug 10, 5pm
Trova by Jade and her group.
Aug 16, 8pm
Fiebre Latina, José Valladares,
Ángel Bonne and Andrés Correa
get together in a one-of-a-kind
performance.
Concert by the band Azúcar
Negra.
Tardes de Boleros, hosted by
singer Maureen García.
Aug 17, 8:00 pm
Concert by singer Elaín
Morales.
LA PÉRGOLA. MINISTERIO DE CULTURA
Aug 25, 6pm
Performances by trovadores
Samuel Ávila and Diego Cano.
CASA DE CULTURA MIRTA AGUIRRE
Aug 25, 5pm
A get-together with trovador
Ireno García, author of
emblematic songs, such as the
very popular Andar La Habana.
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MUSIC
BOLERO, FOLKLORIC, SON & TROVA
CASA MEMORIAL SALVADOR ALLENDE
CENTRO CULTURAL FRESA Y CHOCOLATE
Aug 30, 6pm
Wednesdays,
9pm
Musical meeting with young
songstress Milada Milhet.
Saturdays,
10:30pm
Performance by Yeni
Sotolongo, a young singer who
boasts an exceptional voice and
varied repertoire.
Sundays, 6pm
Aceituna sin Hueso and their
lead violin play an interesting
interaction of Celtic, Indian and
Cuban sounds.
Peña La Juntamenta, with
trovador Ángel Quintero and
guests
CENTRO CULTURAL PABLO DE LA TORRIENTE BRAU
Aug 31, 5pm
A Guitarra Limpia is a meeting
with trovadors accompanied
only by their guitars.
CINE-TEATRO MIRAMAR
Aug 31, 7pm
Performance by songstress
Vania Borges.
ASOCIACIÓN YORUBA DE CUBA
Fridays, 8:30pm
DIABLO TUN TUN
Saturdays, 5pm
Performance by the folkloric
group Obiní Batá
Performance by the singersongwriter Ihosvany Bernal.
JARDINES DEL 1830
Sundays, 4pm
Performance by the folkloric
group Los Ibellis.
CAFÉ CANTANTE, TEATRO NACIONAL
Fridays, 11pm
Saturdays, 4pm
In “Lo que la radio nos dejó” or
What the Radio Left Us, singersongwriter Santiago Feliú
performs cover versions of
Spanish rock and pop music
from the 60s and 70s along
with American and British rock
music that were very much in
vogue in Cuba at the time.
Performance by Waldo
Mendoza, one of Cuba's most
popular singers today.
Tue & Thu,
8:30pm; Sun,
5pm
Performance by one of the
most popular bands in Cuba,
Moncada will play an extensive
repertoire of Cuban and Latin
American music.
LA PÉRGOLA. PABELLÓN CUBA
Tuesdays, 4pm
Performances throughout the
month of trova singersongwriters of different
generations.
PIANO BAR DELIRIO HABANERO
Wednesdays,
4pm
A get-together with Vocalité
and guests.
PIANO BAR TUN TUN
CAFÉ CONCERT ADAGIO
Thursdays, 5pm
Thursdays, 10pm
(Casa de la Musica de
Miramar)
Performances by Maylú, the allround singer of the moment,
whose repertoire goes from
arias of famous operas to
Cuban, Latin American and
international pop hits.
Saturdays, 5pm
La Utopía combines live
performances by troubadours,
impromptu performances by
the audience, and videos of
important domestic and
international musicians of the
past 50 years.
A meeting with Ray Fernández.
RESTAURANTE SANTO ÁNGEL
Fridays, 9pm
A meeting with singersongwriter Erick Sánchez who
is fascinated with the island's
popular music sounds and the
daily experiences of ordinary
Cubans.
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MUSIC
CLASSICAL
Aug 11, 5pm
Aug 18, 3pm
En Confluencia project hosted
by Eduardo Martín.
Aug 25, 5pm
De Nuestra América, a project
directed by pianist Alicia Perea.
Tarde de Concierto hosted by
soprano Lucy Provedo.
IGLESIA DE PAULA
Aug 2, 7pm
The Swiss flutist Antipe Da
Stella will perform together
with members of the Ars Longa
Early Music Ensemble.
RAP, HIP-HOP
LA SESIÓN AT DELIRIO
HABANERO
TEATRO NACIONAL
FRIDAYS, 5PM
Cuba's newest spot for rap lovers, La Sesión includes rap
as well as the best DJs in Havana, singers and musicians
from other genres as well as visual artists and actors
from the stage. Shows are hosted by the Cuban actress
Edenis Sanchez and rapper Bárbaro “El urbano” Vargas.
La Sesión is sure to become the rap/hip-hop's spot in
the Cuban capital
CANCHA DE COJÍMAR
MAQUETA DE LA HABANA
Aug 10 2:00pm
Aug 31 5:00pm
Anónimo Consejo and Brebaje
Man.
Hermanazos.
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BRUTAL BEATDOWN SUMMER FESTIVAL
A festival that insists on letting the world know that Cuban
music is not only salsa and reggaeton, but also has a heavy
metal tradition with an enthusiastic following
Back in May 2008, an unprecedented event in the history
of rock in Cuba took place: the Salon Rosado de La
Tropical was taken over by a dozen national metal bands
to promote the launching of the compilation “Not Salsa,
Just Brutal Music,” by the French label Brutal Beatdown
Records. The concert turned into a veritable fiesta and
was forever dubbed “Brutal Fest.” This first spring event
was followed by two other Brutal Fests in autumn and
winter.
Now, in 2013, Cuban and international metal bands will
get together for the first Brutal Summer Fest to be held
in Cuba. The summer edition of the Brutal Fest will
include Cuban bands Combat Noise, Dead Point, Estigma
DC, Mephisto, Switch, Metastasys and Tendencia, plus
Mortuary, Cowards and S-Core from France, Splattered
Mermaids from Sweden, Severe from Belgium, and
Dezaztre Natural from Chile.
The event is organized by the French Brutal Beatdown
Record Label with the collaboration of the Cuban Rock
Agency and the Cuban Institute of Music. It is also
sponsored by the Institute Français, the French Embassy
in Cuba, Havana Club Internacional, Cuba Autrement and
Los Portales.
Contact:
BRUTAL BEATDOWN RECORDS Telf: +53 (0)5270 8437
e-mail: [email protected]
www.brutalbeatdown.com
www.facebook.com/brutal.beatdown.records
www.brutalfest.com
Because of the festival's success, the event will be held
twice a year-in February (Brutal Winter Fest) and August
(Brutal Summer Fest). This year, the festival will travel to
six cities in six different provinces. In addition to Havana,
it will go to Santa Clara (Thu, Aug 15), Holguín (Sat, Aug
17), Bayamo (Sun, Aug 18), Camagüey (Tue, Aug 20), Sancti
Spíritus (Thu, Aug 22), Havana (Fri, Aug 23 & Sat, Aug 24),
and Pinar del Río (Sun, Aug 25).
Fans will enjoy the most radical sounds of contemporary
metal such as grindcore, death metal, hardcore and black
metal. And like the name of the CD launched in 2008, this
is Not Salsa, Just Brutal Music.
ROCK
CAFÉ CANTANTE, TEATRO NACIONAL
Sundays
4:00pm
Saturdays
5:00pm
Los Kents, a “dinosaur” of
Cuban rock, play their hits from
the 60s and 70s.
Performance by the rock band
Gens.
SUBMARINO AMARILLO
Aug 2, 10pm
Performance by the band
Doble A
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Elpidio Chapotín
Delgado: Cuba's
Greatest
Trumpeter?
by Margaret Atkins
Elpidio Chapotín Delgado is reputed to be one of the great
Cuban trumpet players of all time. At the age of 62, he is
still determined to take full advantage of life. He lives in a
cozy apartment in Havana with his wife Gloria who has
prepared a huge snack for us. It is as if we were an infantry
battalion instead of merely four people.
Chapotín loves to talk. There is practically no need to ask
him any questions because he steadily weaves memories,
views, and anecdotes together. He moves easily from one
musical period of his life to another. “One thing I can say is
that I am lucky to have been practically the only musician
who played with Gonzalo Roig* and who is still active as a
performer today,” he says before he quickly realizes that
perhaps that was too absolute. He recalls the beginnings
of Juan Formell, director of the famous band Los Van Van,
when he was as bass player at the Habana Libre Hotel as
well as and Chucho Valdés who played in Havana's now
defunct Musical Theatre and then in the Orquesta de
Música Moderna. “I learned from everybody: Formell,
Chucho, Adolfo Guzmán, Rafael Somavilla, Tony Taño,
Manuel Duchesne, Michel Legrand…” he continues as he
recites the many outstanding Cuban directors and
composers.
Chapotín, as everybody calls him, was born in Cuba but
grew up in the United States. When he was nine years old,
his father decided that it was time for his son,
grandnephew of the legendary Cuban trumpeter Félix
Chapotín, to begin studying the instrument. He took him
to the legendary Mario Bauzá who lived in New York City
in 1930 with his friend Frank Grillo. These two musicians
were the grandparents of Latin Jazz. Back in Cuba in his
early teens, he continued to study at the National School
of Art under Raymonel Orcutt, Filiberto Ojeda and the
soloist of the National Symphony Orchestra Marcos
Urbay.
He started to play professionally when he was only 14.
Havana fascinated him right from the start. “There were
many orchestras, many theaters. The ICRT (Cuban
Institute of Radio and Television) had five orchestras
performing every day!” he exclaims. He speaks of that time
with passion and nostalgia, effortlessly recalling theaters,
nightclubs, cabarets, hotels, shows and artists who
populated the city nights. “I was a kid when I started
performing, but I witnessed it all because I went out to
experience it firsthand.”
Like Julius Caesar, he could very well say, “Vini, vidi, vinci”-I came, I saw, I conquered-- for the young man became
first trumpet of several orchestras, including the Gran
Teatro de La Habana Orchestra, the Musical Theater
Orchestra and the Tropicana Cabaret Orchestra.
Active military service interrupted his career. Luckily, the
sounds from his trumpet continued even if they did
become more martial when someone realized that he
would serve better in a military band than in the special
troops battalion.
Having completed his military service, he landed a spot on
the National Radio and Television Orchestra. “I enjoyed
that period in my life a lot because I've always liked to play
with big orchestras, big bands and be part of big shows,” he
confesses. Around the same time, he also collaborated
with the Grupo de Experimentación Sonora del ICAIC, an
experimental group whose members included many
outstanding musicians and singer-songwriters, such as
Silvio Rodríguez, Pablo Milanés, Pablo Menéndez and
Emiliano Salvador.
The year 1988 saw the creation of NG La Banda and Timba,
the most important popular dance and music genre in
recent decades. Chapotín, who had been touring with the
recently created Charanga Habanera--and which, he says,
!
was “just another one of those orchestras that played
Cuban traditional music,” joined the NG--New
Generation--project led by José Luis Cortés as first
trumpet of the horn section. Popularly known as The
Horns of Terror, they became incredibly popular thanks to
the fascinating music composed by Cortés and the
impressive performances of the band's musicians.
Chapotín recalls that “every two or three nights we played
in a new neighborhood, which brought audiences closer
to the new musical trend.” The band played at important
festivals and venues, such as the Lincoln Center Festival,
the North Sea Jazz Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival,
sharing the stage with such Salsa greats as Andy
Montañés, Cheo Feliciano and Gilberto Santa Rosa. And
Elpidio Chapotín was part of all this.
In 1996, when Timba was in full swing, the Cuban musician
Juan de Marcos González and the American guitarist Ry
Cooder brought together a number of legendary Cuban
musicians for a recording that would be called the Buena
Vista Social Club. In response to the strong competition
represented by the Buena Vista Social Club, the directors
of several salsa bands got together and formed the shortlived Team Cuba with a selection of musicians from
different bands that would play the music of Los Van Van,
NG La Banda, Adalberto Alvarez y su Son and Charanga
Habanera (which had gained fame over the years).
Needless to say, the first-rate trumpeter Chapotín was
chosen for Team Cuba. He explains that “there was this
fantastic show we did in Varadero once and another one at
the Capitolio in Havana. We later did a short tour in Cuba
and that was that.”
Chapotín has accompanied famous musicians, such as
Elena Burke, Rosita Fornés, Pablo Milanés, Silvio
Rodríguez and the award-winning Cuban classical pianist
Frank Fernández. Today he is part of the Buena Vista
Social Club as well as a show that goes by the name of The
Buena Vista Bar. According to Chapotín, it is very
demanding: “In this show you have to do a bit everything.
You play, you sing, you dance. I perform right up front the
stage and go down to the audience.”
Despite his long career, Chapotín is anything but tired. “I
always say my time will pass when my health decides to
call it quits, not when somebody makes that decision for
me on account of my age. And whenever I get the chance
to play a gig, I give my all and do my best. Work doesn't
scare me at all.”
Luckily for us, Chapotín is not slated for retirement just
yet. We will see him playing with the Buena Vista guys, or
accompanying Omara Portuondo, with whom he has
established an excellent artistic relation.
Just before we leave, the outstanding musician lets us into
his sentiments: “I have achieved everything I have ever
wished for--playing the trumpet…and success with the
ladies, because I'm in love with love!
* Gonzalo Roig Lobo (Havana, 1890-1970) was a Cuban musician,
composer, conductor and founder of several orchestras; a pioneer of the
symphonic movement in Cuba, and author of the most famous Cuban
zarzuela: Cecilia Valdés.
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THEATER &
PERFORMING ARTS
GOLDFISH
SALA TEATRO TRIANÓN
FRI & SAT, 8:30PM; SUN, 5PM
The play, by young Cuban playwrights William Ruiz and
Alejandro Arangoand performed by actors from the El
Ingenio and Teatro de La Luna companies, takes an
ironic and irreverent look into reality through TV shows,
especially those made in the United States.
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BACK TO MUSICALS
ANFITEATRO DEL CENTRO HISTÓRICO
OPENS JULY 20, SAT & SUN, 9PM
Alfonso Menéndez's revitalized troupe returns to the
stage of Havana's Amphitheatre in the Historic Center for
a medley of famous songs from musical theater and films.
Beautiful and suggestive music, excellent performances
by young actors and singers, and splendid costumes
enhance this production that includes selections from
well-known musicals, such as “Masquerade” (The
Phantom of the Opera); "Over the Rainbow” (The Wizard
of Oz); “Septimino” (The Merry Widow); “When You're
Good to Mama”, “We Both Reached for the Gun”, “All that
Jazz” (Chicago); “Two Ladies” and “Maybe this Time”
(Cabaret); “Yo me acaricio” (Cantando desnudos),
“Singing in the Rain” (Singing in the Rain), “I Dreamed a
Dream”, “Do You Hear the People Suing?” (Les
Miserables), “Don't Cry for Me, Argentina” (Evita), “New
York, New York” (New York, New York), “I Could Have
Danced All Night” (My Fair Lady), “Diamonds Are a Girl's
Best Friend” (Moulin Rouge!), “One” (A Chorus Line) and
“Mamma mia” (Mamma mia!).
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THEATER &
PERFORMING ARTS
SALA TITO JUNCO. CENTRO BERTOLT BRECHT
SALA EL SÓTANO
Aug 1, 6, 7 & 8
7:00pm
Fri & Sat 8:30pm
Aquiles y la tortuga (1988), by
the Cuban playwright, poet and
narrator Reinaldo Montero
explores the relations of a
divorced couple who, not
uncommon in Cuba, share the
same roof and try to make a go
of their marriage again.
Sun 5:00pm
through Aug 11
TEATRO RAQUEL REVUELTA
Opens Aug 9;
Fri & Sat 8:00pm
Sun 5:00pm
Muertecita de miedo, a one-man
show in which comic actor
Ernesto González Umpierre,
better known as “El
Flacomímico”, plays several
roles.
SALA TITO JUNCO. CENTRO BERTOLT BRECHT
Opens Aug 16;
Fri & Sat 8:30pm
Sun, 5pm
SALA TEATRO EL SÓTANO
Fri & Sat 8:00pm
Sun 5:00pm
Teatro del Silencio presents El
Cerco by Cuban playwright
Rubén Sicilia, in which three
characters in a garbage dump
reproduce universal conflicts,
such as power, oppression,
individual responsibility…in this
play that is part theater of
cruelty and dirty realism.
SALA TEATRO EL SÓTANO
Aug 1-3 8:00pm
Conducted by Setch Panich
from the US and the
performances of dancers and
actors from Havana and
Alabama, the HavanaBama
Project announces Alcestis
Ascending, a rock version of
Eurípides's tragedy Alcestes.
La prueba, by Swiss playwright
Lucas Barfoss and the Espacio
Teatral Aldaba company,
examines the topic of abuse of
power and manipulation in a
dramatic gradation that goes
from tragedy to farce, with
elements of the Theater of
Cruelty and Theater of the
Absurd.
Escándalo en la trapa, written
by José Ramón Brene, relives
the life story of Enriqueta Faber,
a 19th century woman who was
forced to pass off as a man in
order to study and practice
Medicine.
SALA HUBERT DE BLANCK
Fri & Sat, 8:00pm
Sun, 5pm
La farándula pasa, by the
Hubert de Blanck theater
company, directed by Luis
Brunet.
SALA TEATRO ADOLFO LLAURADÓ
Fri & Sat, 8:00pm
Sun, 5pm
The Nelson Dorr Theater
Company reruns one of Dorr's
most successful plays, La
profana familia, an x-ray of a
dysfunctional Cuban family in
which he combines, as is
customary, drama and humor.
In this play, a middle-aged
woman who has fought tooth
and nail to keep the family
union has to face her children's
intolerance when she finds love
once more.
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A history of the
Havana Carnival
from 1573 to
today
by Ricardo Alberto Perez
The Havana Carnival is a traditional popular festivity whose origins can be traced back to 1576 when freed slaves were
given permission by the town council of Havana to participate in the procession of the Corpus Christi Later, when the
African councils celebrated Epiphany, they joined the parad that went up the streets to the Plaza de Armas to pay their
respects to the Captain General.
A different show will be presented on each of the six days of the Havana Carnival 2013 with the performances of around
15-18 comparsas from Havana and Pinar del Río and Santiago de Cuba. These dance groups will present a broad historic
journey from the most traditional, represented by the comparsa El Alacrán, which paraded for the first time in 1908, to the
more contemporary, represented by Jóvenes del Este. The most popular dance groups and bands from the capital as well as
the most popular shows from Havana’s nightclub will participate in the carnival.
The 2013 Havana carnival will be held on August 9-11 & 16-18
Today, the Havana carnival provokes mixed feelings from
Habaneros. On one hand, the complaints that locals voice
are numerous: too much reggaeton, too much drinking and,
of course, too high a possibility of rain. 'I'm definitely going
to avoid it this year,' seems to be a reoccurring sentiment.
Yet, on the other hand, thousands and thousands of people
still spend the week of August partying down the malecon.
It is true that in times gone past the Havana carnival has
been more glamorous, the election of a Carnival Queen until
1970 was a real highlight while the floats of the 1980s were
simply spectacular, but the current state of the Havana
carnival is a clear reflection of the evolving nature of the
country. Indeed, with such a long and storied history, the
Havana carnival highlights the changing demographic and
political landscape of the island over the last five centuries.
In what follows, Ricardo Alberto Perez, a well-known Cuban
writer and poet, explores the history and background of this
erotic feast of the flesh.
The roots of the Havana carnival can be traced back to
medieval Italy where the original carnival was probably
tied to ancient Roman Bacchanalia or Greek Dionysia
festivals. Held shortly before the onset of Lent in
February when Catholics were forbidden to eat rich foods
in preparation for Easter, the carnival became an integral
part of the Christian calendar celebrated with parades and
masquerade balls.
From Italy, where the carnival of Venice still holds a place
of importance, the carnival tradition spread throughout
Catholic Europe before leap frogging across the Atlantic
in the wake of Iberian explorers and colonizers. Within a
century of Christopher Columbus' historic journey,
carnivals were held in the Cape Verde and Canary islands
as well as in South America and the Caribbean.
In colonial Havana, where carnival festivities date back to
1573, a mixture of social classes paraded down the streets
in carriages, on horseback, and on foot dressed in
elaborate masks and costumes. Fireworks and streamers
rained down on the decorated floats, huge figures called
muñecones, and the dancing men known as faroleros.
The introduction of African slavery in Cuba added another
dimension to the festival as new African musical
instruments and dance forms were incorporated into the
celebration.
A seventeenth-century Italian visitor,
Giovanni Francesco Giamelli Careri, remarked: “On
Sunday, February 9, 1698, in Havana, before Easter, blacks
and mulattos, in picturesque costumes, formed a
congregation to revel in the carnival.”
The first Havana carnival of the twentieth century was
held in 1902, the inaugural year of Cuba's first president.
During the rich era of Cuban republican history, the
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carnival flourished with new features including the
selection of a queen who reigned over the celebration
with her ladies-in-waiting. A few years later, in 1908, two
large group of dancers who, in a uniform manner, dance a
rhythmic step in time with accompanying instruments
entered the carnival scene: Los Componedores de la Batea
and El Alacrán. These groups, known as comparsas, were
born in marginal neighborhoods in Havana and became
emblematic expressions of both the Havana carnival and
Cuban culture in general. These comparsas told stories,
such as a brawl between the women of a tenement house
and a religious narrative from the abakuá society, through
their dance and choreographies. Successive decades
witnessed the addition of other comparsas, including Las
Boyeras, Los Guaracheros, Los Mambises, Los Marqueses
de Atarés and La Sultana. The carnival ball was also born
in this era. Held in designated neighborhoods and
Spanish regional clubs, Habaneros hid their faces behind
masks as an expression of unrestrained freedom.
The Cuban Revolution of 1959 once again altered the
political landscape of Cuba and affected the Havana
carnival. In 1970, the last carnival queen was elected in a
televised national event that attracted millions of viewers.
The ever popular carnival ball was also replaced by open
air dances in large public spaces while the long-standing
February festivities were moved to the summer months to
coincide with the celebration of certain historic events.
Although they are a far cry from the glory days of their
predecessors, floats, comparsas and muñecones still
parade down the malecón from La Punta to the Hotel
Nacional every August to the delight of the thousands of
revellers who gather on the streets to watch the parade.
The Havana carnival may not attract the hordes of tourists
that its cousins in Venice and Rio de Janeiro do, but its
history is richer and reflective of the abrupt changes that
have rocked this island. Whether you interpret the
carnival as a feast of the flesh or believe that it is used to
reinforce a cultural and ethnological tradition, if you find
yourself in Cuba in the summer, the Havana carnival is not
to be missed.
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OTHER EVENTS IN HAVANA
Feria de Arte en La
Rampa
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1
PABELLÓN CUBA, HAVANA
As is customary every summer since the year 2000, the
Art at La Rampa Crafts Fair opens its door at the Pabellón
Cuba with an attractive offer that includes the sale of
serigraphs, engravings, handicrafts, household goods,
furniture, footwear, clothing, and ornaments -all made
by national handicraft artists. Fashion shows, concerts
and activities for the kiddies will also take place during
the Fair.
Simposio
Habana-Habanos
AUG 12-14
BIBLIOTECA PÚBLICA RUBÉN MARTÍNEZ VILLENA
The Symposium's central theme is Habano cigars: nature
and identity, which offers up-to-date information on the
studies being carried out on Cuban tobacco, the
development prospects of the sector, the reasons why
tobacco factory reading is considered a cultural heritage
of the nation, Habanos in the domestic and international
market, and Habanos in the movies.
Verde Verano
JARDÍN BOTÁNICO NACIONAL DE CUBA
WED-SUN, 8:30 AM-4PM
Cuba's National Botanical Garden has announced an
extensive program of recreational, educational, cultural
and sports activities for the summer and on its 45th
anniversary.
Aug 6-18
Cactuses and Succulents Festival: Exhibitions of live
plants and contests, workshops on their conservation,
distribution and diversity; cultivation techniques;
landscaping using these plants.
Aug 21-25
Palm Tree Festival: Exhibition of live plants, palm trees in
visual arts and photography, and crafts and utilitarian
objects made from palm trees.
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FOR KIDS
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Gran parque
Metropolitano de La
Habana
SAT & SUN THROUGH AUG 25, 9AM
Outdoor excursions around the Gran parque
Metropolitano de La Habana, which includes: Jardines de
la Tropical, Bosque de La Habana, Parque Forestal,
Parque Almendares and Acuario Nacional. The latter
includes dolphin shows. Departure from the John Lennon
Park. For more information and reservations, call 831
2503.
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Sueño de una noche
de verano
OPENS AUG 9, FRI, SAT & SUN, 3PM, TEATRO DE
TÍTERES EL ARCA
The El Arca Puppet Theater continues this month with
Sueño de una noche de verano based on William
Shakespeare's immortal A Midsummer Night's Dream
with music by Mendelssohn.
Aug 2-4, 3pm, Teatro de Títeres El Arca
Opening of Federico y María, una historia de Trapo y
Cartón, by the Caña Brava Company from the province of
Cienfuegos.
Teatro Nacional de
Guiñol
FRI 2, 3PM; SAT 3 & SUN 4, 11AM & 5PM. TEATRO
una cucarachita martina, por teatro papalote.
Caperucita Roja Rojita a version of little red riding hood.
Tres eran tres, a version of The Three Little Pigs
FRI 23 & 30, 3PM; SAT 24 & SUN 25,
Señora Luna, opening by Icarón Teatro.
11AM & 5PM.
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ECOS DE CIRCUBA 2013
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THROUGHOUT AUGUST, THU-SUN, 4PM & 7PM
CARPA TROMPOLOCO
Cuba's National Circus presents prize-winning acts from
the past CIRCUBA 2013 Festival, which includes
gymnastics, acrobatics, juggling, tightrope and much
more, as well as prizewinners of the Erdwin Fernandez
Variety shows by Cuba's best circus artists
Aug 9-11, 11am, Teatro Mella
Aug 17-18, 11am, Cine-Teatro Miramar
Aug 25, 11am, Casa del ALBA Cultural
Carpa Trompoloco: 5ta. Avenida y 112, Miramar, Playa,
Tel: 206 5609
CUBA'S NATIONAL CIRCUS ON TOUR AROUND CUBA
Las Tunas
Aug 1-4, 4pm & 9pm, Sala Polivalente
Aug 2-3, 11am, Cine 28 de Septiembre
Aug 4, 11am, Cine Tunas
Guantánamo
Aug 6, 8:30pm, Parque Martí
Aug 7, 4pm & 8:30pm, Sala Polivalente
Aug 8, 11am & 4pm, Sala Polivalente
Santiago
Aug 10-11, 11am, 4pm & 9pm, Teatro
Heredia
Aug 12, 4pm & 9pm, Teatro Heredia
Varadero
Aug 26-29, 9pm, Teatro Cárdenas
Camagüey
Aug 14, 9pm, Parque Agramonte
Aug 15, 9pm, Palacio de los Deportes
Aug 16-18, 4pm & 9pm, Palacio de los
Deportes
Aug 16-18, 11am, Teatro Principal
Aug 19, 9pm, Palacio de los Deportes
Cienfuegos
Aug 21, 9pm, Teatro Luisa
Aug 22, 11 am, Cumanayagua; 9pm,
Teatro Luisa
Aug 23, 4pm & 9pm, Teatro Luisa
Aug 24, 10am, Teatro Guanaroca; 4pm
& 9pm, Teatro Luisa
de Cuba
FOR KIDS
MEMORIAL JOSÉ MARTÍ, PLAZA DE LA REVOLUCIÓN
Aug 17, 11am
Sat, Aug 10, 10am
Performance by the charismatic
clown Alepito for the kids'
delight.
Sat, Aug 24, 10am
Performance by La Colmenita
Sat, Aug 31, 10am
Varied show to celebrate the
end of the Summer, including
the performance of the
children's company La
Colmenita.
Performances by the children's
choruses Lunita, Pequeños
Príncipes and Solecito Cantor.
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FOR KIDS
Summer
workshops
for kids and
teenagers
Organized by the City's Historian's
Office, these workshops aim to bring
kids and teenagers closer to the
cultural and historic legacy of
Havana.
PROGRAM
CASA VÍCTOR HUGO
Sat 10am
Kids 7-10
Theâtre-Andro: Interactive exercises, games and representations of classic French literature
for children, aimed at developing the imagination and encouraging creativity and stage
presence.
Registration: Tel: 866 7590
e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
CASA DE LA POESÍA
Thursdays
10am
Teenagers 13-18
Sueño de papel: Participants will make their own books, learn to write and appraise poems,
and create handmade paper.
CASA DE ARTES Y TRADICIONES CHINAS
Saturdays
10am
Kids and teenagers from age 7 and on
Alambrería artística: Workshop on how to make objects out of wire.
Registration: Tel: 863 5450, 860 9976
CINEMATÓGRAFO LUMIÈRE
Saturdays
10am
Teenagers 13-17
El cine de tiras cómicas: Workshop on cinema appreciation.
Registration: Tel: 866 4035;
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FOR KIDS
QUINTA DE LOS MOLINOS
Aug 12-16
10am
Kids and teenagers
Aprende del ave de la paz: Workshop on pigeons and how to care for these birds
Aug 19-23
10am
Kids and teenagers
Qué debemos conocer de las aves: Workshop on ornamental birds.
Aug 19-23
10am
Kids and teenagers
Introducción al arte del bonsái: Workshop on the cultivation and caring of bonsais.
Aug 5-9
10am
Teenagers
Cuidado y protección de los animales: Workshop on animal care and protection.
IGLESIA DE PAULA
Aug 7-9
11am
Kids and teenagers 7-15
Viaje musical a través de los instrumentos antiguos: Introduction to the instruments used
in the Ars Longa Early Music Ensemble Ars Longa and the arrangement of simple musical
pieces.
CASA DEL VEDADO
Aug 12-16
10am
Monumentos de la Avenida de los Presidentes: An approach to the history of one of the
most important avenues in El Vedado through its monuments.
CENTRO CULTURAL COMUNITARIO BELÉN
Tue & Thu
10am
Fabulando: This workshop is aimed at contributing to cultural enrichment, incorporating
wholesome recreational habits, increasing the consumption of children's literature and the
expression of this literature through visual arts and creative writing.
Aug 2
10am
Kids and teenagers
Los cuentos del tío Andrés: Workshop on storytelling techniques.
Tue, Thu & Sat
10am
Kids and teenagers
Taller de actuación: Workshop on acting techniques appreciation.
Mon, Wed & Sat
10am
Teenagers
Aprendiendo a bailar casino: Teaching of casino basic steps, figures and group dancing.
Registration: Tel: 864 7918, 864-4479, ext. 109
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FOR KIDS
MUSEO DE ARTE COLONIAL
Saturdays
10am
Descubriendo la Plaza de la Catedral: This workshop will combine the information on topics
related to the evolution of Cathedral Square with the creative work of the participants.
MUSEO DE NAIPES
Aug 3, 10 & 17
10am
Taller de magia Sim Sala Bim: This workshop will let kids learn about the history of magic,
enjoy videos and learn simple tricks.
CASA SIMÓN BOLÍVAR
Aug 3,10, 17 & 24
10:30 am
Kids and teenagers
Filatelia: A journey into the world of postage stamps
Registration:
email: [email protected]
MUSEO NUMISMÁTICO
Aug 8, 15 & 22
10:00 am
Kids and teenagers
¡A clasificar monedas y billetes! Kids will learn to sort coins and bills from the 20th and 21st
centuries, learn the countries they are from, identify each country's coat of arms and other
interesting features.
GABINETE DE ARQUEOLOGÍA
Aug 8, 15 & 22
10:00 am
Teenagers
En busca del pasado: In this Introduction to Archeology workshop, kids will learn the local
history, arts and architecture. Participants will acquire skills for archaeological drawing and
mural painting, as well as photography for research purposes.
e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
MUSEO NACIONAL DE LA CERÁMICA CONTEMPORÁNEA
Saturdays
10:00 am
Teenagers
La cerámica, los hijos del fuego: An approach to ceramics through visits to murals and
pieces located in the Historic Center, meetings with artists from the Terracotta IV
workshop, visit to the pottery workshop on Obispo St. and practical exercises that include
making a vessel.
VITRINA DE VALONIA / FACTORÍA HABANA
Saturdays
10:00 am
Teenagers 12-18
Taller de historieta manga: Workshop on manga comics on paper and how to transfer this
to Photoshop.
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Rutas y
Andares
The successful traditional summer tours organized by the City Historian's Office since 2001 bring the rich cultural
patrimony of La Habana closer to its people and visitors. This year, in its 13th anniversary, there is a greater focus on family
participation. Tickets are on sale at Museo de la Ciudad, Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Museo Casa Natal de José
Martí and Maqueta del Centro, Mon-Sun, 9am-6pm. For detailed information, call 866 4035 / 864 4336-37 (ext. 107) at the
Centro de Información Cultural, Oficios No 8 entre Obispo y Obrapía, La Habana Vieja
RUTAS (ROUTES)
Tuesdays
10am
Handicrafts - Guided visits to museums (Casa de Asia, Casa de África, Casa de los Árabes,
Casa de México and Casa Simón Bolívar)
Tuesdays
10am
Water - Guided visits to museums (Museo de la Farmacia Habanera, Farmacia Johnson,
Farmacia Taquechel), Planetario, Aqvarivm, Sala de la Diversidad en la Sociedad Patrimonio,
Comunidad y Medio Ambiente y Depósito del Automóvil)
Tuesdays
10am
Women: Presence and creation - Guided visits to museums (Museo de la Ciudad, Museo de
la Orfebrería, Museo Castillo de La Real Fuerza, Museo de Arte Sacro (Convento de San
Francisco de Asís), Museo de Arte Colonial, Museo Numismático, Museo del Tabaco, Museo
de Naipes and Museo de Arqueología.
Tuesdays
10am
Visit to the Quinta de los Molinos (gardening, birds and trees)
Thursdays
10am
Leonardo da Vinci - Life and work seen through the permanent exhibition at Convento de
San Francisco de Asís
Tuesdays
10am
Cuban art today - themes and trends - weekly meeting with artists, critics and curators at
Factoría Habana
Thursdays
2am
Cubanness and tradition - Lectures on music, language, dance, beliefs, visual art, film and
theater at Centro Hispano-Americano de Cultura
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Summer
walking tours
around Old
Havana
ANDARES (WALKS)
Wednesdays
10am
Walking with walkers - Firemen of the 19th century, mural painting in Old Havana, lighting
in Havana.
Thursdays
10am
Architecture - architecture and restoration, mansions, and former hotels in Old Havana.
Fridays
10am
Architecture students show their city - churches, theaters and business centers in
Miramar, and Historical Center
Aug 2, 6, & 20;
always at 10am
Virtual walks for the elderly - interactive talks using audiovisual aids (Casa Oswaldo
Guayasamín, Casa de las Tejas Verdes and Planetarium)
Aug 7
10am
Virtual walks for Kids - on its first year the Somos 1 (We Are One) walk has been designed
for children with special needs. Activities with autistic children at Plaza de Armas,
Tuesdays,
2am (free)
Kid's Route Museo de la Ciudad - visit to the rooms in the museum that focus on means of
transportation and the atmosphere of Havana in the 19th century
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Comedy: Ecos
del Aquelarre:
Opens Aug 4, Fri & Sat, 8pm;
Sun, 5pm
If you missed the Aquelarre National
Humor Festival in July, August gives you
the chance to enjoy some of the best
comedy acts of the festival.
Sala Covarrubias. Teatro Nacional
Festival Nacional del Humor Aquelarre
Once again, the Aquelarre National Humor Festival takes place during one of the hottest months of the year to ease us
into the hot summer days with refreshing performances of the best comedians in the country. With stand-up
comedians, variety performers, sketch troupes and much more, the 2013 Aquelarre will officially begin on June 30. The
city, however, already began rocking with laughter on June 21 with the show De Doime son los cantantes by 2012
National Humor Award winner Osvaldo Doimeadiós, who is considered Cuba's most important comedian in the last 20
years and will be paid tribute during the festival's closing ceremony.
Organized by the Centro Promotor del Humor, the opening and closing ceremonies of this year's Aquelarre will take place
at the 8,000-seat Karl Marx Theater in Miramar. Enrique “Kike” Quiñones, the Director of the Centro Promotor del Humor
said that this year's program includes workshops (one on drama and situation comedy will be given by Doimeadiós
himself), and lectures open to the general public at Casa Cultural ALBA from June 27 to June 30, and a season of Italian
comedy films at the 23 y 12 movie theater from July 1 to July 7.
The presence of artists from all over Cuba makes Aquelarre different from other festivals. Fifteen groups from 11 different
provinces will be participating this year in Cuba's top comedy event, so this will be a fantastic opportunity for both
Habaneros and visitors to fully appreciate comedy from the rest of the nation.
Year after year, tickets are often sold out days before the shows, so be prepared. If you cannot find a ticket, look for people
selling an extra ticket or two for up to five times their value outside of the theater!
If you're in town and attend one of the shows, you'll soon realize, paradoxical as it may seem, that Cuban humor--cutting
and thought provoking--is actually no laughing matter.
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Havana: City of
Fountains
by Ricardo Alberto Pérez
Visitors to our city are constantly tempted to stop and rest
in any of the numerous parks and plazas, which range
from a simple corner in Old Havana to an entire city block
in Vedado. The trees are always green (no matter the
season of the year) and, if you happen to be in one of these
parks just before the sun goes down, you'll be treated to a
concerto by hundreds of birds getting ready for the night.
When you decide to take a break in one of these parks,
look for the fountain. In the 19th century, when famous
architects and city planners came to Cuba to supervise
construction, fountains took centre stage in the buildings
of new avenues and plaza.
In the city, some fountains are more public and some are
more private. Large and imposing or small and humble,
they are scattered throughout the city from posh
residential areas to working-class neighborhoods. Today,
the older fountains, which have witnessed the
transformation of Havana, are interspersed with more
recent fountains that are ready to receive the fluttering
wings of birds and the endless playfulness of children.
Some fountains have gone beyond their actual existence
to be eternalized in literature. Alongside a poem by Cuban
poet Emilio Ballagas dedicated to the La Fuente de La
India:
Behold Havana, the color of snow
Gentle Indian girl of fine structure
Dominating a crystalline fountain
Seated on a throne of fine alabaster…
The Neptune Fountain, began in 1836, was imported from
Italy and situated on the avenue along Havana's port.
Besides its ornamental function, it supplied water to three
boats at the same time. After it lost this role in 1871, it was
successively relocated to various corners on Paseo del
Prado, the small plaza attached to La Punta Fortress and a
park in Vedado, where it remained for many years until it
was finally rescued by the Historian's Office of Havana and
returned to its original site.
Built around the same time as the Neptune fountain, the
Fuente del Conde de Villanueva in the Plaza de San
Francisco in Old Havana is made of white marble with a
fluted column and four lions resting on pedestals whose
mouths spew water.
Fountains have also been built to pay tribute to illustrious
Cubans who have helped to make our lives more
enjoyable. The fountain on Obispo Street (near El
Floridita) immortalizes Don Francisco de Albear, the
engineer who designed Havana's aqueduct, which is
considered one of Cuba's scientific wonders of the time.
The 20th century saw the construction of new fountains.
The Fuente de Las Américas, built as a tribute to the
discoverer of the Americas, was inaugurated in 1924 as
part of the construction of Avenida de las Américas, now
known as 5ta Avenida. Made in white marble, four Nereids
each hold the valve of giant oysters from which water
slowly flows.
The Fuente Luminosa, or Luminous Fountain, is found in
the roundabout where 26th Ave, Vía Blanca and Rancho
Boyeros Ave come together. This fountain, the first that
visitors arriving in Havana often see, was built during
Ramón Grau San Martín's presidency in the 1940s.
Because he was single, his brother's widow Paulina Alsina
served as First Lady and took charge of the fountain's
construction. Because Paulina was a large lady, the people
mischievously called it “Paulina's Bidet”.
At the entrance of the world famous Tropicana nightclub,
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two fountains stand out: the Fountain of the Muses and the Fountain of the Ballerina. The former, designed by Italian Aldo
Gamba, was completed in 1920. Originally placed at the entrance of the National Casino, it was relocated to Tropicana in 1952.
The Muses fountain is a circle of dancers on the edge of a marble basin. The Ballerina fountain, located in the path leading to
the Bajo las Estrellas and Arcos de Cristal lounges was made in marble by Cuban sculptor Rita Longa in 1950 and has become
the symbol of the internationally known cabaret.
Finally, there is the Fuente de la Juventud-Fountain of Youth—which was made in August 1978 for the 11th Festival of Youth and
Students held in Havana. Its design was based on the Festival's logo and it is located at the end of Paseo Street just off the
Malecón.
In the end, there is no shortage of fountains in Havana and, if fountains and their history interest you, then you can spend
hours travelling around Havan in search of the well-known and more hidden fountains of the city.
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OTHER EVENTS AROUND CUBA
Verano en Jibacoa
AUGUST 2-4
PLAYA JIBACOA, PROVINCIA MAYABEQUE
The festival, which takes place by the sea, is very popular
with the young generations of Cubans. For three days
and three nights, there will be non-stop music and dance
by the sea with Djs Iván Lejardi, Alejandro Nuñez, Reitt,
Diemen Duff, Denis Ever, Richi Pellicer, OBI, Dairon
Cardona, The Vazz Brother's and Thellus, rap, reggae,
rock and pop bands and soloists, such as Dejà Vu, David
and Ernesto Blanco, Qva Libre, Karamba and Triángulo
Oscuro.
Festival
ESTEREO G 2013
August 2-4
Gibara
The town of Gibara in the eastern part of Cuba will host
this electronic musical festival with the performances of
electronic music producers and Djs Electro Zona
(Holguín), Sector Electrónico (Holguín), Iván Lejardi
(Havana), D´Joy de Cuba (Havana); the Pauza duet, made
up of Zahira Sánchez Rodríguez and Paula Fernández
Rodríguez (Havana); I.A., made up of Iliam Suárez and
Alexis de la O (Havana), OBI (La Habana) and Wichy de
Vedado (Havana). anniversary.
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HAVANA’S BEST
BARS & CLUBS
Sangri-La
CALLE 42 Y ESQ. 21, MIRAMAR
Sangri-La was the first in the new wave of bars to open
in the summer of 2012 and has become the place to be
for the young (and not so young) party goers. This is
located in the basement of a Miramar mansion up on 11th
Avenue (&42nd street). The crowd that comes here is the
same one that will make it to Fontana and Melem later.
This is the Havana Farándula. Sangri-La is a little more
unpredictable than the others and is probably the most
interactive with more of an open plan set up encouraging
more mixing. There are boothes all around the outside
which make a comfortable place to get snacks (or even a
full dinner). I have never been convinced by the food here
although the non-smoking rule does at least mean that
you can eat without tobacco fumes floating over!
3D BAR
Recently opened, smallish place, quite cool
Malecon entre Paseo y Presidente
Teatro Bertolt Brecht
No se lo digas a nadie Don’t tell anyone!
Calle 13, e/I y J, Vedado
T. 830 1354 / 832 9359
El Cocinero
Havana’s coolest and best new bar/restaurant
Calle 26, e 11 y 13, Vedado
Don Cangrejo
Friday night party venue for
young & beautiful crowd
Ave. 1ra No. 1606, entre 16 y 18, Miramar
T. 204 5002
Ecaleras al Cielo
El Gato Tuerto
Late night place to hear Bolero
Calle O, entre 17 y 19, Vedado
T. 833 2224
Melem Bar
Young hip crowd – can get smoky
1ra y 60, Miramar
Privé Lounge
(It is never late here)
Calle 88A No. 306 e/ 3ra y 3ra A, Miramar, Playa, Playa
T. 2092719
Sangri-La
Young hip crowd, modern basement venue
42 y esq. 21, Miramar
El Sauce
Nightclub attracting a mostly LGBTQ crowd
658 Zulueta Street, between
Gloria and Apodaca, Old Havana
T. 863 3009
Open air nightclub – attracts the best Cuban singers
Avenida 9na #12015, entre 120 y 130
T. 204-6428
Espacio
Mostly expatriates with Cuban friends, live music
Calle 18, entre 3ra y 5ta, Miramar
T. 204 2209 / 202 4530
Hip new bar with valet parking
Calle 10, entre 5ta y 31, Miramar
El Tocororo
La Fontana
South Beach Miami style comes to
Havana outside + cozy renovated basement
Calle 3ra A, esquina 46, No. 305
Miramar, Havana
T. 202 8337
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BEST PLACES
TO EAT IN HAVANA
Bikos
19 Y 12, NO 1010
+53 783 188 46
Bikos, which I am reliably, told means kisses opened in June
2013 on the site of the old Galeria paladar. This is pure
Spanish food and has quickly established itself as the
location of choice for Havana's Spanish expatriate
community who appreciate the exceptional dishes. Look
for simple appetizers and tapas such as a Russian salad,
solomillo with blue cheese, tortillas and croquetas. Simple
they may but don't underestimate the sheer quality.
Good service, a nice air conditioned bar/smoking room
and custom made chairs that resemble the original
Coppelia chairs, what's not to like. Bikos also offers
breakfasts that include fresh fruit, home made juices, and
Benedictine eggs that are to die for…
20 Best places to eat in Havana
El Atelier (Experimental fusion)
Calle 5 entre Paseo y 2, Vedado tel: (7) 836 7075
El Azador del Rey (Grilled meats)
Le Chansonnier (International)
Calle J No. 257 entre Línea y 15, Vedado
Tel: 832 1576
3ra e 18 y 20, Miramar
El Chanchullero (Spanish tapas)
El Beduino (Arabic)
Teniente Rey 457ª bajos / Bernaza y El Cristo
tel:(07) 872 8227; 05 276 0938
5ta entre 4 y 6, Miramar
Corte del Principe (Italian)
Bollywood (Indian)
Calle 9 esq. 74, Playa
T. 05 255-9091
Bohemia (Café)
Calle 72 No. 1705 entre 17 y 19, Playa
T. 202 1531
Calle 35 No 1361, entre La Torre y 24, Nuevo Vedado
Tel: 883 1216
Calle 21, esquina 14, Vedado
La Buena Vida (Vegetarian)
No 917, Calle 46, entre 11 y 9na. tel: (07) 202 5816
Calle 10 (International)
Calle 10 No 314 btwn Avs 3 & 5, Miramar. Tel: 205-3970
La Carboncita (Italian)
Ave. 3ra No. 3804 entre 38 y 40.
tel: (07) 203 0261 / 290 4984
La Casa (International)
Calle 30 No. 865 entre 26 y 41. tel:(07) 881 7000
Café Lauren (Spanish)
Calle M No. 257, entre 19 y 21, Vedado
Tel: 831 2090 / 832 6890
El Deluvio (Italian)
Doña Eutimia (Cuban-creole)
Callejón del Chorro No. 60, Habana Vieja
T. 05 281 5883; 05 270 6433
El Divino (International)
Calle raquel no. 50 e/ Esperanza y Lindero
Reparto Castillo de Averhoff, Mantilla
Los Nardos
Paseo de Martí (Prado) 565 entre
Teniente Rey y Dragones. tel: (07) 863 2985
El Piccolo (Italian)
5ta A No. 50206 entre 502 y 504,
Guanabo, Habana del Este tel: (7) 796 4300
Malecon 23
Casa de Miglis
Lealtad 120 entre Ánimas y Lagunas tel: (7) 864 1486
(New location with beautiful view over the Malecon)
Havana, Cuba 7 862 7735
Casa Lala (Spanish)
Río Mar (International)
Calle 24 No 360 entre 21 y 23, Vedado
T. 830 1410
3A y Final # 11, La Puntilla, Miramar
!
ADDRESS BOOK
CULTURAL CENTRES
Ballet Nacional
de Cuba
Calzada 509 entre D y E, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 855 2946
Casa de la
Poesía
Muralla 63 entre Oficios e
Inquisidor, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 1801
Café Neruda
Malecón 355 entre Manrique y San
Nicolás, Centro Habana
Casa y Parque
Simón Bolívar
Casa de África
Obrapía 157 entre Mercaderes y
San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5798
Mercaderes 158 entre Obrapía y
Lamparilla, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3988
Casa Víctor
Hugo
Casa Alejandro
de Humboldt
Oficios esquina a Sol, La Habana
Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9850
O’Reilly 311 entre Habana y Aguiar,
La Habana Vieja
Teléfono 866 7591
Caserón del
Tango
Casa de Artes y
Tradiciones
Chinas
Salud 313 entre Gervasio y Escobar,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 863 5450 / 860 9976
Jústiz entre Baratillo y Oficios, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 0822
Casona de Línea
Línea 505 entre D y E, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 8562
Casa de Asia
Mercaderes 111 entre Obrapía y
Obispo, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9740
Centro Cultural
Bertolt Brecht
Calle13 esquina a I, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359
Casa de las
Américas
Calle 3ra. esquina a G, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09
Centro Cultural
Dulce María
Loynaz
Calle 19 esquina a E, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 835 2732
Casa de los
Árabes
Oficios 16 entre Obispo y Obrapía,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5868
Centro Cultural
Pablo de la
Torriente Brau
Muralla 63 entre Oficios e
Inquisidor, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5162
Casa del
Benemérito de
las Américas
Obrapía 116, entre Mercaderes y
Oficios, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 8166
Casa de la
Comedia (salateatro)
Jústiz 18, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9282
Casa del Conde
Lombillo
Centro de Danza Prado 111, entre genio y Refugio, La
de La Habana
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9131 / 866 0808
Centro HispanoAmericano de
Cultura
Malecón 17 entre Prado y Genio,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 860 6282
Empedrado entre Mercaderes y
San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 860 4311-14
Centro de
Teatro y Danza
San Ignacio 166 entre Obispo y
Obrapía, La Habana Vieja.
Tel. +(53) 7 862 9650 / 862 9448
Casa de los
Condes de
Jaruco
Plaza Vieja, La Habana Vieja
Calle 4 número 103 entre Calzada y
5ta., El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 3060
Casa Fundación
Oswaldo
Guayasamín
Obrapía entre Oficios y
Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3843
Conjunto
Folklórico
Nacional de
Cuba
Convento de
Belén
Compostela entre Acosta y Luz, La
Habana Vieja
Casa Juan
Gualberto
Gómez
Empedrado entre Aguiar y Cuba,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 4114
Casa de la Obra
Pía
Obrapía entre Mercaderes y San
Ignacio, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3097
Fundación
Ludwig de Cuba
Calle 13 núm. 509 entre D y E (5to.
piso), El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4270 / 832 9128
Casa de la
Orfebrería
Obispo 113 entre Oficios y
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9861
Fundación
Habana Club
Avenida del Puerto 262 entre Luz
y Sol, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108
Escuela Nacional Calle 11 esquina a 146, Cubanacán,
de Teatro
Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 208 4923
!
CULTURAL CENTRES
Gabinete de
Arquelogía
Tacón 12 entre O’Reilly y
Empedrado, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 4469
Instituto de
Literatura y
Lingüística
Dr. José Antonio Portuondo Valdor
Avenida Salvador Allende 710,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 878 6486
Instituto
Calle 120 entre 9na. y 13,
Superior de Arte Cubanacán, Playa
(ISA)
Tel. +(53) 7 271 9771
Proyecto
Cultural Arte
Tiempo
Cárdenas 114, bajos, entre Gloria y
Apodaca, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53)
7 537-8 61 2838
Proyecto
Cultural
Comunitario
Todas las Manos
Trocadero 303 esquina a Águila,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3260
Unión de
Escritores y
Artistas de Cuba
(UNEAC)
Calle 17 esquina a H, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Unión Latina
Callejón de Jústiz 21, entre Oficios
y Avenida del Puerto, La Habana
Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 8142 / 866 8255
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Vitrina de
Valonia
San Ignacio entre Teniente Rey y
Muralla, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 868 3561
BARS
3D BAR
Don Cangreco
(Recently opened, smallish place,
quite cool)
Malecon entre Paseo y President
(Friday night party venue for young
& beautiful crowd)
Ave. 1ra No. 1606 entre 16 y 18
Espacio
(Hip new bar with valet parking)
Calle 10, Entre 5ta y 31, Miramar
Melem Bar
(Young hip crowd – can get
smokey)
1ra y 60, Miramar
Sangri-La
(Young hip crowd, modern
basement venue)
42 y 11, Miramar
Tocororo
NIGHTLIFE
Dos Gardenias
Calle 7ma. y 26, Miramar
Ecaleras al Cielo
658 Zulueta Street, between Gloria
and Apodaca Old Havana
Tel. (537)863 3009
El Gato Tuerto
Calle O entre17 y 19, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 55 2696
El Sauce
Calle 9na. Entre 120 y 130, Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 204 7061
La Cecilia
5ta. Avenida entre 110 y 112,
Miramar
La Maison
Calle 16 entre 7ma. y 31, Miramar
La Pérgola
Ministerio de Cultura
Calle 13 entre 2 y 4, El Vedado
La Piragua
Calle O y Malecón, El Vedado
La Zorra y el
Cuervo
(La Casa del Jazz Cubano)
Calle 23 esquina a O, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 2402
Piano bar Hotel
Panorama
Ave. 3ra. y 70, Miramar
Tel. +(53) 7 204 0100
ART GALLERIES
Centro de Arte
Contemporáneo
Wifredo Lam
Empedrado esquina a San Ignacio,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9781 / 861 3419
Centro de
Desarrollo de las
Artes Visuales
San Ignacio 352 esquina a Teniente
Rey, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 5279, 862 9295 /
862 3533
Centro
Laboratorio
Artístico de San
Agustín (LASA)
Calle 23 esquina a 35, San Agustín,
La Lisa
Centro
Provincial de
Artes Plásticas y
Diseño
Oficios 362 entre Luz y Santa
Clara, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3228 / 862 3295 /
866 0280
Colección Arte
de Nuestra
América Haydée
Santamaría
Casa de las Américas
Calle G entre 3ra. y 5ta., El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09
Fototeca de
Cuba
Mercaderes 307 entre Muralla y
Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Galería
Avellaneda
Teatro Nacional
Calle Paseo y 39, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 870 4651
(Mostly expatriates with Cuban
friends, live music)
Calle 18, entre 3ra y 5ta, Miramar
!
ART GALLERIES
Galería de Arte
Malecón
Calle D, entre 1ra, y 3ra., El Vedado
Galería Carmen
Montilla
Oficios 162 entre Amargura y
Churruca, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 4114
Galería Collage
Habana
San Rafael 103 entre Consulado e
Industria, Centro Habana
Galería El Reino
de Este Mundo
Biblioteca Nacional José Martí
Boyeros entre 20 de Mayo y
Aranguren, Plaza de la Revolución
Tel. +(53) 7 881 1757
Galería René
Portocarrero
Teatro Nacional
Calle Paseo y 39, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 870 4651
Galería Raúl
Martínez
Palacio del Segundo Cabo
O’Reilly 4 esquina a Tacón, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 8091 ext. 151
Galería Raúl
Oliva
Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecha
Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359
Galería Roberto
Diago
Muralla 107 esquina a San Ignacio,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3577
Galería
Servando
Calle 23 esquina a 10, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 9599
Galería Factoría
Habana
O´Reilly 308 entre entre Habana y
Aguiar, La Habana Vieja
Galería Forma
Obispo 255 entre Cuba y Aguiar,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 2633
Galería Fresa y
Chocolate
Galería
Fundación
Habana Club
Avenida del Puerto y Sol, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108
Galería
Fundación
Ludwig
Calle 13 esquina a D, 5to. piso, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4270 / 832 9128
Galería
Servando
Cabrera
Calle 42 entre 1ra. y 3ra., La Copa,
Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 203 7171
Galería Galiano
Galiano esquina a Concordia,
Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 862 5365
Galería Víctor
Manuel
San Ignacio y Callejón del Chorro,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 9268
Galería Habana
Línea 460 entre E y F, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 7101
Galería Villa
Manuela
Galería Haydee
Santamaría
Calle G entre E y F, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4653
Calle H número 406 entre 17 y 19,
El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 2391
Galería 23 Y 12
Galería Julio
Larramendi
Hotel Conde de Villanueva
Mercaderes 202 entre Lamparilla y
Amargura, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 9294 / 862 9293
Calle 23 esquina a 12, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 831 1810
Hotel Los Frailes
Teniente Rey 8 entre Oficios y
Tel. +(53) 7 862 9383
Galería La
Acacia
San José 114 entre Industria y
Consulado, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 863 9364 / 861 3533
Taller
Experimental de
Gráfica de La
Habana
Callejón del Chorro, Plaza de la
Catedral, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 0979
Taller de
Serigrafía René
Portocarrero
Cuba 513, entre Teniente Rey y
Muralla, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3276 / 861 9354
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3276 / 861 9354
Galería
Casa de las Américas
Latinoamericana Calle G entre 3ra. y 5ta., piso 2, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4653
Galería Mariano
Calle 15 núm. 607 entre B y C, El
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 838 2702
Galería Orígenes Gran Teatro de La Habana
Prado y San Rafael, Centro
Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 863 6690
Galería Palacio
de la Artesanía
Cuba 64, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 33 8072 y 861 9796
CINEMAS
Centro Cultural
ICAIC
Cine Acapulco
Avenida 26 esquina a 39, Nuevo
Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 833 9573
Cine Chaplin
Tel. +(53) 7 831 1101
!
CINEMAS
MUSEUMS
Cine La Rampa
Calle 23 entre O y P, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 878 6146
Cine Payret
Prado 513, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 3163
Cine Riviera
Calle 23 entre F y G, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 9564
Cine Yara
Calle L esquina a 23, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 831 1723 / 832 9430
Cine 23 y 12
Tel. +(53) 7 833 6906
Cinematógrafo
Lumière
Mercaderes entre Obispo y
Obrapía, La Habana Vieja
Cine-teatro
Trianón
Línea entre Paseo y A., El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 9648
Fundación del
Quinta Santa Bárbara, calle 212
Nuevo Cine
núm. 21254 esquina a 31, La
Latinoamericano
Coronela, La Lisa
Tel. +(53) 7 271 8311 / 271 8141
Multisala Infanta
Infanta entre Neptuno y San
Miguel, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 878 9323
MUSEUMS
Fototeca de
Cuba
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Maqueta de La Calle 28 núm. 113, entre 1ra. y 3ra.,
Habana
Miramar
Tel. +(53) 7 204 2661 / 332661
Memorial José Martí
Plaza de la Revolución
Tel. +(53) 7 882 0906 / 884 0551
Monumento de
la Cárcel de La
Habana
Cárcel entre Zulueta y Prado, La
Habana Vieja
Museo
Antropológico
Montané
Edifico Felipe Poey, Plaza Ignacio
Agramonte, Universidad de La
Habana, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 879 3488
Museo de
Arqueología
Museo de Arte
Colonial
Tacón 12 entre O’Reilly y
Empedrado, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 4469
Plaza de la Catedral, La Habana
Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 6440
Museo Biblioteca Calle Paseo 304 esquina a 13, El
Servando
Vedado
Cabrera Moreno
Museo Casa
Natal de José
Martí
Leonor Pérez 314, entre Picota y
Egido, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3778
Museo Castillo
de la Real
Fuerza
O’Reilly entre Avenida del Puerto y
Tacón, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 6130
Museo del
Chocolate
Amargura esquina a Mercaderes,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 866 4431
Museo de la
Ciudad
Tacón 1 entre Obispo y O’Reilly, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5001
Museo de la
Danza
Línea esquina a G, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 831 2198
Museo Ernest
Hemingway
Finca Vigía, San Francisco de
Paula, San Miguel del Padrón
Tel. +(53) 7 891 0809
Museo
Farmacéutico
Taquechel
Obispo entre San Ignacio y
Museo de
Historia Natural
Obispo 61 entre Baratillo y Oficios,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 2687
Galería Mariano
Calle 15 núm. 607 entre B y C, El
Museo Nacional
de Artes
Decorativas
Obispo 61 entre Baratillo y Oficios,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 2687
Museo Nacional
de Bellas Artes
(Arte Cubano)
Trocadero entre Monserrate y
Zulueta, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 0140, 861 3858 y
863 9484
Museo Nacional
de Bellas Artes
Centro Asturiano (Colección
Universal)
San Rafael entre Zulueta y
Monserrate, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 0140 / 861 3858 /
863 9484
Museo Nacional
de la Cerámica
Contemporánea
Calle Mercaderes, esquina a
Amargura, La Habana Vieja
Museo Nacional
de la Música
Capdevila 1 entre Habana y Aguiar,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 9046
Museo de Naipes Inquisidor y Muralla, Plaza Vieja,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 860 1530
Tel. +(53) 7 835 2027 / 836 0010
!
MUSEUMS
MUSIC
Museo
Napoleónico
San Miguel y Ronda, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 879 1412 / 879 1460
Maxim Rock
Bruzón 62, entre Almendares y
Ayestarán, Plaza de la
RevoluciónTel. +(53) 7 877 5925
Museo
Numismáti-co
Obispo entre Cuba y San Ignacio,
La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5811
Oratorio San
Felipe Neri
Aguiar esquina a Obrapía, La
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 3243
Museo de la
Perfumería
Oficios, entre Obispo y Obrapía, La
Habana Vieja
Palacio del
Teatro Lírico
Nacional
Zulueta 253 entre Ánimas y
Neptuno, La Habana Vieja
Museo Postal
Cubano
Avenida de Rancho Boyeros entre
19 de Mayo y 20 de Mayo
(Ministerio de Comunicaciones),
Plaza de la Revolución
Tel. +(53) 7 870 5581
Sala Lecuona
Prado y San Rafael, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077 / 3079
Teatro Amadeo
Roldán
Calzada y D, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4521-22
Museo de la
Revolución y
Memorial
Granma
Refugio 1 entre Monserrate y
Zulueta, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 4091
Museo del Ron
Avenida del Puerto 262 entre Luz
y Sol, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108
Museo del
Tabaco
Fototeca de
Cuba
Parque Histórico
Militar MorroCabaña
Sala del
Transporte
Automotor
Mercaderes 120 entre Obispo y
Obrapía, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 861 5795
Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530
Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53
Carretera de la Cabaña, La Habana
del Este
Tel. +(53) 7 861 6130 / 861 5001
THEATRES
Centro Cultural
Bertolt Brecht
Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359
Cine-teatro
Trianón
Línea entre Paseo y A, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 9648
Gran Teatro de
La Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077-79
Sala Adolfo
Llauradó
Calle 11 entre D y E, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 5573
Sala Argos
Teatro
Ayestarán 307 esquina a 20 de
Mayo, El Cerro
Tel. +(53) 7 878 5551
Sala Hubert de
Blanck
Calzada 657 entre A y B, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 1011
Teatro América
Galiano entre Concordia y
Neptuno, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 862 5416
Teatro Astral
Infanta 501, Centro Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 878 1001
Teatro El Sótano
Calle K entre 25 y 27, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 0630
Teatro Fausto
Prado y Colón, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 863 1173
Oficios y Callejón de Jústiz, La
Habana Vieja
MUSIC
Basílica Menor
del Convento de
San Francisco
de Asís
Oficios y Churruca, La Habana
Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 862 9683
Gran Teatro de
La Habana
Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077-79
Iglesia de San
Francisco de
Paula
Desamparados y San Ignacio,
Alameda de Paula, La Habana Vieja
Tel. +(53) 7 860 4210
Jardines de la
Tropical
Avenida Tropical y Rizo, Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 881 8767
Liceum
Mozartiano de
La Habana
Avenida Tropical y Rizo, Playa
Tel. +(53) 7 881 8767
Teatro Karl Marx Calle 1ra y 8, Miramar
Tel. +(53) 7 203 0801 / 209 1991
Teatro Mella
Línea entre A y B, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 830 4987
Teatro Nacional
Paseo y 39, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 879 3558 / 879 6011
Teatro Nacional
de Guiñol
Calle M entre 19 y 21, El Vedado
Tel. +(53) 7 832 6262 / 832 8292
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