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WHAT’S ONESPACIO AYÓN11 September to 28 November / 2009Convento de San Francisco de Asís, tercer pisoOficios Entre Amargura y Churruca, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 9683

An intense program of activities has been organized to commemorate the 10th anniversary of thedeath of the artist Belkis Ayón (1967-1999), an engraver of unanimously acknowledged technicalvirtuosity, who drew from collographs their fullest potential in works in which the theme of Abakuámythology, its secrets, its mysteries, its ritual ceremonies and, above all, her “cursed” woman, recurover and over again, to encourage a reflection on the recognition of ethnic and gender identificationand warn of the evident or surreptitious attempt to weaken them or manipulate them: 12 September-28 November: Nkame, anthological exhibition (1984-1999) of 83 works by the artistplus photographs which document Belkis’s participation in different events.15-19 September: Solo exhibition by Osmeivy Ortega, a graduate and professor of engraving at theSan Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts, who in 2004 received a special award from the TamarindInstitute of the University of New México, and a Special Mention at the 10th La Joven Estampa Prizein 2009.15 September, 3:30 pm: “A Meeting with Belkis”, lecture by the Puerto Rican artist and professorAntonio Martorell.22 September, 3:00 pm: Launching of Volume 3, 2009, of the magazine La Gaceta de Cuba, dedicatedto Belkis Ayón and illustrated by guest artists at the Espacio Ayón project.3:30 pm: Lecture “Presence and Influence of Abakuá Culture in Cuban Literature and Art, by the

journalist, author and filmmaker Tato Quiñones.

V I S U A L A RT S

RAÚL SANTOSERPA: EL PINTOR DE LAS FORMAS QUE FLOTANThroughout September / 2009 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Edificio de Arte Cubano Trocadero entre Monserrate y Zulueta, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 040 / 861 3858 / 863 9484

This retrospective of Raúl Santoserpa, one of the masters of abstraction in Cuba, is composed by28 large paintings on canvas or Bristol board from several stages in the artist’s creative life,spanning from 1996 to the present day. The curator of this exhibition, Hortensia Montero, an expertwith the Fine Arts Museum in Havana, has emphasized “[the painter’s] mastery in using theexpressive power of stains and the use of colour in a perfect drawing, within a spatial ambienceof disturbing figurations” and “the intimate way in which he gives each stroke a profoundlysensorial design that recreate sensual flora and fauna, which float above an underlying support ofa micro world [that he has] created at will.”

OBRAS DE JUVENAL RAVELO Y ROGELIO POLESELLOTHROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER / 2009 Casa de las Américas, LobbyCalle 3ra. y G, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09

Works by Ravelo and Polesello within the actions of the Kinetic Year organized by Casa de lasAméricas on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.





LA JOVEN ESTAMPATHROUGH 11 SEPTEMBER / 2008Galería Latinoamericana, Casa de las AméricasCalle 3ra. y G, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09

Exhibition of prize-winning works at the La Joven Estampa 2009 engraving competition.

CAFÉ ARTE AMÉRICA24 SEP, 3:00 PM / 2009Sala Manuel Galich, Casa de las AméricasCalle 3ra. y G, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09

Launching of Number 21 of the online magazine Arteamérica (www.arteamerica.cu), dedicated onthis occasion to kinetic art, with the participation of the Argentinean artist Luis Tomasello.

LUIS TOMASELLO: LA SUSTANCIA INTRÍNSECA DE LA LUZOPENS 25 SEPTEMBER / 2009Galería Latinoamericana, Casa de las AméricasCalle 3ra. y G, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09

A solo exhibition by the renowned Argentinean artist Luis Tomasello, within the actions of the KineticYear organized by the Casa de las Américas.

EROS Y TÁNATOS. LA FOTOGRAFÍA EN LA ESCENA CUBANATHROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER / 2009Fototeca de CubaMercaderes 307 entre Muralla y Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 2530

An exhibition of photographs of famous actors and actresses, as well as pictures taken duringperformances, spanning almost a century of the Cuban stage, by famous photographers, such asJoaquín Blez, “the photographer of the elegant world,” famous for his artistic nudes; thelegendary Armand, “the photographer of the stars,” Korda; Luc Chessex from Switzerland; OsvaldoSalas, Humberto Mayol, Grandal or Gory, including René Peña and Cirenaica Moreira, of morerecent generations, among many others.





DRESS ME UP / POSTURAS ANTE UNA REALIDADOPENS 18 SEPTEMBER / 2009 Casa Fundación Oswaldo GuayasamínObrapía entre Oficios y Mercaderes, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 861 3843

Group exhibition of works by outstanding contemporary Cuban female artists, including BelkisAyón, Rocío García, Cirenaica Moreira, Liudmila López Domínguez, Lidzie Alvisa, Aimée García,Liang Domínguez, Flora Fong and Glenda León.

EL GRAN HIPNOTIZADORTHROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER / 2009 Pinacoteca del Museo de la CiudadTacón 1 entre Obispo y O'Reilly, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 861 5001

The art gallery of the City Museum exhibits woks by the painter Zayda del Río, one of the greatsof contemporary Cuban art. The exhibition is presided by a constant motif in her work: thepeacock, expression of an exuberant and symbolic personal universe, intimately combined withfemale figures.

PENSAMIENTO INVERSOOPENS 3 SEPTEMBER / 2009 Biblioteca Pública Rubén Martínez VillenaObispo 59 entre Baratillo y Oficios, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 9037 al 39

Works by the young engravers Osmeivy Ortega, Eduardo Leyva, Octavio Irving, Alliosky García andOrlando Montalbán, whose poetic art is representative of the course of this art in the island. Theexhibition was conceived by one of the most solid curators in Cuba today, Onedys Calvo.

JOSEPH DE PÁEZ: PINTURA BARROCA MEXICANATHROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER / 2009 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Centro Asturiano (Colección Universal)San Rafael entre Zulueta y Monserrate, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 040 / 861 3858 / 863 9484

The National Fine Arts Museum has organized an exhibition from its collection of paintings with areligious theme by one of the most important figures of 18th-century Latin American art: Josephde Páez.

PARALELO 30 GRADOSOPENS 28 SEPTEMBER / 2009 Casa de Artes y Tradiciones ChinasSalud 313 entre Gervasio y Escobar, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 863 5450 / 860 9976

Exhibition of Chinese photography and ceramics, with the collaboration of the Embassy of theRepublic of China in Cuba.





ANDAR LA CERÁMICA22 AND 29 SEPTEMBER, 10:00 AM / 2009 Salida del Hotel Ambos MundosObispo esquina a Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja

A tour round Havana’s Historical Centre focused on ceramics, conducted by experts with theNational Museum of Contemporary Cuban Ceramics.

CAZADORES DE SOMBRASTHROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER / 2009 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Centro Asturiano (Colección Universal)San Rafael entre Zulueta y Monserrate, La Habana ViejaTeléfonos: 862 0140, 861 38 58 y 863 9484

Sixteen photographers born from 1940 to 1971 exhibit their works, which, according to the MuseumDirector, cover the principal trends in contemporary Spanish photography. The curatorial projectby Rosa Olivares is structured round the notion of shadows as a symbol of ambiguity or mystery.The exhibition has travelled to several countries of Latin America since 2007.

PAISAJE A LA VISTATHROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER / 2009 Museo de Arte ColonialPlaza de la Catedral, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 644

The artists Mario García Portela, Humberto Hernández, Ania Toledo, Antonio Espinosa, Joel Ferrer,Raciel Gómez, Jesús Gastell and Arturo Montoto, portray the island’s rural and urban landscape inblack and white and greys.





M U S I C

SEPTIEMBRE EN LA BASÍLICA6:00 pm / 2009Basílica Menor de San Francisco de AsísOficios y Churruca, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 9683

5 September: The pianist Rafael González will dedicate this concert to Classicism with works byMozart, as well as other composers who cultivated both Classicism and Romanticism, such asBeethoven and Schubert.12 September: Works by the composers Camille Saint-Saëns of France, Joaquín Turina of Spain andBianca Gismonti from Brazil, among others, will be performed by the pianist Maité Aboy and guestsPaula Suárez (piano), Mahé Marty (clarinet) and the Scherzo quartet.14 September: Performance of traditional Japanese music with harp and flute, sponsored by theJapan Foundation and the Japanese Embassy in Havana, on the occasion of the 80th anniversaryof the diplomatic relations between Cuba and Japan. 15 September: Concert by the Coro Nacional, conducted by Digna Guerra.19 September: The saxophonist Javier Zalba and the pianist María del Henar Navarro will performconcert program of contemporary music with works by the French composers André Jolivet andPaul Bonneau and the US composer Paul Creston.26 September: Performance by the pianist Patricio Malcolm of works by piano giants Liszt,Rachmaninoff and Mozart.

PEÑA DE HEYDI IGUALADALast Saturday of the month, 4:00 pm / 2009Palacio del Segundo CaboO'Reilly 4, esquina a Tacón, La Habana Vieja

One of the most beautiful voices of the Cuban trova, almost always accompanied by very specialguests, covers the best of the Cuban trova repertory of all time.

PEÑA DE ENFUSIÓNEvery Monday, 5:30 pm / 2009Patio-bar of the EGREM record labelSan Miguel 410 entre Campanario y Lealtad, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 862 0673

A trova get-together hosted by Enfusión.

TARDES DEL JAZZSecond Thursday of the month, 5:00 pm / 2009Hurón Azul, Unión de escritores and Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Jam sessions with important Cuban jazz musicians and bands.





VII TEMPORADA SEPTIEMBRE BARROCO7:00 pm / 2009Iglesia de San Francisco de PaulaDesamparados y San Ignacio, Alameda de Paula, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 860 4210

4 September: Concert by the Ars Longa Early Music Ensemble directed by Teresa Paz, with theorganist Moisés Santiesteban, who will perform arias from Handel’s Messiah. 5 September: The Instrumental Ensemble, composed by students of the Art Institute of Havanaand the Guillermo Tomás Music Conservatory, and young musicians of the National SymphonyOrchestra will play works from the Baroque masters, including Girolamo Frescobaldi, AntonioVivaldi, Georg Friedrich Handel and Georg Philip Telemann. 11 September: Concert by the Ventus Habana Quiintet, directed by Alina Blanco, who has chosenamong other works, Suite barroca by several composers, and ancient dances transcribed by theHungarian composer Ferenc Farkas.12 September: The Exulten early music ensemble will perform Spanish compositions by FranciscoValls and Bartolomé de Selma, among others. 18 September: The Harold Gramatges String Orchestra, conducted by Noila Ortega will performworks by Johann Sebastian Bach and Tommaso Albinoni, among others.19 September: Works by Handel, Bach and Telemann form the program chosen by the CantigaArmónica Early Music Ensemble, conducted by Natasha Prado, for this concert. An interesting noteis the fact that the musicians will play, for the very first time, a chalumeau (from which theclarinet developed) made in Cuba. 25 September: Conducted by Axel Rodríguez, the flute Sonus Ensemble will perform works byJoseph Bodin de Boismortier, Johann Friedrich Fasch, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach-oldest son ofJohann Sebastian Bach’s 20 children--and Johann Joachim Quantz.

LÍRICOS EN SAN FELIPE/ 2009Oratorio San Felipe NeriAguiar esquina a Obrapía, La Habana Vieja

10 September, 7:00 pm: Niurka Wong, Haydee Herrera, Pilar Pousada, Rigoberto López and MarcosLima of the Teatro Lírico Nacional will perform arias from well-liked 18th and 19th century operas,accompanied on the piano by Yaliex Álvarez.17 September, 6:00 pm: Opening of the exhibition Joseph Haydn, a musical genius. For theoccasion, the pianist Marita Rodríguez, the Amadeo Roldán Quartet and the musician VicenteMonterrey will perform works by the great Austrian composer.24 September, 7:00 pm: Concert Recuerdos de amor VI by Ojam Linch and Dayamí Pérez, with thepianist Juan Espinosa.26 September, 4:00 pm: Concert by young singers Yusimy Alba, Kirenia Corzo, Yisel Rodríguez yGeysi Pérez.

CENTRO HISPANO AMERICANO DE CULTURA/ 2009Malecón 17 entre Prado y Genio, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 860 6282

5 September, 5:00 pm: Oscar Sánchez and the Kñenga Band from the city of Holguín will performfusion.12 September, 5:00 pm: Concert by the all-women chorus Vocal Luna, directed by SoniaMcCormack. 21 September, 5:00 pm: Performance by the Bajo Duero dance and chorus ensemble. Besidespresenting traditional dances and songs from the Spanish province of Zamora, the group displaystraditional jewel and clothes in their performances.22 September, 5:00 pm: Performance by the duet formed by Alberto Jambrina and Pablo Madrid,pioneers in Cuba in the study, dissemination and performance of traditional music from theprovince of Zamora in Spain. 26 September, 11:45 am: Colloquium Rock and Ecology, and the opening of the photographicexhibition Desde la comunidad, showing of films, lecture/debate and concert by Rockablues andRed-X bands.





VERDADERO COMPLOTThird Sat of the month, 4:00 pm / 2009Centro Hispano Americano de CulturaMalecón 17 entre Prado y Genio, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 860 6282

A space for young trova talents, and the live recording of their performances. Guest singer for thismonths is the Troubadour from Pinar del Río, Yordis Toledo Gómez.

EL JARDÍN DE LA GORDAThird Sunday of the month, 5:00 pm / 2009Centro Iberoamericano de la DécimaCalle A entre 25 y 27, El Vedado

Sara González, emblematic voice of the Cuban Nueva Trova, at her monthly gatherings where theaudiences can enjoy, in an informal atmosphere, the performances of some of the best Cubantroubadours.

CONCIERTOS DE DIMENSIÓN VERTICALSundays, 4:00 pm / 2009El SauceCalle 9na. entre 120 y 130, PlayaTel. +(53) 7 204 7061

Dimensión Vertical, one of the oldest Cuban rock bands who insist on reproducing, the same as 40years ago, hit songs by famous British and US rock bands of the 60s and 70s, make up, togetherwith their middle-aged fans, a sort of Jurassic Park.

PEÑA DE MANUEL ARGUDÍNLast Saturday of the month, 6:00 pm / 2009Agencia Cubana de Derecho de Autor MusicalCalle 6 entre 15 y 13, El Vedado

At troubadour Manuel Argudín’s monthly gatherings, anything is possible: from the activeparticipation of a member of the audience who surprises with a magnificent voice to concertpianist Frank Fernández singing a song.

PEÑA DE LOS KENTSSundays, 4:00 pm / 2009Café Cantante, Teatro NacionalCalle Paseo y 39, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 870 4651

Los Kents, another “dinosaur” of Cuban rock, play their own hits from the 60s and 70s.





PEÑA DE REMBERT DUHARTELast Friday of the month, 5:00 pm / 2009Jardines del teatro MellaLínea entre A y B, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 830 4987

The young jazz musician Rembert Duharte plays the different forms of Cuban jazz.

NOCHE DE BOLEROSSaturdays, 9:00 pm / 2009Hurón Azul, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Lovers of this romantic genre par excellence have the opportunity of meeting and enjoying theperformances of the best Cuban boleristas.

LA BELLA CUBANAWed 4 and 18, 5:00 pm / 2009Sala Villena, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Dedicated to highlight the presence of women in Cuban music.

PEÑA DE ROCHYLast Thursday of the month, 8:30 pm / 2009Balneario Universitario El CoralCalle 1ra. esquina a 42, Miramar

Performance by Cuban singer Rochy with her group and guests.

CONCIERTO ABIERTOLast Thursday of the month, 5:00 pm / 2009Sala VillenaCalle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551 al 53

Concert and electroacoustic music for soloists and chamber music ensembles, under the directionof Guido López Gavilán.

PEÑA DEL AMBIAWed 11 and 25, 5:00 pm / 2009Hurón Azul, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

The best place to go for those seeking to become acquainted with authentic African-Cubantraditions, hosted by the poet Eloy Machado, aka. El Ambia.





LA TROVA SIN TRABAWed 4 and 18, 5:00 pm / 2009Hurón Azul, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Different generations and styles converge in a natural combination of traditional, new and verynew trova.

PEÑA DE LA TROVASunday, 7:30 pm / 2009Patio de La Casona de LíneaCalle Línea entre D y E, El Vedado

As a confirmation of the old Cuban saying "The trova is not dead", singers from differentgenerations and different styles get together to sing their songs.

TROVANDOWednesday, 5:00 pm / 2009Patio-bar of the EGREM record labelSan Miguel 410 entre Campanario y Lealtad, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 862 0673

A place where troubadours and poets get together for a unique performance in a bohemianatmosphere, combined with the launching and sale of record albums, books and magazines.

HOMBRES VERDESThird Friday of the month, 9:00 pm / 2009Pabellón Cuba23 y M, El Vedado

A gathering for electroacoustic music sponsored by the organization of young Cuban creators:Asociación Hermanos Saíz.





LA BELLA Y LA BESTIAThroughout Sep, Sat and Sun, 9:00 pm / 2009Anfiteatro del Centro Histórico Avenida del Puerto entre Cuba y Peña Pobre, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 833 1718

Beauty and the Beast, produced and choreographed by Alfonso Menéndez, who is putting all hiseffort in revitalizing the musical theatre in Cuba, is based on Alan Menken’s score for the well-known animated film, which recreates the old legend of the prince who was transformed into abeast by an enchantment that will only be broken through the miracle of love. The performanceshave been so successful --audiences by the hundreds have attended the shows in spite of thescorching heat or rain-- that the shows will continue throughout September and October.

CONCIERTO DE JUANES20 September / 2009Plaza de la Revolución

As part of the Peace Without Frontiers project, the Latin pop idol from Colombia, Juanes, will givea five-hour long concert at the Revolution Square in Havana. Although guest musicians were keptfor some time in secret, it has been known that Miguel Bosé, Víctor Manuel, Jovanotti,Hierbabuena, Calle 13, Olga Tañón and Julieta Venegas will be arriving together with Juanes.Meanwhile, participants from Cuba will include the singer-songwriter Silvio Rodríguez, the JuanFormell’s legendary Van Van band, Víctor Varela, X Alfonso and Amaury Pérez, who is alsoorganizing this show, which will very likely set a new attendance record.





MACBETH VINO MONTADO EN BURROThroughout October; Fri and Sat, 8:30 pm; Sun, 5:00 pm / 2009Café Teatro del Centro Cultural Bertolt BrechtLínea y 13, El Vedado

Macbeth Came Riding on a Donkey by Cuban playwright José Milán is a farcical treatmentof the topics dealt with by Shakespeare in his famous tragedy Macbeth: ambition, thefight for power, the manipulations of the strong over the weak, and the ethical,individual and collective consequences of those emotions and actions. Premiered in 2007,Pequeño Teatro de La Habana presents a new version of this musical farce where theactors prove their acting, singing and dancing skills.

T H E AT R E

VACAS4-20 September; Fri and Sat, 8:30 pm.; Sun, 5:00 pm / 2009Sala Tito Junco, Centro Cultural Bertolt BrechtCalle13 esquina a I, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 9359

Show by Miguel Abreu based on Rogelio Orizondo’s play Vacas, by Estudio Teatral Buendía.

JARDÍN DE HÉROESTue, Wed and Thu, 6:00 pm / 2009 Sala teatro El SótanoCalle K entre 25 y 27, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 0630

Produced and directed by Lizette Silverio, with the performance of the Estudio Teatral LaChinche theatre company, the young Cuban playwright Yerandy Fleites has reintroduced themyth of Electra “emphasizing on the way that the new generations undertake their participationin History, once that the different events force them to assume an active role and to makedecisions that entail an individual responsibility with the future,” as pointed out by the theatreexpert Jaime Gómez Triana on occasion of the play’s opening night.

LA BELLA DURMIENTE DEL BOSQUE1 AND 2 SEPTEMBER, 8:30 PM / 2009Gran Teatro de La HabanaPrado y San Rafael, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 861 3077-79

The Ballet Nacional de Cuba announces two special performances of the famous ballet The SleepingBeauty, choreographed by Alicia Alonso, based on Marius Petipa’s choreography with music byTchaikovsky, to round off the summer vacations, which are coming to an end.

D A N C E





E V E N T SCOLOQUIO NACIONAL POR LA ARQUITECTURA CUBANA9-12 SEPTEMBER / 2009City of Camagüey

The Artists Association of the UNEAC in Camagüey has organized the National Colloquium of CubanArchitecture to analyze the somewhat unfortunate paths of contemporary Cuban architecture.Important figures in the field will participate with lectures and papers.

10 Sep8:50 / 9:00 am: Opening speeches by Sergio Morales Vera, President of UNEAC’s provincialcommittee in Camagüey; and the architect Florentino Rivero Mojer, President of the OrganizingCommittee.9:10 am: Lecture “The Occupation of the Great White City,” by the architect Dr. Mario CoyulaCowley, National Prize-Winner for Architecture 2001 and Professor Emeritus of the Faculty ofArchitecture at the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Havana.9:45 am: Debate on the current situation of architecture in Cuba and the need for a transformationof Cuban architectural reality.2:30 pm: Lecture “A Place for Architecture… Cuban Architects, Architecture and Culture” byFlorentino Rivero Mojer.2:45 pm: Lecture “Integrated Cultural Policy: Rescue and Development of Urban and ArchitecturalCulture in Cuba” by the MSc. Lohania Aruca Alonso, historical researcher.3:00 pm: Presentation by the architect Julio César Pérez Hernández “Who Speaks on Behalf ofCuban Architecture?” 3:15 pm: Debate on the role of UNEAC and other institutions in the transformation of Cubanarchitectural reality.

11 Sep9:00 am: Presentation “Cultural Education in the Syllabus of Architecture” by the architect Dr. AdaPortero Ricol, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture at the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Havana.9:15 am: Presentation “Considerations on the Artistic and Cultural Education of Cuban Architects”by the architect Dr. Raúl Navarro Padrón, Full Professor at the National Art School.9:45 am: Debate on the artistic and cultural education of Cuban architects.2:30 pm: Speeches by José Antonio Choy, President of the City, Culture and ArchitectureCommission and of DOCOMOMO-CUBA and the architect Julia León. 3:00 pm: “Criticism as an Exercise of Criteria” by the architect Dr. Eliana Cárdenas Sánchez, FullProfessor of Architecture at the Higher Polytechnic Institute of Havana. 3:15 pm: Debate on the career profile of an architect. Acknowledgement in our society of thearchitect as an artist. Inconsistency with the purely constructive orientation dominant in thecountry.

12 Sep9:00 am: Presentation “Architecture, Design and Image. One Point of View” by the architect JuanGarcía Prieto. 9:15 am: “Suffer or Enjoy the Cuban Constructed Environment” by the architect MSc. Omar LópezRodríguez, Director of Santiago de Cuba Conservator’s Office.9:30 am: Lecture “Camagüey: Contradictions in the City’s Archietcture” by the architect Dr. OscarPrieto Herrara, Full Professor at the University of Camagüey.9:45 am: Lecture “Experiences from Multidisciplinary Workshops in Environmental Design” by thearchitect Augusto Rivero Mas, Full Professor and Consultant of the National Art School. 11:00 am: Approval of the event’s Final report.12:00: Closing speech.





V FIESTA DE LOS ORÍGENES 18-20 SEPTEMBERCity of Matanzas

Academicians, researchers and historians will get together to discuss aspects related tothe significance of the contribution made by Spaniards, Africans, Chinese and Haitians tothe formation of Cuban culture. The program includes lectures, panels, exhibitions,films, passacaglia and book launchings. As part of the festival, the Casa de Asia inHavana’s Historical centre (Mercaderes 111 entre Obrapía y Obispo, La Habana Vieja. Tel.+(53) 7 863 9740) will open the exhibition Chinerías en La Habana, with Chinese works ofart that were part of the decoration of 19th and 20th century-homes of Havana’s uppermiddle classes.

CASA TOMADA14 TO 18 DECEMBER 20092nd Meeting of Young Artists and Writers of Latin America and the Caribbean

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Casa de las Américas, the institution hasorganized this meeting in which the following topics will be discussed:

* Relocation: migrations, cultural resistance, sense of belonging, assimilation,acculturation and (de)territorialization.

* Poetics: new languages / new topics, aesthetics and creation, perspectives.

* Spaces: participation and legitimization, art opportunities / young creation, massmedia / alternative media, marginalization.

* Acknowledgements: identity, cultural referents, new social movements,responsibilities of intellectuals.

To facilitate your stay and transportation within Cuba, we recommend you to contactyour travel agency or Casa de las Américas, 3ª y G, El Vedado, La Habana, 10 400, CubaTel. (537) 838-2715, 838-2706-09Fax: (537) 834-4554Télex 511019 CAMER CU

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COLOQUIO INTERNACIONAL BICENTENARIO DE PLÁCIDOHAVANA AND MATANZASUNIÓN DE ESCRITORES Y ARTISTAS DE CUBA (UNEAC)CALLE 17 ESQUINA A H, EL VEDADOTEL. +(53) 7 832 4551 AL 5319 to 23 October

The colloquium aims to discuss the scope of Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés’s (Plácido) poeticwork as well as his execution for his supposedly involvement in the La Escalera Conspiracy in1844 (mulattos and blacks rebelled against the Spanish colonial power); the consequences of thisconspiracy in the history of the Cuban nation; and, in a more general sense, the relationbetween culture and society in colonial societies and the implications of race in literary texts.

A PREVIEW OF THE COMING MONTHS





VII SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL IMPRONTA DE LA CULTURA ÁRABEUNIÓN ÁRABE DE CUBAPRADO 260, CENTRO HABANATEL. +(53) 7 861 4575 20-24 October

Organized by the Unión Árabe de Cuba on occasion of the 30th anniversary of its founding, themetering will discuss the Islamic impact on the spoken language, literature, music andarchitecture in America, through both the Spanish presence and successive immigrations,primarily from the Middle East.

FIESTA DE LA CULTURA IBEROAMERICANACASA DE IBEROAMÉRICA, HOLGUÍN 24 to 30 October

The event seeks to recover and promote the Spanish roots and background of the Cuban nationby way of a program composed of concerts, exhibitions, workshops and popular festivities, withthe performance of important Cuban musicians and guests from all over Ibero-America.

XIII FESTIVAL DE TEATRO DE LA HABANATHEATRES IN HAVANA30 October to 8 November

All trends of the contemporary stage converge in this event which will present a selection of themost outstanding present-day Cuban theatre plus the participation of theatre companies fromother countries. The selection committee has received over 240 proposals from differentcountries, including Germany, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia,Korea, Ecuador, United States, Slovenia, Spain, France, Haiti, England, Italy, Mexico, Peru,Puerto Rico, Rumania, Sweden, Turkey and Venezuela.

XXIII FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA CONTEMPORÁNEA DELA HABANATEATRO AUDITÓRIUM AMADEO ROLDÁN 31 October to 8 November

Founded in 1984 and presided by the composer and conductor Guido López Gavilán, the HavanaInternational Contemporary Music Festival is a good opportunity to catch up with the latesttrends in current Cuban and international classical music. During the festival, audiences will beable to enjoy symphony, electroacoustic, choral and chamber music concerts.

X SALÓN Y COLOQUIO DE ARTE DIGITALCENTRO CULTURAL PABLO DE LA TORRIENTE BRAUMURALLA 63 ENTRE OFICIOS E INQUISIDOR, LA HABANA VIEJATEL. +(53) 7 861 5162 3-8 November

The 10th Digital Art Exhibition and Colloquium seeks to continue promoting the work that isbeing developed in this field and to foster the exchange of ideas and experiences among artistsand experts in this form of artistic creation. The event will include the competition, aninternational colloquium, and exhibitions by Cuban artists who have participated in this Salonsince 1999. Other exhibitions include digital photography and graphic design.




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