British Culture Week in Havana

From a muddy football field where an invitational UK team took the veteran Cubans to task 6-1 to a party so secret that the British Ambassador was not let in, British week had the Habaneros wearing the Union Jack. The locals were not even put off by a week of oh so very British rain and enjoyed a brilliant adaptation of Joe Penhall’s Blue Orange, the showing of Searching for Sugar Man, a curiously funky bus tour around the capital, discussions, presentations and too many concerts and parties to tell of.


  • The Elsinore Theater Festival

    The Elsinore Theater Festival  LH 4

    The Elsinore Theatre Festival has been held in Cuba every year for over 30 years. The staging of plays in theaters and open spaces, set design, dramatic texts, criticism and research related to the wo …

    November 16, 1519: Havana’s birth

    November 16, 1519: Havana’s birth  LH 4

    Havana, November 15, 2010. Hundreds of people wait at the door of the former Palace of the Captains General, today Museum of the City, for a curious procession to begin. The motley crowd is composed o …

    The Havana Club International Cocktail Grand Prix

    The Havana Club International Cocktail Grand Prix  LH 4

    Cuban classic cocktails have been and still are the finest global ambassadors of modern cocktail making. Combining the best elements of classic Spanish bartending, a vibrant multi-cultural heritage, a …

    No Salsa Please – This is a Proyecto Analógica

    No Salsa Please – This is a Proyecto Analógica  LH 4

    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 …

    Festival Internacional de la Trova Pepe Sánchez

    Festival Internacional de la Trova Pepe Sánchez  LH 3

    The International Pepe Sánchez Trova Festival began in 1962 in homage to local Santiago de Cuba composer José (Pepe) Sánchez (1856-1918), considered the father of Cuban trova (the troubadour genre of …

    Semana de Arte Contemporáneo

    Semana de Arte Contemporáneo  LH 3

    Held for the first time in 2006, the Week of Contemporary Art includes Espacio Cero, an exhibition/competition salon; Nexos & Intercambios, theoretical event that will hold a competition of essays on …

    Brutal Fest’s 2014 Winter Festival

    Brutal Fest’s 2014 Winter Festival  LH 3

    A festival that insisted on letting the world know that Cuban music is not only salsa and reggaeton, but also has a heavy metal tradition with enthusiastic fans Organized by Brutal Beatdown Records wi …

    Brutal Fest’s 2014 Cuba Festival

    Brutal Fest’s 2014 Cuba Festival  LH 3

    A festival that insisted on letting the world know that Cuban music is not only salsa and reggaeton, but also has a heavy metal tradition with enthusiastic fans. Brutal Fest takes place twice a year i …

    V Taller Danza en Construcción

    V Taller Danza en Construcción  LH 3

    Under the theme of “Dance: breaking old borders,” this event has been created as an analytical workshop on the bases of cross-disciplinary approaches that are exploring and emancipating current dance …

    Verano en Jibacoa 2013

    Verano en Jibacoa 2013  LH 3

    The antecedent to Verano en Jibacoa can be traced back to the Rotilla festival, an alternative project, which due to a controversial and much questioned decision, was replaced by this event, which bri …

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