Semana de Arte Contemporáneo

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 contemporary art; Media Art, dedicated to new mediums in art with video-art, net-art, sound interventions, electronic music and other modes of digital creations; and Arte Público with performances, public interventions, environments and happenings.


  • Festival Romerías de Mayo: Memoria Nuestra (Our Memories)

    Festival Romerías de Mayo: Memoria Nuestra (Our Memories)  LH 4

    On May 3, 1790, the Franciscan friar Antonio de Alegría placed a cross on the hill that marks the geographic north of the city of Holguín. The people of Holguín would make pilgrimages each year to the …

    Premio Casa de las Américas 2014

    Premio Casa de las Américas 2014  LH 4

    Initiated in Havana in 1960 to draw attention to the most significant literary production in Latin America—and at a later date, the Caribbean, too—in the genres of poetry, novel, short story, essay, t …

    Caldosa & rum for the fiesta del barrio

    Caldosa & rum for the fiesta del barrio  LH 4

    “Yanisleidys! Do you have any cumin?” “Are you ever going to learn to buy cassava?” “Caballero, if you drink all the rum now, all you’ll have for the party will be water!” From street to street, neigh …

    Romerías de Mayo

    Romerías de Mayo  LH 4

    As every year, the city of Holguín is getting ready to receive hundreds of creators from every manifestation of the arts. In its 20th edition, 200 artists from 25 countries have confirmed their partic …

    Marcha de las Antorchas: A tribute to José Martí

    Marcha de las Antorchas: A tribute to José Martí  LH 4

    The writings of one man have enlightened and inspired Cubans for over a century. This man is José Martí, and every year on January 27, students and workers gather together to celebrate his birth in th …

    Japanese Samurai in Havana for the week of the rising sun

    Japanese Samurai in Havana for the week of the rising sun  LH 4

    It is one of those juxtapositions that make you look twice, which challenges your preconception of where you are. Japanese samurai performing Aikido in Plaza de Armas, a crowd of Japanese looking peop …

    XV Festival Romerías de Mayo

    XV Festival Romerías de Mayo  LH 4

    Continuing a tradition that goes back to the Colonial period, in 1993 a group of young Cuban artists decided to revive these “romerias” (al fresco religious festivities) that announce the arrival of s …

    Havana’s 2014 International Book Fair

    Havana’s 2014 International Book Fair  LH 4

    Havana’s International Book Fair opened its doors in February with its usual flair to once again become that huge annual event celebrating the mythical power of books. Perched on the ramparts of the M …

    Plenty of Love despite the rain

    Plenty of Love despite the rain  LH 4

    6th International Love In Festival, 2013 The Sixth International Love In Festival had to contend with some vicious weather with tropical downpours more reminiscent of Bognor Regis than Havana. Nonethe …

    Mayo Teatral

    Mayo Teatral  LH 4

    The forerunner was the Festival of Latin American Theater sponsored by the Casa de las Americas in the early 1960s and by 1964 attaining international characteristics. By the end of the 60s it had sto …

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