A gathering of writers and artists in homage to Nivaria Tejera, one of the most unique literary voices of the 20th and 21st centuries on both sides of the Atlantic. Led by literary critic María Hernández-Ojeda, editor of Canarias, Cuba y Francia: Los exilios literarios de Nivaria Tejera, to be launched on this occasion, the […]
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Canarias, Cuba y Francia: Los exilios literarios de Nivaria Tejera
Friday, November 30, 2012 @ 6 pm
A Christmas Dinner and Dance Party with Sonidos de Cuba!
Sunday, December 2, 2012, from 1 pm to 4 pm
The CCCNY caps its 2012 fall program and rings in the holiday season with an all-out dance party starring Sonidos de Cuba, the hottest Cuban combo on either side of the Hudson! Includes a delicious full-course menu prepared by the chef at the chic Victor’s Café, the indisputable emblem of Cuban cuisine in New York City. With multiple raffles, offering treasurable […]
Un bronceado hawaiano, A Novel by Matías Montes Huidobro
Saturday, March 17, 2012 @ 4 pm
Matías Montes Huidobro The New York City launching of the latest novel by Cuban playwright Matías Montes Huidobro, whose incursion into this genre is less well known. Written as a film noir, the novel reflects the overpowering influence of cinema on writers who came of age in 1950’s Havana, one of the topics the author […]
Victor Varela’s The Fourth Wall
Saturday, April 7, 2012 @ 8 pm
Written and directed by legendary Cuban playwright Víctor Varela, founder of Teatro Obstáculo, The Fourth Wall is a play without words, breaking new new ground in experimental theater. Yet its 1986 opening in Havana unleashed such furor among members of the government’s cultural establishment, that it was censored and shut down. This New York City […]
Con mucha salsa… y Azuquita
Sunday, April 22, 2012, 2 to 5 pm
Thanks to the legacy of one of Cuba’s greatest entertainers, a legend among legends, salsa will forever live in the hearts of millions of fans of Cuban popular music the world over. Her authentic musical style, regal demeanor, and generous spirit have also inspired many talented singers, including María Rivas, better known as Azuquita, who […]
Cuban Artists Across the Diaspora: Setting the Tent Against the House
Friday, April 27, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
A unique Cuban art presentation by Andrea O’Reilly Herrera on the unconventional, multi-generational, itinerant, and ongoing art exhibit CAFÉ: The Journeys of Cuban Artists. In this New York City launching of her new book, Cuban Artists Across the Diaspora, Ms. O’Reilly Herrera, will focus on the CAFÉ project to explore Cuba’s long and turbulent history […]