Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

A unique presentation in commemoration of the 129th anniversary of José Martí‘s death, with the objective of generating interest in his writings among English-speaking readers. Anne Fountain, a distinguished Martí scholar, will focus on Martí’s concept of race and how his vision for a free Cuba was informed by his experience of race relations in […]

For nearly 15 years —from 1881 to 1895— José Martí, the great revolutionary, author, poet, journalist, thinker, and founder of the Cuban nation, lived and worked in New York City. While in New York, Martí made important literary and political contributions to Cuban independence and to the emerging Latin American nations. This will be the […]

An enlightening presentation by Dr. Federico Justiniani on the history of tuberculosis in Cuba, with an introduction on the origins of the ailment on the planet, dating  back 15,000 to 20,000 years ago, bringing to the forefront prominent scientists who contributed through their discoveries to a successful treatment, and culminating in the history of tuberculosis […]

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the mise-en-scène of Adrián Rodríguez‘s seminal theatrical debut Cuban Operator Please, the CCCNY is presenting a stage reading of the play, the first in his trilogy The Union City Plays: An Intimate History of Exile. Written in a poetic blend of English and Spanish, the plot’s focus is on […]

Our Contemporary Writers Series resumes with the New York City launching of Robert Scheige’s The Ubiquitous They, a science fiction thriller set simultaneously in modern-day and a post-apocalyptic America. In the world before, Sara Weyer is a mathematician on the verge of a breakthrough—a way to harness the gaping blackness between numbers. But something is […]

Responding to last year’s enthusiastic response, the CCCNY is proud to sponsor, by popular demand, its second domino tournament for its members and friends, including a complementary overview of the history of the game on the Island and the origins of EL DOBLE NUEVE, unique to Cuba. El dominó, considered Cuba’s second national pastime, continues […]

The CCCNY closes its Spring Season with a unique recital by the critically acclaimed guitar duo Bona Fide, formed in Havana in 2011 by classical guitarists Carlos Vázquez and Lázara Luisa Díaz. Their vast repertoire includes their own original music for guitar duo, original arrangements of guitar compositions and other combinations of chamber instruments, encompassing […]

Given the resonance of Three Kings Day in Cuban culture, we respond to popular demand and open our 2024 Winter Season with Catherine Hardwicke’s The Nativity Story (2006), first streamed in the midst of the pandemic three years ago. Praised for its original score by award-winning composer Mychael Danna, The Nativity Story is a relatively […]