Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

A special recital in honor of Aurelio de la Vega (1925-2022), who passed away early this year. Considered one of the greatest exponents of contemporary art music. de la Vega wrote numerous works in many forms and media and, from the early 1960s, was an active force on the U.S. musical scene. Many of his […]

The CCCNY opens its Summer Season with an exhibit of photographs by Cuban artist Gustavo Pérez, whose lens reveals an exploration of man’s search for meaning within his immediate environment, seen as a fragment of the universe. Behind each photograph, the artist emerges as an intuitive and passionate thinker, seeming to risk his own life […]

The New York City launching of Oneyda Gonalez‘s groundbreaking volume Una biografía coral sobre Severo Sarduy, on the life of the late prominent Cuban writer Severo Sarduy. A novelist, poet, and essayist, Sarduy (1937-1993) is widely recognized as the creator of the Neo-Baroque in Latin American literature. Enhanced by a an in depth introduction by […]

  The NYC online launching of Gleyvis Coro Montanet‘s Concierto mambí, a book of poems written in commemoration of the spontaneous freedom marches held throughout Cuba on July 11, 2021, with shouts of ¡Patria y Vida!, ¡Libertad!, and ¡Abajo la dictadura! The book’s protagonists are the humble, the grandmother with an empty kitchen pot, the […]

Come and enjoy a memorable evening of Cuban jazz with the Juan Ruiz Quartet, featuring Takafumi Nikaido (Cuban percussion), Noam Tanzer (upright bass), Lolivone de la Rosa (electric guitar), and Juan Ruiz (clarinet and sax). A fusion of African and European musical traditions, Cuban jazz is immediately recognized by its rhythmic syncopation and joie de vivre. […]

  Dance to your heart’s delight with the Grammy-winning YeraSon trio! Led by Cuban violinist, singer and multi-instrumentalist Yrving Yeras, the group’s unique sound creates an unprecedented harmony of inspiration and tradition which immerses the listeners in the great Cuban classics and beyond. YeraSon’s contagious rhythm, at once elegant and energetic, attracts dancing and listening […]

Our 2022 film festival celebrates the multifaceted role of Cuban women in cinema—whether as director, producer, screenwriter, historical character or protagonist—and provides a wide-ranging selection of works, from Lucía, the emblematic 1968 classic by Humberto Solás, to the latest avant-garde shorts independently produced in Havana this year. The program offers a total of 26 entries, […]

The CCCNY opens its Spring Calendar with Los judíos de Zamora, Jesús Jambrina‘s overview of the Jewish presence in the city of Zamora, Spain from the 10th century to 1492, including the conversos and judaizers persecuted by the Inquisition until the 18th century.  The presentation will also touch on the myths and legends about the […]

The New York City launch of Uva de Aragón‘s memoirs of her life in Cuba until she was fifteen years old, when she went into exile. The author gives vivid profiles of her closest relatives, teachers, schools, and friends, as well as of her early readings and trips. With an agile prose and a fresh […]

The simultaneous NYC launch of the Spanish and English editions of Karla Suárez‘s Havana Year Zero (Habana Año Cero). The novel takes place in the year 1993. Cuba is at the height of the Special Period, a widespread economic crisis following the collapse of the Soviet bloc. For Julia, a mathematics lecturer who hates teaching, […]

Writer and literary critic Jorge Luis Arcos provides an overview of the origins of the seminal Cuban literary journal Orígenes (1944-1956), which Octavio Paz regarded as the “most important in our language.” The name of the journal also alludes to the group of extraordinary Cuban poets (José Lezama Lima, Gastón Baquero, Virgilio Piñera, Ángel Gaztelu, […]