Two evenings of Cuban shorts by graduates of San Antonio de los Baños International Film School, in association with DocumentaMadrid under curator Guillermo G. Peydró, compiling a dazzling panorama of cinematic creativity. Within the documentary genre, the Cuban filmography generated by the San Antonio de los Baños school has attained its own forceful personality, modulated […]
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TWO EVENINGS OF CUBAN FILM SHORTS
Wednesday and Thursday, October 23 and 24, 2019 at 7 pm
‘TURCOS EN LA NIEBLA’
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 7 pm
The prolific Cuban writer Enrique del Risco makes his debut as novelist with Turcos en la niebla, awarded the prestigious Premio Unicaja de Novela Fernando Quiñones in Spain this year. It is a book that delves into collective and personal shipwrecks, and the means, or lack thereof, to survive them. The author’s narrative, a plot […]
CANTO A LA HABANA: UNA MUSA ETERNA
Friday, November 1, 2019 at 7 pm
In a jubilant musical celebration of Havana’s 500th anniversary, this unique overview will showcase many of the compositions dedicated to the city, a source of inspiration for poets and musicians the world over since its founding in 1519. Research scholar Andrés Castellanos will share a representative sample of close to 175 findings and the rich […]
Oda a La Habana: The First 500 Years
Sunday, November 17, 2019 ~ 8:30 am to 6:30 pm plus Reception
Cuban Cultural Center of New York is proud to celebrate its 18th consecutive annual conference, this year dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the City of Havana, spanning its development from its founding in 1519 to the present, including its history and urban growth, its preeminence in Cuban architecture, music, and the arts, and its […]