Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York

                      Cuban Photography: La isla en su imagen durante dos siglos The Cuban Cultural Center of New York celebrates its 17th annual one-day conference, this year focusing on the origins and development of Cuban photography, from colonial times to the present, including illustrated formal presentations […]

El Ciervo Encantado, a Havana-based theatrical group, returns to New York City for a reprise of Departures, which premiered last year at The Greene Space. Written by Nelda Castillo, the group’s founder and director, Departures grapples with the phenomenon of Cuban emigration from 1959 through the present, and seeks communion with its audiences through personal history. Cuban migration has fragmented families, […]

An illustrated talk and recital on the music of Miguel Castellanos (1862-1940), a 19th century Cuban-American composer and pianist, praised by Camille Saint-Saëns and lauded by José Martí as one of the best Chopin interpreters of his day. The musical legacy of Miguel Castellanos is important, not only for the beauty of his compositions and his […]

A  celebration of the life and legacy of Padre Félix Varela (1788-1853), on the 230th anniversary of his birth. Varela was an outstanding scholar and paramount figure in the gestation of a Cuban national identity in the first half of the 19th century. His influence on intellectual thought and progressive ideas in Cuba, including equal education for women, […]