Gisselle Opens Ballet Festival in Cuba

Havana - The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) on Wednesday will open a season of the classic choreography ''Giselle'', in the framework of the 26th Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival of Havana, during which tribute will be paid to that legendary artist.
Silvio Rodriguez, Gieco and a Concert for Plaza de Mayo Grandmothers

Buenos Aires - After 41 years of a struggle still ongoing the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo have celebrated with a concert full of symbolism, love, struggle and hope in which the Argentinean Leon Gieco and the Cuban Silvio Rodriguez were present.
Cuban President Congratulates Omara Portuondo, the Queen of Feeling

Havana - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has congratulated Cuban singer Omara Portuondo on her 88th birthday on Twitter.
October 20th: Cuban Culture Day

Havana - Cubans celebrate Cuban Culture Day on Saturday to commemorate October 20th, 1868, the date in which Cuba’s National Anthem was sung for the first time.
Cuban Songwriter Sings in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires - Silvio Rodriguez, a troubadour, a poet, a Cuban and a Latin American returned to Buenos Aires in the first of two concerts in this capital, where more than 9,000 people sang with him in an evening full of symbolism.
Cuban Musician Chucho Valdes to Be Honored at La Musa Awards

Havana - Cuban musician Jesus ''Chucho'' Valdes will be honored on Thursday at the 6th edition of the annual La Musa Award due to his career and contributions to that event throughout his 50-year career.
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Havana - The 11th International Linguistic Conference 2019, taking place at the Jose Antonio Portuondo Valdor Institute of Literature and Linguistics, began on Monday with the presence of experts from several countries.
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The Los Cuenteros Puppet Theater Company celebrated its 50th anniversary this November 19 at the Museum of Humor, located in San Antonio de los Baños, with the exhibition ''Fifty years telling stories''. The exhibition shows photographs, puppets and costumes used by Los Cuenteros in various performances since 1969.
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Paris - Cuba’s Minister of Culture, Alpidio Alonso, assessed the role of culture in the United Nations Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, during a multilateral forum held ay UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
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