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Roberto Miguel Torres

Roberto Miguel Torres

Habanarte

In Havana, art all at once

More than one thousand artists will perform all at once for ten days in about a hundred cultural institutions in Havana. This has been advertised as the most ambitious Cuban cultural program lately. This project is called Habanarte and its slogan reads: “Art all at once”. From September 11 through 21, this huge party will pay homage to the best musical, dancing, plastic, cinematographic, and theater exponents in Cuba. In that framework artists from all artistic manifestations and styles will share the stage in such a way that in one day spectators will have the opportunity of enjoying Van Van, Pupi or Habana de Primera, Eliades Ochoa orthe Buena Vista Social Club and its diva OmaraPortuondo. The event has been conceived as a showcase for Cuban culture to offer a synthesis of the best Cuban art for the national and foreign public. The Cuban National Ballet, the Spanish Ballet, Contemporary Danceand Lizt Alfonso’sdance companies, as well as about twenty theater groups like El Publico and La Colmenita, will also take part in this event. Habanarte’s program of activities includes exhibits of significant pieces of contemporary Cuban art. In this regard, Anneris I. Leyva, Communications director of the event, told OnCuba...