ES / EN
- June 10, 2023 -
No Result
View All Result
OnCubaNews Needs You
OnCubaNews
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors
  • World
  • Cuba
  • Cuba-USA
  • Opinion
    • Columns
    • Infographic
  • Culture
    • Billboard
  • Sports
  • Styles / Trends
  • Media
  • Special
  • Cuban Flavors
OnCubaNews
ES / EN
Home Culture

Vestiphobia Cuba, a fashion extravaganza

by Avatar photo Yelanys Hernández Fusté, synaley
October 2, 2018
in Culture
0
Photo: Vestiphobia.org

Photo: Vestiphobia.org

Fábrica de Arte Cubano (FAC) will dress up this February as Vestiphobia, a fine and experimental New York vision of fashion that has come to collaborate with Cuban artists in the creation of alternative clothes that question the so-called ready-to-wear line that has invaded the world.

The initiative is being boosted by three New York creators: Willard Morgan, Uta Bekaia and Steve Fagin under the wings of Ideal Glass.

Morgan, creator of the Ideal Glass Gallery, has a long relationship with Cuba. The U.S. artist has participated in events like the Jazz Plaza Festival and the International New Latin American Film Festival, and is a founding member of the No-Budget Gibara Film Festival.

Photo: Vestiphobia.org
Photo: Vestiphobia.org

In essence, the Morgan-Bekaia-Fagin trio landed in Havana with a four-act extravaganza show that “surgically cuts pieces from dance, performance, sculptural wardrobe, cinema and music” and in which clothes will be the star.

According to its organizers, Vestiphobia focuses on that contradictory nature of dressing not only as a need but also as “a luxury, a shield and even a weapon.” The show combines experimental fashion, video art, music, dance and autobiographical narrative to entertain and enrich our understanding of clothes throughout time.

Grettel Carbo, the producer of Vestiphobia, began this collaboration with Fábrica de Arte Cubano taking in account the conditions of this artistic, varied, open and totally dynamic space with access to a local and international public mainly interested in music and visual art.

Related Posts

Tina

May 30, 2023
Exhibition of Cuban movie posters at the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry, in Havana. Photo: Yander Zamora/EFE.

Cuban movie posters, a gem of the island recognized by UNESCO

May 30, 2023
Photo: DAD.

Israel Rojas: “My thing is fire and not the torch”

May 22, 2023
Lizt Alfonso

Lizt Alfonso: “The armor is love”

May 14, 2023
Photo: Vestiphobia.org
Photo: Vestiphobia.org

Thus, from February 13 to 22, always from noon to 5:00 p.m., FAC will be the rehearsal place for Vestiphobia with the cast and technical team from Cuba and New York. The public will have access starting February 19 to see the entire process of the show.

The show will be performed in the Section 3 of the installation from February 23 to 26. Clothes by young Cuban designers, by art director and designer Uta Bekaia and designer Margarita Mileva, both from New York, can be appreciated there. The pieces will be made in the sculptural wardrobe workshop of the Galería Taller Gorria, located in Old Havana, in a workshop totally open to the public between February 13 and 22.

But Vestiphobia will be much more. Those who approach the project will also enjoy an exhibit of documentaries, video art and biographical films, curated by producers Berta Jottar and Willard Morgan. These materials explore fashion from its manufacturing line to its poetic and cultural meaning.

Photo: Vestiphobia.org
Photo: Vestiphobia.org

Authors

Avatar photo Yelanys Hernández Fusté, synaley
Previous Post

Weekly Billboard: El ciervo announces Departure

Next Post

American cars in Havana

Yelanys Hernández Fusté

Yelanys Hernández Fusté

synaley

synaley

Next Post
Photo: Kaloian.

American cars in Havana

Photo: Kaloian

Soul History

Photo: Maykel González Vivero

Miami is over, but there’s still Prague

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

The conversation here is moderated according to OnCuba News discussion guidelines. Please read the Comment Policy before joining the discussion.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Most Read

  • Image: OC/Canva.

    Traveling, importing and sending packages to Cuba: What should you know?

    40 shares
    Share 16 Tweet 10
  • What foods can be brought to Cuba and what imports are forbidden?

    552 shares
    Share 221 Tweet 138
  • Cuban movie posters, a gem of the island recognized by UNESCO

    12 shares
    Share 5 Tweet 3
  • How many Cubans will live in Cuba in 2055? (II)

    10 shares
    Share 4 Tweet 3
  • Cuba to have electric vehicle charging stations this year

    5 shares
    Share 2 Tweet 1

Most Commented

    • About us
    • Work with OnCuba
    • Terms of use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Moderation policy for comments
    • Contact us
    • Advertisement offers

    OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
    OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • World
    • Cuba
    • Cuba-USA
    • Opinion
      • Columns
      • Infographic
    • Culture
      • Billboard
    • Sports
    • Styles / Trends
    • Media
    • Special
    • Cuban Flavors

    OnCuba and the OnCuba logo are registered® trademarks of Fuego Enterprises, Inc., its subsidiaries or divisions.
    OnCuba © by Fuego Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

    Go to mobile version