{"id":321444,"date":"2025-04-19T14:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T18:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=321444"},"modified":"2025-04-19T14:26:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T18:26:28","slug":"pacific-standard-time-in-cuba-blurring-political-mental-and-emotional-barriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/pacific-standard-time-in-cuba-blurring-political-mental-and-emotional-barriers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Standard Time in Cuba: blurring political, mental, and emotional barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cultural exchange between Cuba and the United States has been one of the Trump administration\u2019s first targets regarding the island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In August 2024, the U.S. Embassy in Havana reactivated the possibility of processing work and exchange visas, including those for international cultural exchange programs. In February of this year, a month after Trump took office, his administration returned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/cuba-ee-uu\/rechaza-eeuu-visar-pasaportes-para-actividades-gestionadas-por-el-gobierno-cubano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>dozens of passports without a visa<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because they had been processed by Cuban government agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time, Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo told the AP that with this gesture, the U.S. government \u201cannounced that it is suspending the application process for a group of visa categories used for government officials and their agencies,\u201d asserting that the decision \u201cdirectly affected bilateral exchanges that were taking place in areas of mutual interest and benefit to the peoples of Cuba and the United States, such as culture, health, education, science, and sports.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This measure not only compromises the ability of Cubans to visit the United States for activities in these areas. Two weeks ago, the federal government canceled a trip to the island for a jazz band from a Vancouver, Washington, school. The Office of Foreign Assets Control informed them in a letter they received as they were preparing for their flight that their trip \u201cwould be incompatible with the policy of the United States government.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this context, the fact that Pacific Standard Time, the main jazz choir of the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach, has managed to reach Cuba and carry out a program of performances and exchanges with Cuban artists and music students, has been something of an oasis in the desert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making the visit a reality was in the hands of Royce Smith, Dean of the College of Arts at the university, for whom cultural exchanges have become a life goal for more than a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think my interest began with the ban. When someone tells you that you don\u2019t have the right to go somewhere, it sparks interest; it has the opposite effect on the soul of a creative and curious person,\u201d Smith told <\/span><b>OnCuba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pacific Standard Time en Cuba: desdibujar barreras pol\u00edticas, mentales y emocionales\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0sLnEw3-EeA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><b>A week to change perspectives<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI really feel like my perspective on life has changed,\u201d sums up her experience Maggie Robertson, one of the singers of Pacific Standard Time, made up of 13 voices, a musical base with bass, piano, and drums, and directed by maestro Christine Guter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During their week on the island, the group gave four concerts in very diverse venues, a program of performances designed to reach diverse audiences: the Hotel Claxon, the University of the Arts, the National Museum of Fine Arts Theater, and the F\u00e1brica de Arte Cubano.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pacific-Standard-Time-FAC-2.jpg\" alt=\"Section 3 of the F\u00e1brica de Arte Cubano was the venue for Pacific Standard Time\u2019s last concert in Cuba. Photo: Lied Lorain.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Section 3 of the F\u00e1brica de Arte Cubano was the venue for Pacific Standard Time\u2019s last concert in Cuba. Photo: Lied Lorain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The high quality of their musical proposal is unquestionable and is backed by 14 consecutive years of winning the DownBeat Student Music Awards, the most prestigious awards in jazz education in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI like to choose repertoire that is inspiring, uplifting, and healing. It\u2019s important for musicians to also be healers, because the world is so conflicted right now, and we want to contribute something good,\u201d says Christine Guter, who, like the rest, was visiting Cuba for the first time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pacific-Standard-Time-Yaroldy.jpg\" alt=\"Cuban percussionist Yaroldy Abreu gave a master class for the members of the U.S. jazz choir. Photo: Lied Lorain.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cuban percussionist Yaroldy Abreu gave a master class for the members of the U.S. jazz choir. Photo: Lied Lorain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The group went to the Manuel Saumell Elementary Music School, exchanged with the Cuban National Choir at its headquarters, attended a concert by Isaac Delgado, and received master classes in popular music and Cuban percussion with musicians from the Los Van Van band and Yaroldy Abreu.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every minute was made the most of to make this a tour of true appreciation for Cuba and its culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe love Latin music, and Cuban music and jazz are very intertwined. We have a lot to learn about Cuban music and culture. I thought it would be a truly wonderful opportunity to learn from you and to share our music with you. It has been incredible, nothing we could have imagined,\u201d Guter said.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Chistine-Guter.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Guter, director of the Pacific Standard Time jazz choir. Photo: Lied Lorain.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christine Guter, director of the Pacific Standard Time jazz choir. Photo: Lied Lorain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theirs is a collective approach that manifests itself in diverse ways, as each member takes home a personal experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Ace Homami, one of the voices of PST, what impressed him most was \u201cthe people, the music, the art in general, which is not only within the art scene itself, but throughout Cuba. There have been so many moments where I\u2019ve looked around and thought how incredibly lucky I am to be here to experience this culture, this atmosphere.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBeing in Cuba has been one of the most enriching experiences of my life. It\u2019s been crazy how many things have happened that are so different not only from what happens in the United States, but from what I thought they could be. And it wasn\u2019t just enriching musically, which it was, but enriching for my soul, for my personality, for me socially,\u201d Robertson explains regarding the aforementioned change of perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps one of the strongest feelings was experienced by Max Smith, the grandson of Cubans who emigrated to the United States in the 1960s. He is the first in his family to travel to Cuba since then. His story was shared on every stage where he performed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s incredible to be here, to experience this, and to connect with my roots and the culture I\u2019d never been in contact with before. The people here are very generous and have made that connection possible for me; they\u2019ve made me feel welcome,\u201d Max told <\/span><b>OnCuba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps the most meaningful thing for him is the vision of the island in which he landed here and what he has to say upon his return.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s very different from what I\u2019ve been told about Cuba; I think it\u2019s very different from what it was like in the 1960s. I\u2019ve been able to learn a lot about the people, the food, and the music. I\u2019ll tell them to come and see for themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Max-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"Max Smith, lead singer of Pacific Standard Time, is the grandson of Cubans, and this trip was his first connection with his roots. Photo: Lied Lorain.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Max Smith, lead singer of Pacific Standard Time, is the grandson of Cubans, and this trip was his first connection with his roots. Photo: Lied Lorain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Giving and receiving<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2011, Royce Smith arrived in Cuba with a group of students to visit the Havana Biennial. Since then, he has included contact with the island in his career as a teacher and curator.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is currently the Dean of the College of Arts at California State University and has also held this position in the College of Arts and Architecture at Montana State University-Bozeman. He is a professor of art history, and his work as a curator has included him in important biennials, such as the one in Asunci\u00f3n, Paraguay, the one in Curitiba, Brazil, and the one in Havana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI started speaking Spanish when I was 12, and my parents taught me that there are many more people who have the right to call themselves Americans, who live in other parts of the Americas, that it is plural. And from that moment on, an interest in exploring that world was born, and Cuba as well,\u201d Smith says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI spoke with my students, and we discovered that, using the connection of music and the visual arts, we always had the right to move from the United States to Cuba. The arts have always been the bridge between the two countries. And using that, we have tried, through collaborations with Cubans and Cuban institutions, to create more ties, more opportunities for exchanges,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Royce-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"Royce Smith, Dean of the College of Arts at California State University, Long Beach, has been leading cultural exchanges between the two nations since 2011. Photo: Lied Lorain.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Royce Smith, Dean of the College of Arts at California State University, Long Beach, has been leading cultural exchanges between the two nations since 2011. Photo: Lied Lorain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a professor and dean, he does his best to allow his students to have experiences like this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA university is a space dedicated to developing the wisdom of various disciplines, because artists have to be masters of their own techniques. But the question is how they translate that wisdom to a completely different cultural context, one with its charms, its history, its specific practices and customs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd the students learn flexibility, they adapt to the Cuban rhythm. That\u2019s super important, because they have to find, discover another part of their artistic soul to be successful. There\u2019s something that\u2019s been awakened, which I see in their faces, in their way of presenting themselves, of expressing themselves. And that\u2019s truly the gift that Cuba has given them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pacific-Standard-Time-ISA.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the Pacific Standard Time taking a selfie with students from the Higher Institute of Art in Cuba. Photo: Lied Lorain.\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Pacific Standard Time taking a selfie with students from the Higher Institute of Art in Cuba. Photo: Lied Lorain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it\u2019s an exchange; it\u2019s about giving and receiving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI always want to dedicate myself to creating a world where we can collaborate. We are neighbors. We share stories, experiences, oppressions, successes, goals, visions, and it\u2019s been that way for hundreds of years. We have to respect each other, be honest, open, listen, and have patience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy goal is that through the arts we can soften that relationship a little. We have a responsibility to be leaders in peace, in conversation and dialogue. And I\u2019m committed to doing that with my students, with my own professional practices. And that\u2019s why I love Cuba,\u201d Smith concludes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California State University jazz choir carried out a performance and exchange program with Cuban artists and music students in Havana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12346284,"featured_media":321450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13944],"tags":[14891,19256],"ppma_author":[34967],"class_list":["post-321444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuba-usa","tag-cuba-usa-relations","tag-featured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pacific Standard Time in Cuba: blurring political, mental, and emotional barriers | OnCubaNews English<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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