4 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

WHAT’S ONESPACIO AYÓNThrough 28 November / 2009Convento de San Francisco de Asís, tercer pisoOficios Entre Amargura y Churruca, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 9683

An intense program of activities has been organized to commemorate the 10th anniversary of thedeath of the artist Belkis Ayón (1967-1999).

Through 28 november: Nkame, anthological exhibition (1984-1999) of 83 works by the Belkis Ayón,an engraver of unanimously acknowledged technical virtuosity, who drew from collographs theirfullest potential in works in which the theme of Abakuá mythology, its secrets, its mysteries, its ritualceremonies and, above all, her “cursed” woman, recur over and over again, to encourage a reflectionon the recognition of ethnic and gender identification and warn of the evident or surreptitiousattempt to weaken them or manipulate them. The exhibition includes photographs which documentBelkis’s participation in different events.

6-10 October: Solo exhibition by Aliosky García, a graduate of engraving at the San Alejandro NationalAcademy of Fine Arts and a student al the National Arts Institute in Havana, winner of several prizesand special mentions in national arts salons.

27-31 October: Solo exhibition by de Anyelmaidelín Calzadilla, a graduate of the National ArtsInstitute in Havana and professor and head of the Engraving Department at the San AlejandroNational Academy of Fine Arts. Winner, among others, of the 2003 Unión Latina National Prize; andhonorary mentions at the 2005 Visual Arts: a Forward-Looking Approach (ECE), and the 10th La JovenEstampa Prize.

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RAÚL SANTOSERPA: EL PINTOR DE LAS FORMAS QUE FLOTANThroughout October / 2009 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Edificio de Arte Cubano Trocadero entre Monserrate y Zulueta, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 040 / 861 3858 / 863 9484

This retrospective of Raúl Santoserpa, one of the masters of abstraction in Cuba, is composed by28 large paintings on canvas or Bristol board from several stages in the artist’s creative life,spanning from 1996 to the present day. The curator of this exhibition, Hortensia Montero, an expertwith the Fine Arts Museum in Havana, has emphasized “[the painter’s] mastery in using theexpressive power of stains and the use of colour in a perfect drawing, within a spatial ambienceof disturbing figurations” and “the intimate way in which he gives each stroke a profoundlysensorial design that recreate sensual flora and fauna, which float above an underlying support ofa micro world [that he has] created at will.”

OBRAS DE JUVENAL RAVELO Y ROGELIO POLESELLOTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Casa de las Américas, LobbyCalle 3ra. y G, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09

Works by Ravelo and Polesello within the actions of the Kinetic Year organized by Casa de lasAméricas on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

5 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

VESTIDAS POR EL TIEMPOTHROUGH 11 OCTOBER / 2008Galería Raúl Oliva, Centro Cultural Bertolt BrechtCalle 13 esquina a I, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 9359

An exhibition of wardrobes and sketches, primarily for the cinema and the stage, by the artist MaríaElena Molinet, National Theatre Prize-Winner.

EQUILIBRIUM THROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Launching of Number 21 of the online magazine Arteamérica (www.arteamerica.cu), dedicated onthis occasion to kinetic art, with the participation of the Argentinean artist Luis Tomasello.

LUIS TOMASELLO: LA SUSTANCIA INTRÍNSECA DE LA LUZTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009Galería Latinoamericana, Casa de las AméricasCalle 3ra. y G, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09

A solo exhibition by the renowned Argentinean artist Luis Tomasello, a master of light and colour,within the actions of the Kinetic Year organized by the Casa de las Américas. The exhibit includesnew pieces from the Casa’s art collection.

LA TRAICIÓN DE LAS IMÁGENESTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009Palacio LombilloEmpedrado 101, esquina a Mercaderes, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 863 9343

Solo exhibition by Leonardo Cuervo, who after five years without exhibiting, has gathered worksfrom previous stages of his professional life and more recent pieces, as a way of showing the transitfrom a “post-medieval” iconography to his current, almost hyper realistic, approach to commercialphotography.

6 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

DRESS ME UP / POSTURAS ANTE UNA REALIDADTHROUGH 15 OCTOBER / 2009 Casa Fundación Oswaldo GuayasamínObrapía entre Oficios y Mercaderes, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 861 3843

Group exhibition of works by outstanding contemporary Cuban female artists, including BelkisAyón, Rocío García, Cirenaica Moreira, Liudmila López Domínguez, Lidzie Alvisa, Aimée García,Liang Domínguez, Flora Fong and Glenda León, who through different styles, languages and poeticviews focus on the figure of women as subjects and objects of artistic creation.

EL GRAN HIPNOTIZADORTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Pinacoteca del Museo de la CiudadTacón 1 entre Obispo y O'Reilly, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 861 5001

The art gallery of the City Museum exhibits woks by the painter Zayda del Río, one of the greatsof contemporary Cuban art. The exhibition is presided by a constant motif in her work: thepeacock, expression of an exuberant and symbolic personal universe, intimately combined withfemale figures.

SERES FUTURIBLESTHROUGH 14 NOVEMBER / 2009 Galería Servando CabreraCalle 42 entre 1ra. y 3ra., La Copa, PlayaTel. +(53) 7 203 7171

Solo exhibition by the young artist Liang Domínguez Fong who with her customary predominanceof the body gives her beings an unreal aura.

SUTILTHROUGH 24 OCTOBER / 2009 Galería HabanaLínea 460 entre E y F, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 7101

The artist Iván Capote, in his query of words and their visual interpretation, meditates on severalfactors of human identity.

SEDUCCIÓN Y REFLEXIÓNTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Hotel Los FrailesTeniente Rey 8 entre Oficios y Mercaderes, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 9383

Eight medium-scale pieces by the painter and engraver Agustín Bejarano, one of the most solidfigures of Cuban contemporary visual arts, whose work, which is deeply-rooted in Cuban traditions,usually questions ethical, social and historic conducts; or expresses the existentialist crisis inherentto contemporaneity, yet without relegating the internal poetry of his visual metaphors.

7 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

UN DÍA DESPUÉS DEL FUTURO22 AND 29 SEPTEMBER, 10:00 AM / 2009 Salida del Hotel Ambos MundosObispo esquina a Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja

Alexandre Arrechea, ex member of the much sought-after group Los Carpinteros, has useddifferent techniques in this exhibition: installation, sculpture, photography, drawing and video, afollow-up of his project exhibited during the past Havana Art Biennial.

DECIBELESTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Complejo-Galería La CasonaMuralla 107 esquina a San Ignacio, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 861 8544

Paintings, sculptures and installations by the artist Abel Barreto Olivera, who explores thepotentials of the visual expression of sound elements.

YO SOYTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Taller de Serigrafía René PortocarreroCuba 513, entre Teniente Rey y Muralla, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 3276 y 861 9354

Group exhibition of artists who graduated from the San Alejandro National Academy of Fine Arts

ARTE NAIFTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Galería Roberto DiagoMuralla 107 esquina a San Ignacio, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 3577

Group exhibition of naive art.

DATATHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Galería ServandoCalle 23 esquina a 10, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 833 9599

Videos, installations and photographs by the artists Luis Gómez, Antonio Margolles, Ernesto Leal,Fernando Rodríguez, Walter Velásquez and Manuel Cruz, who explore the always disturbingpotentials of contemporary technology.

8 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

M U S I CPEÑA DE HEYDI IGUALADALast Saturday of the month, 4:00 pm / 2009Palacio del Segundo CaboO'Reilly 4, esquina a Tacón, La Habana Vieja

One of the most beautiful voices of the Cuban trova, almost always accompanied by very specialguests, covers the best of the Cuban trova repertory of all time.

PEÑA DE ENFUSIÓNEvery Monday, 5:30 pm / 2009Patio-bar of the EGREM record labelSan Miguel 410 entre Campanario y Lealtad, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 862 0673

A trova get-together hosted by Enfusión.

CATÁLOGO DE LA ACACIA POR FOOSTHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Galería La AcaciaSan José 114 entre Industria y Consulado, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 863 9364 / 861 3533

One of the busiest commercial galleries in Havana today, which has combined its commitment tothe production of the new generations of artists with the validity and permanence of establishedartists, exhibits part of its rich collection, which includes painting, photography and mixedtechnique.

MI EDAD DE BRONCETHROUGHOUT OCTOBER / 2009 Museo de Arte ColonialPlaza de la Catedral, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 6440

Eighteen sculptures by Pavel Valdés made of bronze and reinforced concrete, using the ancientmethod of cire perdue (“lost wax”). A talk on the technique of casting bronze sculptures will begiven at the museum, on the 14th of October, at 2:00 pm.

9 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

CONCIERTOS EN SAN FRANCISCO DE PAULA7:00 pm / 2009Iglesia de San Francisco de PaulaDesamparados y San Ignacio, Alameda de Paula, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 860 4210

15 October: Special performance by the Ars Longa Early Music Ensemble with Cantos de mar y debatalla as part of the Dutch Culture Week at Havana’s Historical Centre.

23 October: Launching of the book José Martí y la música [José Martí and Music], by the researcherSalvador Arias, and concert conducted by Guido López-Gavilán based on a selection of Martí’sfavourite musical compositions. Mart;I, the Apostle of Cuban independence, called music “themost beautiful among the beautiful” and was a great admirer of Romantic and Baroque music.

30 October: The Alternativo Ensemble, directed by Greta Rodríguez, will celebrate the 9thanniversary of the San Francisco de Paula Concert Hall with a concert in which they will performworks by Handel and Bach, among others.

OCTUBRE EN LA BASÍLICA6:00 pm / 2009Basílica Menor de San Francisco de AsísOficios y Churruca, La Habana ViejaTel. +(53) 7 862 9683

3 October: The Cuban pianist and composer José María Vitier announces a program with a numberof his works especially composed for the Camerata Romeu. He will also perform works by RobertoValera and Jenny Peña, which were also composed for the Romeu chamber music ensemble.

16 October: Special performance by the pianist and composer, several times Grammy winner,Chucho Valdés, as part of the Leo Brouwer Chamber Music Festival, dedicated to the mostimportant Cuban musician of the 20th century, composer and guitarist of world renown.

17 October: Also as part of the Leo Brouwer Music Festival, the several times prize-winning flutistNiurka González and guests will pay tribute to two greats of Cuban music: Amadeo Roldán, one ofthe first composers to introduce African percussion in Cuban concert music; and the Spanishcomposer José Ardévol, who as head of the Musical renovation Group played an importabt rile inCuban musical vanguard.

20 October: Concert by the Guillermo Tomás chamber music orchestra.

23 October: The Argentinean guitarist Víctor Pellegrini, who lives in Cuba, and guests will paytribute to the Cuban choreographer Ramiro Guerra, a pioneer of modern dance in the island, withthe concert Elogio de la Danza, as part of the Leo Brouwer Music Festival.

24 October: To close the Leo Brouwer Music Festival, the Trío White will perform a concert inhomage to the musicologist Jesús Gómez Cairo and to the principal creator and promoter ofelectroacoustic music in Cuba, Juan Blanco.

30 October: Opening of the Contemporary Music Festival with a grand concert with theperformances of Chucho Valdés (piano), Niurka González (flute), Víctor Pellegrini (guitar), TríoWhite, the Spanish conductor Ciro Perelló, the Spanish soloists Cristina Llorens (percussion) andÁlvaro Fernández (cello), the Amadeo Roldán String Quartet, María del Henar Navarro (piano),Anolan González (viola), Amparo del Riego (cello), Leonardo Gell (piano), the chamber music choirVocal Leo directed by Corina Campos, Vicente Monterrey (clarinet), Leonardo Pérez (violin), LesterMonier (cello), Yalit González (guitar), Ayamey Castañeda (oboe), Dianelys Castillo (clarinet), KarlaMartínez (harpsichord), Abraham Castillo (fagot), Fernando Muñoz (violin), Anisley Martínez(soprano), René Ramos (baritone), Michel Toll (bass) and Helen González (piccolo).

10 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

VERDADERO COMPLOTThird Sat of the month, 4:00 pm / 2009Centro Hispano Americano de CulturaMalecón 17 entre Prado y Genio, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 860 6282

A space for young trova talents, and the live recording of their performances. Guest singer for thismonth is the Troubadour from Pinar del Río, Yordis Toledo Gómez.

EL JARDÍN DE LA GORDAThird Sunday of the month, 5:00 pm / 2009Centro Iberoamericano de la DécimaCalle A entre 25 y 27, El Vedado

Sara González, emblematic voice of the Cuban Nueva Trova, at her monthly gatherings where theaudiences can enjoy, in an informal atmosphere, the performances of some of the best Cubantroubadours.

CONCIERTOS DE DIMENSIÓN VERTICALSundays, 4:00 pm / 2009El SauceCalle 9na. entre 120 y 130, PlayaTel. +(53) 7 204 7061

Dimensión Vertical, one of the oldest Cuban rock bands who insist on reproducing, the same as 40years ago, hit songs by famous British and US rock bands of the 60s and 70s, make up, togetherwith their middle-aged fans, a sort of Jurassic Park.

PEÑA DE MANUEL ARGUDÍNLast Saturday of the month, 6:00 pm / 2009Agencia Cubana de Derecho de Autor MusicalCalle 6 entre 15 y 13, El Vedado

At troubadour Manuel Argudín’s monthly gatherings, anything is possible: from the activeparticipation of a member of the audience who surprises with a magnificent voice to concertpianist Frank Fernández singing a song.

PEÑA DE LOS KENTSSundays, 4:00 pm / 2009Café Cantante, Teatro NacionalCalle Paseo y 39, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 870 4651

Los Kents, another “dinosaur” of Cuban rock, play their own hits from the 60s and 70s.

11 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

PEÑA DE REMBERT DUHARTELast Friday of the month, 5:00 pm / 2009Jardines del teatro MellaLínea entre A y B, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 830 4987

The young jazz musician Rembert Duharte plays the different forms of Cuban jazz.

NOCHE DE BOLEROSSaturdays, 9:00 pm / 2009Hurón Azul, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Lovers of this romantic genre par excellence have the opportunity of meeting and enjoying theperformances of the best Cuban boleristas.

LA BELLA CUBANAWed 4 and 18, 5:00 pm / 2009Sala Villena, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Dedicated to highlight the presence of women in Cuban music.

PEÑA DE ROCHYLast Thursday of the month, 8:30 pm / 2009Balneario Universitario El CoralCalle 1ra. esquina a 42, Miramar

Performance by Cuban singer Rochy with her group and guests.

CONCIERTO ABIERTOLast Thursday of the month, 5:00 pm / 2009Sala VillenaCalle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551 al 53

Concert and electroacoustic music for soloists and chamber music ensembles, under the directionof Guido López Gavilán.

PEÑA DEL AMBIAWed 11 and 25, 5:00 pm / 2009Hurón Azul, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

The best place to go for those seeking to become acquainted with authentic African-Cubantraditions, hosted by the poet Eloy Machado, aka. El Ambia.

12 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

LA TROVA SIN TRABAWed 4 and 18, 5:00 pm / 2009Hurón Azul, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Different generations and styles converge in a natural combination of traditional, new and verynew trova.

PEÑA DE LA TROVASunday, 7:30 pm / 2009Patio de La Casona de LíneaCalle Línea entre D y E, El Vedado

As a confirmation of the old Cuban saying "The trova is not dead", singers from differentgenerations and different styles get together to sing their songs.

TROVANDOWednesday, 5:00 pm / 2009Patio-bar of the EGREM record labelSan Miguel 410 entre Campanario y Lealtad, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 862 0673

A place where troubadours and poets get together for a unique performance in a bohemianatmosphere, combined with the launching and sale of record albums, books and magazines.

HOMBRES VERDESThird Friday of the month, 9:00 pm / 2009Pabellón Cuba23 y M, El Vedado

A gathering for electroacoustic music sponsored by the organization of young Cuban creators:Asociación Hermanos Saíz.

CONCIERTO DEL CUARTETO DE VIENTOS DUNAS9 October, 5:00 pm / 2009Centro Hispano-Americano de CulturaMalecón 17 entre Prado y Genio, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 860 6282

Debut of this all-female wind instrument quartet, directed by the oboist Ibis Nancy Faire. Theversatile quartet will perform jazz, Cuban and Brazilian music, as well as music especially madefor the cinema.

13 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

CONCIERTO DE LA ORQUESTA DE CÁMARA SOLISTAS DE LAHABANA24 October, 5:00 pm / 2009Centro Hispano-Americano de CulturaMalecón 17 entre Prado y Genio, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 860 6282

Performance of the Solistas de La Habana Chamber Music Orchestra, conducted by Iván Valiente.

I FESTIVAL DE MÚSICA DE CONCIERTO PARA PEQUEÑOSFORMATOS LA-MI-SI-FA6-10 October / 2009Bayamo, Jiaguaní and Manzanillo, Granma province

Sponsored by the Unión de Artistas y Escritores de Cuba (UNEAC) and UNESCO, musicians from allover Cuba will get together for the First Small-Scale Concert Music Festival La-Mi-Si-Fa, withperformances, among other, by the Havana-based Música Eterna Orchestra, conducted by GuidoLópez-Gavilán; the Opus V string quartet, from Matanzas; the Sax Magic saxophone quartet, fromSantiago de Cuba; and the Quinteto Clásico de Viento, a wind-instrument quintet, from Holguín.The event will also be honoured with the presence of musicians from other Latin Americancountries.

LA CORTE DE FARAÓN24, 25, 29, 30 and 31 October; Thu, Fri and Sat, 8:30 pm; Sun, 5:00 pm/ 2009Gran Teatro de La HabanaPrado y San Rafael, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 861 3077 al 79

The well-liked operetta The Court of the Pharaoh by the Spanish composer Vicente Lleó will beperformed by the Teatro Lírico Nacional de Cuba.

NUEVO ESPACIO Every Thursday at 5:00 pm / 2009Café Cantante, Teatro NacionalCalle Paseo y 39, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 870 4651

A regular space for Cuban charanga dance bands--ideal instrumental format for the danzón,mambo and cha-cha, hosted by the legendary América band.

TARDES DEL JAZZSecond Thursday of the month, 5:00 pm / 2009Hurón Azul, Unión de escritores and Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC)Calle 17 esquina a H, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53

Jam sessions with important Cuban jazz musicians and bands.

14 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

LÍRICOS EN SAN FELIPE7:00 pm unless otherwise indicated / 2009Oratorio San Felipe NeriAguiar esquina a Obrapía, La Habana Vieja

1st October: Espacio Artd’Voces with the Coro Nacional de Cuba and guests.

8 October: Recitals by Olivia Méndez, Marta Cardona, Pilar Pousada, Saeed Mohamed, CarlosLaurencio and Nelson Ayuob from the Teatro Lírico Nacional, accompanied on the piano by JuanEspinosa.

15 October: Recital by the young pianist Yadasni Portillo.

17 October, 4:00 pm: Performance of the Cálamus duet, with Néstor Calvo at the clarinet and PaulaSuárez at the piano.

1ro. October: Operatic recitals by Diana Rosa Cárdenas, Conchita Franqui, Gustavo Zamora, NelsonAyoub and Roberto García, accompanied on the piano by Yaliev Álvarez.

24 October, 4:00 pm: The duet D’Accord, formed by Marita Rodríguez (piano) and VicenteMonterrey (clarinet), will play works by Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn.

29 October: Concert by the Nuestro Tiempo Chamber Music Orchestra, directed by Enrique PérezMesa, permanent conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra, and guest pianist, María de losÁngeles Horta.

31 October, 4:00 pm: Performances by young talents of Cuban operatic art.The exhibition Joseph Haydn, a musical genius, is still open with documents that feature significantmoments in this musician’s life.

PROGRAMA DE CONCIERTO2, 3 AND 4 OCTOBER; FRI AND SAT, 8:30 PM; SUN, 5:00 PM / 2009Gran Teatro de La HabanaPrado y San Rafael, Centro HabanaTel. +(53) 7 861 3077-79

The Ballet Nacional de Cuba will present the ballets Tiempo de danzón (choreography by EduardoBlanco and music by Arturo Márquez), Sinfonía para nueve hombres (choreography by James Kellyand music by the Finish band Apocalíptica) and the third act of one of the great classics in thecompany’s repertory, Coppelia (choreography by Alicia Alonso based on Arthur Saint-Léon’s originalballet and Marius Petipa’s version, with music by Léo Delibes).

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SIMPLEMENTE OTRAS DIMENSIONES1-4 OCTOBER; THU, FRI AND SAT, 8:30 PM; SUN, 5:00 PM / 2009Teatro MellaLínea entre A y B, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 830 4987

The Así Somos alternative dance company, directed by the US choreographer, Lorna Burdsall, aresident in Cuba since 1959 and one of the initiators of modern dance in the island, will presentSimply Other Dimensions, a show dedicated to the troupe’s founding members who are no longerwith them, choreographed by the dancer and teacher, Lourdes Cajigal. According to the danceexpert Vladimir Peraza, it is a “show whose intentions are not to deny the past, but to continue it,not only with its own creativity but, above all, with its own artistic and existentialist concerns. Theboundaries between dance, theatre and performance are blurred here. It is simply an alternativeto reach others.”

15 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

SANTA FEOpens 2 October; Fri and Sat, 8:30 pm; Sun, 5:00 pm / 2009Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecht, Sala Tito JuncoCalle13 esquina a I, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 9359

Teatro del Círculo theatre company presents Santa Fe by the Cuban playwright EdgarEstaco, directed by Pedro A. Vera. Once more, the author brings up the topic ofimmigration, and in his own words, “It is a fantasy trap. The idyllic escape of tormented,marginal, simple argonauts...A futile illusion points north. They never looked up at thestars. Just the brief and fleeting flash of a wish. Escaping from a labyrinth, they get lostin a greater labyrinth: the ocean.”

LA OVEJA NEGRA6, 13, 20 and 27 October, 8:30 pm / 2009Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecht, Sala Tito JuncoCalle13 esquina a I, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 9359

One of the oldest and most popular Cuban comedy groups announce a different show eachTuesday:6 October: In MimoRian 13 October: Cola loca20 October: A ciencia incierta27 October: Baños colaterales

CHEO MALANGA2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 October, Fri and Sat, 8:30 pm; Sun, 5:00 pm / 2009 Sala Adolfo LlauradóCalle 11 entre D y E, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 832 5573

Beginning where one of his greatest hits--Mi socio Manolo--left off, the playwright EugenioHernández Espinosa, director of the Teatro Caribeño theatre company, will open Cheo Malanga,a monologue in which his character, after murdering his friend manolo, reflects on the meaningof his actions. For the playwright and director Alberto Curbelo, “We have before us theplaywright who has more bravely dealt with the debate of racism and racial prejudices thatcontinue to exist in our society, as well as triumphalism, corruption, opportunism, dogmatism,intolerance, double standards, dollarization, prostitution and emigration, among other burningcontradictions of contemporary Cuba...Confessing the unmentionable, Cheo reveals truths thatdrained the lifeblood of the past and stabs at the present.” Definitely, a play that will attractthe attention of the Cuban theatrical world for a long time.

T H E AT R EDELIRIO HABANERO3 October, 8:00 pm / 2009Teatro MellaLínea entre A y B, El VedadoTel. +(53) 7 830 4987

As part of the Fábrica de Arte Project, headed by the Cuban musician and video makerX Alfonso, and sponsored by the Italian Movigroup, the Teatro de la Luna theatre companywill present Delirio Habanero, by the Cuban playwright Alberto Pedro. Producedcountless times always to a full house since its first opening in 1994, the play tells thestory of three delirious characters who believe they are Varilla (a former waiter at LaBodeguita del Medio Restaurant), and famous singers Benny Moré and Celia Cruz meetevery evening at a run-down building to recall a long gone Havana, or to plan a futurethat will never be. Teatro de la Luna’s version has earned its director and the threeactors significant prizes.

16 OCT 2009 www.CubaAbsolutely.com

39 CONGRESO MUNDIAL DEL CONSEJO INTERNACIONAL PARA LAORGANIZACIÓN DE FESTIVALES FOLKLÓRICOS Y LAS ARTESTRADICIONALES PALACIO DE CONVENCIONES, LA HABANA8-15 November

The International Council of Organizations for Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF) is aninternational non-governmental cultural organization in formal consultative relations withUNESCO. Founded in 1970, the work of CIOFF is to safeguard, promote and spread traditionaland popular culture through different forms of expression such as dance, music, games, rites,customs and other arts. The CIOFF will hold its 39th world congress this year in Cuba and willfocus on the slave route and the safeguard of cultural diversity.

A PREVIEW OF THE COMING MONTHS

VISUARTE 2009CITY OF CIENFUEGOS 16-21 November

A biennial event, Visuarte is a meeting of Cuban and international visual artists aimed at sharingexperiences and exhibiting their most recent work. The event includes a competition and atheoretical meeting.

CONCURSO DE JÓVENES JAZZISTAS JOJAZZTEATRO AMADEO ROLDÁN, LA HABANA26-29 November

Jo Jazz (Joven Jazz or Young Jazz), created by five-time Grammy winner Chucho Valdés in 1998,is a competition for young jazz singers and composers from 16 to 30 years of age. Many of itscontestants, such as Yasek Manzano and Harold López-Nussa, today rank among the mostoutstanding in the musical panorama of the Island. A special bonus for the winners is the chanceto cut an album with Chucho.

XIII FESTIVAL DE TEATRO DE LA HABANA30 October to 8 November / 2009All Havana theatres and theaters in Cienfuegos, Matanzas and Villa Clara

More than 300 plays from 25 countries were submitted for the consideration of theOrganizing Committee of the 13th International Havana Theatre Festival, having beenchosen 30 companies from 16 countries, including Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Bolivia,Mexico, Venezuela and Brazil from Latin America, as well as Slovenia, Spain, France,Germany, Italy and Turkey from the Old Continent.

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II FESTIVAL DE VIDEO ARTECITY OF CAMAGÜEY27 November to 1st December

The Video Art festival is aimed at promoting an art that is developed from its link to other digitallanguages.

VIII ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE MANEJO Y GESTIÓN DECENTROS HISTÓRICOSOLD HAVANA1-3 December

The 8th International Meeting on the Management of Historical Centres is organized by theMaster Plan for the Comprehensive Revitalization of Old Havana of the City Historian’s Office,which will focus on the “Vulnerability, Risks and Mitigation in Emergency Situations” of historicalcentres, whether due to natural factors and/or violence, marginality or overcrowding. From the23rd to the 27th of November, the way in which the Historian’s Office of Havana tackles theintegral rehabilitation of the Historical centre will be discussed in a pre-event course, which willinclude thematic tours and discussions with the experts involved in the rehabilitation efforts.For more information, see evento.manejoygestion@ohc.cu.

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE COROSSALA DE CONCIERTOS DOLORES, SANTIAGO DE CUBADel 26 al 30 de noviembre

It was in the Cathedral of Santiago de Cuba where the first known choir pieces in the Island werecomposed by the composer Esteban Salas (Havana, 1725-1803), who for years was chapel master.Honouring this tradition, in 1961 Electo Silva, who has been for decades director of OrfeónSantiago, organized the first choir festival. Throughout the years, choral groups from differentcountries have also participated in the International Choir Festival together with their Cubancounterparts, winners at prestigious international competitions. An intensive programme ofconcerts in theatres, schools, factories, hospitals and public squares characterizes these days inwhich audiences can enjoy the best of the repertoires of choral music.

X SALÓN Y COLOQUIO DE ARTE DIGITAL YACENTRO CULTURAL PABLO DE LA TORRIENTE BRAUMURALLA 63 ENTRE OFICIOS E INQUISIDOR, LA HABANA VIEJATEL. +(53) 7 861 5162 3-8 November

The 10th Digital Art Exhibition and Colloquium seeks to continue promoting the work that isbeing developed in this field and to foster the exchange of ideas and experiences among artistsand experts in this form of artistic creation. The event will include the competition, aninternational colloquium, and exhibitions by Cuban artists who have participated in this Salonsince 1999. Other exhibitions include digital photography and graphic design.

BAILA EN CUBAHAVANA22-27 November

The 4th world meeting of casino and salsa dancers and dance academies includes dance lessons,guest speeches, short courses and choreography workshops.