Saturday May 18, 2013
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Bookshelf: Photography, Art, Architecture, E-Books, and an Interview

May 14, 2013
Recent publications, a few familiar names and faces, and news of interest, including an interview with Teresita Fernández, first published in a 2010 book and now online.

Fernando Alonso and the Hidden History of Cuban Ballet

May 09, 2013
She may be the prima ballerina assoluta, but Madame Alicia isn’t the only Alonso to have shaped Cuban ballet. Toba Singer’s biography of master teacher, dancer, and administrator Fernando Alonso reveals why he’s regarded as the “father of Cuban ballet.”

Cinema Before the Revolution

April 30, 2013
Cinema historian Luciano Castillo, co-author of Cronología del cine cubano, presents a panorama of early Cuban cinema to audiences at the Havana Film Festival New York.

Matamoros on Martínez, Part 2: “The door to Calle 25 opened readily for me now”

December 06, 2012
Part 2 of a presentation given at The 8th Floor in New York City by Havana curator Corina Matamoros, author of the recent book Raúl Martínez: La Gran Familia, winner of the 2012 Cuban National Prize for Cultural Research.

Matamoros on Martínez, Part 1: “Why didn’t they send someone older?”

November 29, 2012
In a presentation last month at The 8th Floor in New York City, Corina Matamoros, author of the recent book Raúl Martínez: La Gran Familia, spoke movingly about her relationship with the artist.
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