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MYTHOLOGIES OF RETURN: REVISITING ANA MENDIETA’S RUPESTRIAN SCULPTURES

Monday, March 18, 2019 at 7 pm

A convergence between the literary and the visual, artist Aurora De Armendi and scholar Adriana Méndez Rodenas have produced a limited-edition artist’s book honoring Ana Mendieta’s Rupestrian Sculptures, a series of low-relief sculptures created in 1981 at the Escaleras de Jaruco, a national park outside Havana. The low-relief sculptures, directly carved on the limestone walls of a cave, were meant […]

‘VESTIDO DE NOVIA’

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 7 pm

A special screening of one of the boldest films to come out of Cuba in recent years, Marilyn Solaya‘s feature film debut His Wedding Dress (Vestido de Novia). Based on true events, the film recreates the theme of transexuality and gender violence. The story is set in 1994, the worst year of Cuba’s so-called special period, […]

CIEN BARCOS EN LA HISTORIA DE CUBA

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 @ 6 pm

The CCCNY opens its Fall Season with a unique presentation by the unparalleled Cubanologist Emilio Cueto, who will trace and share the history of the Island as explored in one of his latest works, Cien barcos en la historia de Cuba, noting that pivotal events in the history of the country have been marked by […]

‘EL MAR DE LOS CANÍBALES’ DE FERNANDO VELÁZQUEZ MEDINA

Friday, September 28, 2018 at 6:30 pm

The New York City launching of Fernando Velázquez Medina‘s second novel, El mar de los caníbales, whose protagonist, a prodigal storyteller named Diego, recalls his restless youth and takes us on an adventurous voyage back in history to the Caribbean seas and jungles of the 16th century, full of discoveries, illusions, and betrayals. Diego, also […]

‘IGNACIO CERVANTES MEDAL’ GALA CONCERT

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 7 pm

A concert in tribute to Flores Chaviano (1946), recipient of the 2018 Ignacio Cervantes Medal, the CCCNY’s lifetime achievement award for excellence in classical music. Mr. Chaviano has excelled as composer, guitarist, professor and orchestral conductor. His works, as well as his performances with the guitar or the baton, continue to gather accolades, and he is one of […]

Cuban Photography

Sunday, October 21, 2018 ~ 8:30 am to 6:30 pm

                      Cuban Photography: La isla en su imagen durante dos siglos The Cuban Cultural Center of New York celebrates its 17th annual one-day conference, this year focusing on the origins and development of Cuban photography, from colonial times to the present, including illustrated formal presentations […]

‘DEPARTURES’ ~ A PLAY BY EL CIERVO ENCANTADO

Sunday, November 4, 2018 at 5 pm

El Ciervo Encantado, a Havana-based theatrical group, returns to New York City for a reprise of Departures, which premiered last year at The Greene Space. Written by Nelda Castillo, the group’s founder and director, Departures grapples with the phenomenon of Cuban emigration from 1959 through the present, and seeks communion with its audiences through personal history. Cuban migration has fragmented families, […]

THE FORGOTTEN PIANIST ~ THE MUSIC OF MIGUEL CASTELLANOS

Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 6:30 pm

An illustrated talk and recital on the music of Miguel Castellanos (1862-1940), a 19th century Cuban-American composer and pianist, praised by Camille Saint-Saëns and lauded by José Martí as one of the best Chopin interpreters of his day. The musical legacy of Miguel Castellanos is important, not only for the beauty of his compositions and his […]

FÉLIX VARELA, EN EL 230 ANIVERSARIO DE SU NATALICIO

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 @ 6:30 pm

A  celebration of the life and legacy of Padre Félix Varela (1788-1853), on the 230th anniversary of his birth. Varela was an outstanding scholar and paramount figure in the gestation of a Cuban national identity in the first half of the 19th century. His influence on intellectual thought and progressive ideas in Cuba, including equal education for women, […]

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