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Visual Arts

	El lado oculto de lo real Palacio de Lombillo	Opens 13 April / 2011
	A selection of the most recent paintings by artist Osvaldo García, who has used here mixed technique, crayon, oil on canvas and oil on paper to portray reality, fantasy and the phantasmagoric.

	Maquinaciones Palacio Lombillo	Opens 15 April / 2011
	Large-scale oil paintings on canvas by artist Yaumil Hernández, who freely transgresses academic morphologies to reflect the connection man-machine.

	Milicianos Sala transitoria del Museo de la Ciudad	Opens 13 April / 2011
	Large-scale paintings from the series Milicianos, by the outstanding Cuban painter and draughtsman Servando Cabrera Moreno, who in these works goes beyond the epic theme and gives free rein to his exquisite drawing and a subtle sensuality that is revealed in the grave faces of his models.

	Lo que se sabe no se pregunta Centro Hispano Americano de CulturaAméricasde Asís	Throughout April / 2011
	Dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the emblematic Cuban theatre company El Público, the exhibition recreates photographs, scripts, music, wardrobe, sets, lighting, documents and graphic images to create sculptures, installations, audiovisual materials, drawings and performances which validate the aesthetic and conceptual assumptions that the company defends.

	Ojos rasgados Casa de Asia	Opens 15 April / 2011
	The work of artists Miguel Mariano Gómez, Carlos Alberto García, Carlos Enrique Prado, Jacqueline Brito Jorge, Douglas Argüelles Cruz, Ruslán Torres Leyva, Yamilys Brito Jorge, Osmeivy Ortega and Aliosky García intends to illustrate the influence of Eastern art based on research on haiku carried out by Jorge Braulio Rodríguez Quintana, Dean of the Faculty of Visual Arts of the Higher Arts Institute.

	La gran pantalla Galería Villa Manuela	Throughout April / 2011
	Inés Garrido exhibits six works of art (object, interactive video and installed paintings) to encourage a reflection on the relationships of man today with the media.

	Espacio interior Museo de Bellas Artes (Edificio de Arte Universal)	Throughout April / 2011
	Las 33 obras reunidas, exponentes de épocas, técnicas, materiales y soportes muy diversos, giran en torno a un tema común: los espacios interiores de las viviendas como símbolos de la intimidad del ser humano.

Curso “Un ceramista habla de un ceramista”

	Curso “Un ceramista habla de un ceramista” Museo Nacional de la Cerámica	Fridays, 10:00 am, April / 2011
	Illustrated lectures by artists whose works are part of the permanent collection of the National Ceramics Museum: 1 April: Antonio Lewis 8 April: Glaucia Basalto 15 April: Pastor Fumero and Celia Mariana Horta 22 April: Carlos Manuel Puyalena 29 Apri: Carlos Alberto Rodríguez, Carlos Enrique Prado and Alejandro Cordovés

	Dos impulsos de lo erótico Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Edificio de Arte Cubano)	Through 8 May / 2011
	An exhibition which aims to rescue the production of two Cuban artists whose work was silenced by the tense atmosphere of the 1970s in Cuba: Santiago Armada (Chago) and Umberto Peña, who used eroticism in works of a marked expressionist character in order to allude to other topics. Little recognized and undervalued even today, Peña’s 12 engravings and one pencil drawing, and Chago’s 20 ink drawings on exhibit, some of which are now part of the museum’s collection, allow the viewer toi appreciate the values of their creation.

	Colección Brownstone Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Edificio de Arte Universal) Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam	Through 10 April / 2011
	A collection of 108 19th- and 20th-century graphic works donated to Cuba by the collector and gallery owner Gilbert Brownstone. The collection includes works by Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Andy Wharol, Juan Miró, Andre Masson and Roy Lichtenstein.

	Imagen y dos sentidos Biblioteca Pública Rubén Martínez Villena	Opens 5 April / 2011
	Engravers Liubys Hernández Tamayo and Yacel Izquierdo Díaz blame man for damaging nature and for the appearance of biological phenomena that affect the planet and its inhabitants.

	Evas Convento de San Francisco de Asís	Throughout April / 2011
	Thirty medium- and large-scale paintings show recurring elements in the work of Vladimir León Sagols: the female nude with a strong expressionist vein and a predominance of greys and ochres, which lend his paintings notable force.

	The Falling Man Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales	Throughout April / 2011
	Solo exhibition by artist Rewell Altunaga.

	Alas Biblioteca Nacional José Martí	Throughout April / 2011
	Around 40 works (paintings, collages and drawings from various creative stages) by the National Prize-winner for Visual Arts, Antonio Vidal, one of the pioneers of abstract art in Cuba.

	Prometo ser Breve Galería Servando	Throughout April 2011
	One young Cuba artist who has garnered attention from the critics is Michel Pérez, who, by means of objects, which are sometimes shaped from plasticine and that he takes to the canvas, evokes his childhood whose apparent innocence he uses to express more complex and mischievous concerns.

	Puentes intangibles Galería Orígenes	Throughout April / 2011
	The artist Ángel Alonso defines the characteristics of this personal exhibition: “…the focal points in this exhibition are the contradictions in western culture, the self-centered position of present-day man vis-à-vis other cultures and nature, and his relation with technological development and its paradoxes. Puentes intangibles is therefore the connection between three very different ways of doing things: one, painting, which is very traditional; another which is more experimental and is in the middle of video art and cinema; and another one which is rarely seen in the world of art: holography.

	Reacciones adversas La Acacia	Throughout April / 2011
	Group exhibition of abstract art from the 1950s to the present.

	La ubre del humor Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales	Throughout April / 2011
	A sample of contemporary Cuban graphic humour.

	The Museo Napoleónico is reopened
	Havana’s Napoleonic Museum was reopened last March 29 with the presence of Princess Alix de Foresta, who is the widow of Louis Marie Bonaparte, Prince and descendant of King Jerome, the French Emperor’s youngest brother. Princess Alix donated part of a porcelain dinner service presented by Napoleon Bonaparte to his brother Jerome on his wedding day to the prestigious Cuban institution. For three years the building and the treasures it holds underwent major restoration work carried out by specialists from the City Historian’s Office. One of the most important collections of Napoleonic and French Revolutionary memorabilia outside France and the most important in the Americas, the museum is located in a house known as Dolce Dimora, or Sweet Home, a mansion in the style of a Florentine Renaissance villa, owned by Italian-Cuban politician Orestes Ferrara, and built in 1928 by renowned Cuba architects Govantes and Cabarrocas, who used abundant European glass, Italian marble and Cuban hardwoods. The museum, which opened in 1961, was created from the personal collections of former Cuban tycoon Julio Lobo, who for years had a number of agents search abroad for pieces connected to Napoleon and the period in which he lived. The collection includes paintings, engravings, a library with over 5,000 books, papers, furniture, glassware, porcelains, and weapons. One of the most important pieces is the emperor’s death mask, brought to Cuba by Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon’s personal physician, who made it at the time of the autopsy and later gave it to famous sculptor Antonio Canovas to make any necessary corrections before casting several copies in bronze, keeping for himself the one that is now on display in the museum; also, the pistol he used at the Battle of Borodino; his two-cornered hat and the spyglasses he used at St. Helena. The Museum may be visited at Calle San Miguel, No. 1159 esquina a Ronda, El Vedado, La Habana, Tel. 879 1412/1460

Music

	En la Basílica Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís Oficios y Churruca, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 9683	6:00 pm / 2011
	2 April 2011, 6:00 pm Pianist Lisandra Rodríguez and the wind quintet Nueva Camerata, coinducted by Haskell Armenteros, will play Hans-Georg Gorner, Meister and Villa-Lobos. 6 April 2011, 6:00 pm The duet Netzaj, with Fadev Sanjudo (trumpet) and Darío Martín (piano), will play works by Cuban composer Carlos Fariñas, and Alexander Goedicke and Camille Saint-Saëns, among others; while the duet Cálamus, with Paula Suárez (piano) and Néstor Calvo (clarinet), will play works by Brahms and the Cuban composer Jorge López Marín. 9 April 2011, 6:00 pm The Coro Polifónico will celebrate its 11th anniversary with a program composed of Cuban and French works. 12 April 2011, 6:00 pm Concert by pianists Rebeca Lluveras, María Victoria del Collado, Ana Gabriela Fernández de Velazco and Leonardo Gell; violinists Alfredo and Fernando Muñoz; and clarinettist Dianelis Castillo with music by Latin American composers. 16 April 2011, 6:00 pm A program with compositions by Jacques Ibert, Georges Bizet, Astor Piazzola and Paquito D´ Rivera, among others, will serve to celebrate the quintet Ventus Habana’s 7th anniversary. 23 April 2011, 6:00 pm Conducted by Zenaida Romeu, the Camerata Romeu and students from different music schools will play works by the Baroque Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli. 27 April 2011, 6:00 pm The Italian pianist Luciano Bellini will perform a varied program with works by Domenico Scarlatti, Luciano Berio, Nino Rota, Sergio Rendine, Alfredo Casella, L. Bellini, Ernesto Lecuona, Alban Berg and Frédéric Chopin. 28 April 2011, 6:00 pm Concert by the choir Kingston Cantabile, from Ontario, Canada, directed by Mark Sirett, will perform classic works, popular and contemporary folk songs. 30 April 2011, 6:00 pm The duet D´Accord, with Vicente Monterrey (clarinet) and Marita Rodríguez (piano), will play chamber music from French, Italian and Cuban 20th century.

	Peña del Ambia Hurón Azul, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) Calle 17 esquina a H, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53	13 y 27 April, 5:00 pm / 2011
	The best place to go for those seeking to become acquainted with authentic African-Cuban traditions, hosted by the poet Eloy Machado, aka. El Ambia.

	La Utopía Casa de la Música de Miramar	Every Saturday, 5:00 pm, April / 2011
	The “in” place of Havana’s trova scene, La Utopía combines live performances by troubadours, impromptu performances by the audience, and videos of important domestic and international musicians of the past 50 years.

	La Tanda Centro Cultural Fresa y Chocolate	Every Thursday, 9:00 pm, April / 2011
	Inti Santana, a troubadour of the younger generations, in an informal get-together.

	Peña de Los Kents Café Cantante, Teatro NacionalCalle Paseo y 39, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 870 4651	Every Sunday, 4:00 pm, April / 2011
	Los Kents, another “dinosaur” of Cuban rock, play their own hits from the 60s and 70s.

	Noche de Boleros de Oro Hurón Azul, UNEAC	Every Saturday, 10:00 pm, April / 2011
	Lovers of this romantic genre par excellence have the opportunity of meeting and enjoying the performances of the best Cuban bolero singers.

	Trovando Patio-bar of the EGREM record label San Miguel 410 entre Campanario y Lealtad, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 862 0673	Every Wednesday, 4:00 pm, April / 2011
	A place where troubadours and poets get together for a unique performance in a bohemian atmosphere, combined with the launching and sale of record albums, books and magazines.

	La Trova sin Traba Hurón Azul, Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) Calle 17 esquina a H, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53	6 & 20 April, 5:00 pm / 2011
	Different generations and styles converge in a natural combination of traditional, new and very new trova.

	Peña de Pancho Amat Sede provisional del Museo Nacional de la MúsicaObrapía 509, entre Bernaza y Villegas, La Habana Vieja	21 April, 5:00 pm / 2011
	The popular tres player Pancho Amat and Cabildo del Son with a sample of the most Cuban ofCuban song and dance styles, son.

	Rumba Palacio de la Rumba	Fri, Sat & Sun; opens 6:30 pm, April / 2011
	Lovers of real rumba meet Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays every week to enjoy performances by rumba musicians and dancers.

	Peña de Aceituna sin Hueso Centro Cultural Fresa y Chocolate	Every Sunday, 6:00 pm, April / 2011
	Not to miss. The popular Aceituna sin Hueso band mixes the music of the island with elements from flamenco, country, rock, Celtic, Arab, Andean or Hindu musics creating a fusion that is surprisingly very Cuban. The topics which the band expresses in their lyrics establish from the start a magnetic communication with the audiences.

Descarga de Ivette Cepeda y su Grupo Reflexión

	Descarga de Ivette Cepeda y su Grupo Reflexión Snack Bar of the Telégrafo Hotel	Every Saturday, 9:00 pm, April / 2011
	An informal meeting with the versatile contralto Ivette Cepeda, who has been much celebrated thanks to the subtleties she brings to her voice and her wide repertory of Cuban and international music.

	Oratorio San Felipe Neri	7:00 pm / 2010
	14 April 2011, 7:00 pm Lírica Intramuros will present the soprano Diana Rosa, the tenor Carlos D’Vargas, the mezzo-soprano Laura Ulloa and the cello octet conducted by Gladis Lo, accompanied by the pianist Esperanza Rodríguez. 21 April 2011, 4:00 pm Chamber music concert, conducted by Walter Reiter from England, sponsored by the Lyceum Mozartiano of Havana. 28 April 2011, 4:00 pm Comic style concert “Simpático” conducted by Valentí Figueredo, with duets, solos and quartet. 30 April 2011, 6:00 pm Performance by young talents of Cuban opera.

	Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula	7:00 pm / 2011
	15 April 2011, 7:00 pm The young guitarist Joe Ott Pons will play a demanding repertory of great composers, Fernando Sor, Giulio Regondi, Francisco Tárrega, , Joaquín Rodrigo, Alberto Ginastera and Leo Brouwer. 22 April, 7:00 pm “The Seven Words of Christ” by Joseph Haydn will be performed by Schola Cantorum Coralina, directed by Alina Orraca, with the chamber orchestra Solistas de La Habana, conducted by Ivan Valiente. 29 April, 7:00 pm The soprano Yilam Sartorio and the countertenor Ubail Zamora, along with other musicians, will present a program composed of works by three great Baroque composers. 29 April, 7:00 pm Walter Reiter, from England, will conduct an orchestra composed of students from the National Art School, the Higher Arts Institute, and professional musicians from the Ars Longa Early Music Ensemble, the of Havana and other Cuban chamber orchestras.

II Festival de Música y Tradiciones Celtas

	II Festival de Música y Tradiciones Celtas Centro Histórico de La Habana	15-24 April / 2011
	Organized by the City Historian’s Office and CeltFest, the 2nd Festival of Celtic Music and Traditions will take place in various venues around Havana’s Historical Centre. During the first few days, the event will merge with the Urban Dance Festival.

	Espacio Cheketé Casa de África	April / 2011
	1 April, 5:00 pm: Performance by Síntesis, a pioneer in the fusion of rock an Afro-Cuban chants and rhythms. 9 April, 3:00 pm: Performance by the folkloric group Obiní Batá.

	Cats Anfiteatro del Centro Histórico	Opens 16 April; Sat & Sun, 9:00 pm / 2011
	After six months of intensive rehearsing with a cast formed by professionals and amateur performers, the experienced and talented Cuban director Alfonso Menéndez will produce his version of “Cats,” the famous musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber. As in previous shows, audiences will pack the open-air theater of the Anfiteatro de la Habana will be packed with audiences that will have the chance of seeing the first-time production of this musical in Cuba.

	Festival ProElectrónica Salón Rosado de la Tropical	22 April, opens 4:00 pm / 2011
	At the initiative of the project Proposiciones and sponsored by the singer-songwriter Pablo Milanés, the 47th anniversary of the first public concert of electro-acoustic music held in Cuba, which was then organized by composer Juan Blanco, will be celebrated on the 22nd of this month. The festival will integrate dance, theater, film and visual arts with digital technology (games and electronic music). Performers include Kike Wolf, Wichy del Vedado, I.A. (Iliam Suárez-Alexis de la O), Nacional Electrónica, Proyecto Love in por la Paz y la Naturaleza, TRANC3POI (Danza de fuego), Break Dance and tattoo artists.

	Premio de Composición Casa de las América	11-15 April
	The Composition Prize Competition is aimed at Latin American concert music composers. Recitals and concerts, plus lectures and workshops dealing with the most recent music made in the region will also be held during the event.

	Peña de Yaíma Orozco y Roly Berrio Patio-bar EGREM Recording Studios	14 April, 4:00 pm / 2011
	Two popular young Cuban “trovadores” share their songs with a group of guest singers.

Curso libre “Breve historia de la trova cubana”

	Canto de Todos Casa Cultural del ALBA	21 April, 6:00 pm / 2011
	Latin American trova and poetry are combined at the Casa del Alba with the noted Cuban singer, guitarist and composer, and one of the originators of Cuba's Nueva Trova, Vicente Feliú.

	Peña de Ariel Barreiro Patio-bar EGREM Recording Studios	25 April, 5:00 pm / 2011
	The trovador from the city of Cienfuegos in Central Cuba, Ariel Barreiros, whose work stands out among his contemporaries thanks to its lyricism and tender love songs, in an afternoon with the best of Cuban trova.

	Peña de Ivette Cepeda Casa Cultural del ALBA	19 April, 7:00 pm / 2011
	Another opportunity for an evening of good singing with Ivette Cepeda, who has been described by critics as “the singer of the moment” and “queen of the night,” and who has won many followers in a very short time.

	Dúo Karma Teatro del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Edificio de Arte Cubano)	2 April, 7:00 pm / 2011
	Known for their fusion of different sounds from various regions with Cuban music, and for their poetic lyrics, the Karma Duet proposes their concert Mundo sonajero, with a background of photographs and designs by young Cuban artists.

	La Zorra y El Cuervo Program	April / 2011
	V/ 1- Lázaro Valdés & SON JAZZ S/ 2- Yasek Manzano & Grupo D/ 3- Sexto Sentido L/ 4- Aire de Concierto M/ 5- Jorge Luís Pacheco & Grupo Mi/ 6- Michel Herrera & Joven Jazz J/ 7- Yadasny Portillo & Cauce V/ 8- Bellita & Jazztumbatá S/ 9- Pablo Menéndez & Mezcla D/ 10- Oscar Valdés & Diákara L/ 11- Harold López Nussa & su Grupo M/ 12- Michel Herrera & Joven Jazz Mi/ 13- Alexis Bosch & Quinteto J/ 14- Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento V/ 15- Bellita & Jazztumbatá S/ 16- Michel Herrera & Joven Jazz D/ 17- Lázaro Valdés & SON JAZZ L/ 18- Aire de Concierto M/ 19- Yadasny Portillo & Cauce Mi/ 20- Michel Herrera & Joven Jazz J/ 21- Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento V/ 22- Ochumare Quarter (Grupo cubano-suizo) S/ 23- Yasek Manzano & Grupo D/ 24- Grupo Canela L/ 25- Alejandro Falcón & Cubadentro M/ 26- Jorge Luís Pacheco & Grupo Mi/ 27- Alexis Bosch & Quinteto J/ 28 - Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento V/ 29- Oscar Valdés & Diákara S/ 30- Jesús Fuentes & Santo Tomás Conection

	Fábrica de arte Cubano PABEXPO	Every Saturday, 8:00 pm / 2011,
	Fábrica de arte Cubano, a project conceived by Cuban musician X Alfonso reopens its doors with performances accompanied by art exhibitions every Saturday of the month: 2 April: Concert with popular Cuban DJs. 9 April: Concert by X Alfonso. 16 April: Concert-tribute to pop music. 23 April: Concert by the popular singer Diana Fuentes, aka, “the angel who sings.” 30 April: Concert by the band Síntesis.

	Los masters de Nicanor Centro Cultural El Sauce	5, 19, 26 April, 8:30 pm / 2011
	Under the premise of “Tuesdays in Havana are more boring than a speech,” established by Nicanor O’Donnell, a character in a series of underground fiction shorts that go from PC to PC in Havana, the popular actor Luis Alberto García, or Nicanor, becomes a DJ and offers a demanding selection of pop, rock, alternative Cuban music, pieces by singer-songwriters and audiovisual materials. Unlike other venues in the city, at Nicanor’s, salsa, timba and merengue have been banned, and has been proudly declared “Free territory of reggaeton.”

	El Submarino Amarillo 17th and 6th, El Vedado	Tue-Sun, April / 2011
	The Yellow Submarine, the first nightclub exclusively dedicated to rock in Havana recently opened with the presence of the Cuban Minister of Culture Abel Prieto; the most important Cuban composer of classical music, the renowned Leo Brouwer; several National Prize-winners for Literature; and José Villa, the sculptor of the popular statue of John Lennon at a contiguous park. Designed by graduates of the Higher Design Institute, who recreated the aesthetic canons of pop art with a contemporary spirit, the Submarine opens at 2:00 pm with the screening of videos and films related to the 1960s, and continues at 10 pm with live performances.

Theatre

Observando ganar a los Yankees de Nueva York

	Observando ganar a los Yankees de Nueva York Café Teatro Bertolt Brecht	1-2 April, 8:30 pm; 3 April, 5:00 pm / 2011
	Ulises Rodríguez Febles has taken the character of El Fígaro from his successful play Béisbol for a monologue performed by the actor and director Alejandro Palomino of Vital Teatro company. According to the author, “El Fígaro is a character that I am rewriting; a reinterpretation of the different codes of baseball…he cuts hair and shaves at La Mascota Dorada barbershop, and is torn between contradictions.”

	Medea de barro Plaza de Armas, Old Havana	14 March, 5:00 pm / 2011
	Havana’s first plaza will become the stage for Medea de barro, D'Morón theater company’s version of the immortal Greek tragedy by Euripides, a grisly plot that revolves around, love, jealousy and revenge.

	Desnudas Sala Adolfo Llauradó	1-2 April, 8:30 pm; 3 April, 5:00 pm / 2011
	Desnudas by Spanish playwright Roberto Santiago is a well acted and well directed enjoyable comedy that criticizes, in a merry way, the relationship between couples, sex, infidelity, selfishness, and the lack of scruples in the world of a film director and three women in his life: a producer, a scriptwriter and an actress.

	Chamaco Sala Adolfo Llauradó	5-7 April, 6:00 pm / 2011
	Rerun by Teatro Tumbo of playwright Abel González Melo’s successful and much awarded Chamaco, a play which was first staged by Argos Teatro, and whose director, Carlos Celdrán, has said, “I have produced Chamaco, not only because it is Cuban and deals directly with the reality in which I am interested in, but how it deals with it, how it penetrates the reality that it touches on, how it blurs its most obvious, expected and local turf, and creates an essential image behind situations and words, an image that unravels possible fragments of a painful and elusive Havana.”

	María Antonia Teatro Mella	Sat & Sun, 8:30 pm; Sun, 5:00 pm April / 2011
	Super production by Teatro Caribeño de Cuba and Conjunto Folklórico Nacional of a classic of Cuban theatre: “María Antonia,” by Eugenio Hernández Espinosa, a Caribbean tragedy in which a sensual and violent woman, who is immersed in the world of derelicts of Havana’s 1950s, is incapable of controlling her passion for Julián, a young boxer and womanizer. This situation will lead her to a tragic destiny dictated by the gods of African religions practiced in Cuba.

	Las pericas Sala Hubert de Blanck	1-2, 8:30 pm.; 3 April, 5:00 pm / 2011
	Teatro Ensayo Gestus from Ecuador has produced this play as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the first opening of Las Pericas by Nicolás Dorr, one of the most important Cuban playwrights today, who wrote this play when he was only 14 years old. Written as a farce, the play presents the eternal contradiction between the old and the new, between the oppressive atmosphere of a bourgeois household in which “pericas” rule—crazy old ladies whose chatter is both ridiculous and pathetic, and the ebullient vitality outside. On 2 April, 3 pm, the Casa del ALBA will host a discussion on the importance of this play with the participation of its author, directors and actors.

	La profana familia Sala Covarrubias, Teatro Nacional	Opens 9 April. Fri & Sat, 8:30 pm; Sun, 5:00 pm / 2011
	Premiere of another play by Nicolás Dorr, who once again shows his creative vitality, always observant of the vibrant life of Cuba.

Dance

	La fille mal gardée Gran Teatro de La Habana	1, 2, 8 & 9, 8:30 pm; 3 & 10, 5:00 pm, April / 2011
	Performance of the classical ballet La fille mal gardée by young figures of the Laura Alonso Ballet Company. Laura Alonso is an experienced dancer and maître, daughter of Alicia Alonso.

Events

The Montecristo Cup & Esencia Cup golf tournaments 2011, Varadero Cuba
Varadero

The 2011 Montecristo & Esencia Cups will be held on April 15th-16th 2011 at Varadero Golf Club, Cuba. On Thursday 14th there will be a practice round available for all players. Friday 15th and Saturday 16th will be the tournament days with prize-giving on the Saturday.

The guest of honour this year is Tony Jacklin CBE, most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever. He will be at the event to watch the activities and congratulate the winners.

Online Registration began in January, with many players from 2010 returning. The last spaces are available and Registrations are due to close on April 8th. The event program and prizes can be seen by viewing The Montecristo Cup tab.

The Esencia Cup
Friday 15th & Saturday 16th April 2011

In 2011, there will be two tournament days of individual play at The Varadero Golf Club in Cuba. The Esencia Cup will be given to the best individual net score from those days. The competition is open to those with a handicap of 24 or under (men) or 30 or under (women). Official certification of their handicap is required by all players and must be shown to the Club.

The Montecristo Cup
Friday 15th & Saturday 16th April 2011

In 2011, there will be two tournament days of individual play at The Varadero Golf Club in Cuba. The Montecristo Cup will be given to the best individual gross score from those days. The competition is open to those with a handicap of 24 or under (men) and 30 or under (women). Official certification of their handicap is required by all players and must be shown to the Club.

The Montecristo Cup & The Esencia Cup 2011 Program
14th April - Practice

TIME	ACTIVITY	LOCATION
08:00-13:00	18 hole Practice round	Varadero Golf Club
0700-1800	Use of the Driving Range	Varadero Golf Club
19.00	* Welcome Cocktail * Information on Tournament	19th Hole, VGC

Round 1 of The Montecristo and Esencia Tournaments
15th April

* Format – Medal Play * Starting Holes 1 and 10, in foursomes
* USGA, ST Andrew and Varadero Golf Club local rules will be applied.
* Both men and woman play in the same category
* Official certification of their handicap is required by all players and must be shown to the Club
* There are no transfers provided between Havana and Varadero

TIME	ACTIVITY	LOCATION
0630-08.50	Practice on the Driving Range	Varadero Golf Club
0700-0900	* Players receive welcome pack at Tee no. 1 * Tournament First Round (leaving in foursomes from Hole 1 every 10 minutes) * Refreshments during the round	Varadero Golf Club
0700-1800	Practice area available to players	Varadero Golf Club

Round 2 of The Montecristo and Esencia Tournaments
16th April

TIME	ACTIVITY	LOCATION
0630-08.50	Practice in the Driving Range	Varadero Golf Club
0700-0900	* Tournament Second Round (leaving in foursomes from Hole 1 every 10 minutes) * Refreshments during the round * Qualifying Awards during Round 2: - Men’s Longest Drive – Hole 10 - Women’s Longest Drive – Hole 1 - Nearest the Pin – Hole 3	Varadero Golf Club
15.30-16.30	Putting Competition	Varadero Golf Club
17.00	Prize-giving	The Putting Green, VGC
18.00	Gala Dinner for Players and their registered guests	The Putting Green, VGC

Encuentro Internacional de Academias de Ballet

	Encuentro Internacional de Academias de Ballet Gran Teatro de La Habana	16-30 April / 2011
	Organized for the first time in 1993, this International Meeting of Ballet Academies has made it possible for dancers, teachers and students to become familiar with the technical and stylistic peculiarities of the Cuban School of Ballet through workshops, courses, and methodological and master lessons. Similarly, dancers and pedagogues from other countries have conveyed their experiences in a fruitful exchange with their Cuban colleagues. In addition, since 1995, an international competition for students is held in different categories (13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 years old) and four prizes are awarded: revelation, best partners, best individual performance and the Grand Prix.

	Festival La Huella de España Gran Teatro de La Habana and other venues	17-24 April / 2011
	Founded in 1989 by Cuba’s prima ballerina, Alicia Alonso, this festival (literally, “Spanish Imprint Festival”), while acknowledging both traditional and contemporary Spanish cultural influence on the island, is nonetheless very Cuban. Cuban and Spanish soloists, theatre companies, dance ensembles and music groups perform at the Gran Teatro de La Habana as well as in the Plaza de Armas and the Castillo de la Real Fuerza--, itself an enduring testimony of previous Hispanic presence in the city.

	Festival Internacional de Cine Pobre Havana	5-10 de abril / 2011
	After much debate due to disagreements among those involved in the celebration of the Cine Pobre Festival, it was finally announced by its organizers that the 9th International Low-Budget Film Festival Humberto Solás will be held in Havana from 5-10 April and not in the eastern town of Gibara as usual. The opening of the festival will take place at the Chaplin Theatre although showings will take place for the most part at the seaside town of Regla, with collateral screenings of prize-winning films from prior festivals and other significant films in Old Havana, Centro Habana, El Cerro and Guanabacoa, with the aim of preserving the community character of the event.

Conjuntos conmemorativos de la Revolución

	Conjuntos conmemorativos de la Revolución Casa de las Tejas Verdes	15 April, 2:00 pm / 2011
	Talk on commemorative sculptures, which in many cases, are significant features of the cities where they are located: Memorial Granma (Havana), Plaza de la Revolución Antonio Maceo (Santiago de Cuba), Mausoleo de los Mártires de Artemisa (Artemisa), Plaza Mariana Grajales (Guantánamo), Parque de los Mártires Universitarios and Plaza Ernesto Che Guevara (Santa Clara).

A PREVIEW OF THE COMING MONTHS

	Feria Internacional Cubadisco Different areas of Havana 14-24 May 2011
	Nothing to do with discotheques, this fair was begun in 1997 as a way to bring to national and international attention what the Cuban recording industry has been up to. It includes concerts, recitals, symposia and exhibits.

Taller del Comité Científico Internacional para el Análisis y Restauración de las Estructuras del Patrimonio Arquitectónico (ISCARSAH) del Consejo Internacional de Monumentos y Sitios (ICOMOS)

	Taller del Comité Científico Internacional para el Análisis y Restauración de las Estructuras del Patrimonio Arquitectónico (ISCARSAH) del Consejo Internacional de Monumentos y Sitios (ICOMOS) Havana 16-19 May 2011
	Workshop dedicated to reflecting on and designing new territorial policies for protecting and preventing the loss of human lives and buildings in the event of hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. Discussions will include the ICOMOS experiences in Haiti after the recent devastating earthquake.

	XIV Festival internacional de poesía Havana 24-30 May 2011
	A meeting ground for poets from every continent, the International Poetry Festival includes a number of activities, such as seminars, readings and exhibitions. The World Meeting of Poets in Defence of Humanity is also celebrated during the festival.

La Joven Estampa
Old Havana
7-11 April / 2011

Considered the only prize of its kind in Latin America, the La Joven Estampa Award brings together engravers under 35 years of age, which have been born or naturalized in the continent, and seeks to encourage young creators of this art. The event includes exhibitions of works made by the members of the jury and winners of previous competitions, lectures, workshops and theoretical discussions on engraving, from traditional techniques to the most modern forms of this art.

Romerías de Mayo
Holguín city
2-8 May / 2011

Continuing a tradition that dates back to colonial times, in 1993 a group of young artists decided to organize these romerías with the arrival of Spring. This festival, which was held for the first time at the foot of the cross which Father Antonio Alegría placed on 3 May, 1790 at the top of a hill, 275 metres above sea level, is presided over by the Hacha Taína (the Taino Axe) and the Cruz de Madera (the Wooden Cross), symbols of the mixture of elements that constitute the Cuban culture. Following this spirit, every year musicians, actors, researchers, artists, writers and dancers come together to share their artistic endeavour during intense days and nights in which the diversity of their propositions is exhibited, and Cuban and foreign artists join the locals to enjoy a marathon-like programme in various parts of the city.