MAY 2013 - LaHabana.com
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MAY 2013 - LaHabana.com
WHAT’S ON LA HABANA ! MAY 2013 Cubadisco 2013 – Cuba’s premier music awards ceremony May 18-26 page 8 63rd Ernest Hemingway International Bill Fishing Tournament May 20-25 page 20 20th ‘Romerias de Mayo’ International Festival May 3 - 8, 2013 page 23 .COM Cuba Absolutely is an independent platform, which seeks to showcase the best in Cuba culture, life-style, sport, travel and much more... we seek to explore Cuba through the eyes of the best writers, photographers and filmmakers, both Cuban and international, who live work, travel and play in Cuba. Beautiful pictures, great videos, opinionated reviews, insightful articles and inside tips. ALL ABOUT CUBA, ALL THE TIME HIGHLIGHTS HAVANA RESTAURANT GUIDE We have reviewed over 150 places to eat in Havana from the coolest new paladar to the old favorites. Check out. The Ultimate Guide to Dining out in Havana. Like us on Facebook for beautiful images, links to interesting articles and regular updates. Over 100 videos including interviews with Cuba’s best artists, dancers, musicians, writers and directors. Follow us on Twitter for regular updates of new content, reviewa, comments and more. OUR CONTRIBUTORS We are deeply indebted and extremely grateful to all of the writers and photograohers who have shared their work with us. We always welcome new contributors and would love hear from you if you have developed a Cuba-related project, idea, photo series or article. You can contact us at [email protected] .COM WHAT’S ON HAVANA ! May 2013 What’s On La Habana, May 2013 is all about the music at Cuba’s premier music awards ceremony, Cuba Disco which takes place from May 18-26 in Havana. As well as a selection of Cuba’s best contemporary musicians expect to see the first performances of music composed by Juan Formell, founder and director of Los Van Van, with symphonic arrangements by Joaquín Betancourt. Elsewhere in Havana you will seldom be far from the sound of music. Look out for Miramar’s new jazz club (Café Jazz Miramar) and a new rap venue, La Sesión at Delirio Habanero. For those of you looking to follow in Hemmingway’s footsteps you should head out to Marina Hemingway in the Western suburb of Havana for the 63rd Ernest Hemingway International Bill Fishing Tournament where from May 20-25 competition will be fierce amongst those hoping to land the big one… With the opening of Milano Club Lounge the world of Bling-Bling has arrived in Havana, check out the best restaurants, bars and clubs in town and see who’s up and who’s down in Elena Vega’s dining guide. We are continuing to try and improve this digital guide and hope that you like the new features. Any feedback and/or notices about events are always appreciated. You can contact us at [email protected]. Cover picture by Ivan Soca HAVANA CULTURE ART | 3 PHOTOGRAPHY | 5 DANCE | 6 MUSIC | 8 PERFORMING ARTS | 16 OTHER | 18 FOR KIDS | 19 OTHER EVENTS & FEATURES 63RD ERNEST HEMINGWAY FISHING TOURNAMENT | 20 MAY 1 AT PLAZA DE LA REVOLUCIÓN | 22 20TH ‘ROMERIAS DE MAYO’ FESTIVAL | 23 CAYO LARGO - AN ABSOLUTE BEACH PARADISE | 24 HAVANA GUIDE THE BEST BARS & CLUBS IN HAVANA | 25 THE BEST PLACE TO EAT IN HAVANA | 26 ELENA’S UPS & DOWNA TO DINING OUT IN HAVANA | 27 DIRECTORY / ADDRESS BOOK | 29 www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM ART WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A ACCENTUS ! Biblioteca Pública Rubén Martínez Villena Opens May 10 Exhibit by the Cuban sculptor José Villa Soberón, is made up of ten small-scale pieces whose leitmotiv is the circle. José Villa Soberón’s sculptures are scattered throughout the island, although two stand out in Havana: John Lennon in El Vedado and Caballero de París in front of the Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís concert hall in Old Havana. MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION Through July 22 The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes is celebrating its 100th birthday with two exhibitions related to the anniversary: El Museo Nacional de Cuba. Orígenes de la colección, refers to the museum’s first exhibition in 1913 and shows pieces from its present collections and others which later became part of the collections of other Havana museums. Hitos. Crecimiento de la colección de arte en el Museo Nacional (1913-1963) includes significant instances in the museum’s life, such as the loan of artwork by the San Alejandro Art Academy in 1913, the purchase of pieces from the Italian collector Salvatore Buffardi in 1925, and the legacy of Rafael Carvajal in 1954. From April 24-26, experts will lecture on such topics as collecting, restoring, education and promotion SALVADOR GONZÁLEZ: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL by Ricardo Alberto Pérez To speak of Salvador González Escalona and Callejón de Hamel is practically the same thing. The man and the alley have merged their fates into one. Born in the central-eastern province of Camaguey in 1948, Salvador is proud to have Cuba’s most popular open-air art gallery, which has become a shrine to Afro-Cuban religions through the artist’s stunning pictorial fantasies. The buildings within the... Continue to read full article + slideshow page 3 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM ART WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A Opens May 10 Revulsión, graduation exercise of University of the Arts students Liuby Hernández Tamayo and Yacel Izquierdo Díaz, presents installations which tackle the concepts of power and liberty from the resources of contemporary graphic art. Factoría Habana Opens May 10 In El ardid de los inocentes, Cuban artists Celia y Yunior, Ricardo Miguel Hernández, Grethell Rasúa, Luis Gárciga, Marianela Orozco, Néstor Siré and Renier Quer, use photography, video and installation art to delve into the one-to-one relation of individual/urban context. Taller de Serigrafía René Through May 18 CACA en el taller, yearly show of the work carried out by the Club de Amigos del Cartel (CACA) [Poster Friends Club]. Casa Oswaldo Guayasamín Portocarrero Casa de la Opens May 24 Poesía Sala Martínez Villena. UNEAC Through May 26 Huella soviética [Soviet Influence], by artists Alain Martínez, Jorge Luis Sanfiel, Camilo Villalvilla, Juan Karlos Echeverría and Rolando Quintero, takes another look at a topic that is still present in presentday Cuba at many levels. Cartel cultural, by Rolando de Oraá, Muñoz Bach 2012 Prizewinner for its excellent design, is a collection of 32 posters created for theater. Throughout Group show Yo cuento, tú Centro Provincial May recuerdas, de los jóvenes de Artes artistas Rubén Darío, Plásticas y Alejandro Figueredo, Yomer Diseño Fidel, Gabriela García y Rafael Herrera, entre otros. Galería Génesis Miramar Throughout Cuatro universos, una May visión, a group exhibition page 4 | May by artists Carlos Guzmán, Carlos Verdial, Eduardo Abela and Luis Ulises García. ! Centro Hispano Americano de Cultura Throughout May El cartel polaco de ahora en lo adelante is a collection of almost 100 pieces that includes posters and illustrations from the 1990s to the present day. This show confirms the long and successful Polish tradition in graphic art. Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales Throughout May The 14th Prize-winners’s Salon awarded first prize to La obra perfecta, by Lainier Díaz López, multimedia with video showing in real time. With this prize, the jury acknowledged the quality and objectivity in presenting the idea and the level of conceptual consistency that supports it. Other pieces that received awards from different institutions were Por encima del hombro, installation by María Carla Llanes Pereira, and Café, by Osvaldo González Herrera. Instituto Superior de Diseño Throughout Mi guagua y tu autobús is May an exhibition of works by students from Havana’s Design Institute and the Multidisciplinary Image Institute if Quebec that deals with the topic of public transportation as seen and experienced by each of the artists photographic manipulation, typography and mostly conceptual art. Centro de Throughout Cartografías de lo May Arte (im)posible exhibits pieces Contempo by artists Francis Naranjo ráneo (Spain), Juan Castillo (ChileWifredo Sweden), Ingrid Wildi Lam Merino (Chile-Sweden), Joaquín Sánchez (ParaguayBolivia), René Francisco Rodríguez and 4ta Pragmática Pedagógica (Cuba) and Abel Barroso (Cuba), who dialogue about the problems that assail man today. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM PHOTOGRAPHY WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A ! JORGEJ PEREZ’S FAREWELL-TO-CUBA ‘More than a photographer, I am a robber of memories and stories that I try to capture in every image. Through my pictures, I reveal my phantoms, my longings, my loves and hates, my sorrows and joys. All mixed with bits of my personality, because in each photograph there is some feature of my own history… before immigrating to this new city and new life, I said goodbye to each piece of life I was leaving behind on our island. Because in these pictures there remain the memories, the motherly embrace, a poetic sunset seen from the Malecón, an old song or the odd kiss stolen from a past sweetheart.’ Jorge J. Pérez Continue to read full article + slideshow RAFAEL BAUTISTA’S PIXAMUNDO COMES TO CUBA Rafael Bautista takes big pictures; they fill the screen with rich colors and a depth, which belies the pixels on the computer screen. He titles his blog, Pixamundo – travels from around the globe, which has superb images from city to countryside to beach, East, and West. We are delighted that Cuba is at the top of Rafael’s list of places to visit. He considers that ‘the people, architecture, and colors are a photographers delight. Plus the sounds, scents and energy of the island continue to draw me back.’ Continue to read full article + slideshow REVOLUTION/EVOLUTION by JACK KENNY “Jack Kenny’s photographs are a compassionate window onto the everyday beauty and longing of the Cuban people. Kenny takes us with him on his travels around the island of Cuba, capturing the grace that hides out in humble villages in the countryside and the street energy that literally explodes throughout the city of Havana. We learn how life is lived in Cuba today, with equal parts joy and uncertainty, and with the unending generosity that is the hallmark of the Cuban spirit.” Ruth Behar, professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan Continue to read full article + slideshow Through Galería Latinoame July ricana. Casa de las page 5 | May Un esquimal con un zorro blanco que acaba de cazar, an exhibition by 20 young Chilean artists revises the image that outsider have of Chile. This show is one of the events of Photographic Year organized by Casa de las Américas. Centro Hispano Americano de Cultura Throughout May Al fin…el mar is an exhibition of submarine photographs, most of which have never been shown before, taken from 1963 to 1976 by the mythical Cuban photographer Alberto Korda, author of the worldwide famous photograph of Che Guevara. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM DANCE WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A ! XXV FESTIVAL LA HUELLA DE ESPAÑA Plaza de Armas / Plaza de la Catedral / Teatro Mella / SalaTeatro Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes / Fundación Fernando Ortiz / Casa Balear de Cuba / Espacio Barcelona-Habana May 19-26 Founded in 1989 by Cuba’s prima ballerina, Alicia Alonso, the Spanish Imprint Festival is a reminder of the strong Spanish component in Cuban culture and idiosyncrasy. It is a festivity of dance, music, visual arts, lyrical song, poetry and theater of the culture and customs of the Spanish provinces and communities and their influence in Cuba. This year it focuses on the Balearic Islands, an autonomous region of Spain. The festival will begin on May 19, 6pm with traditional dances performed by Spanish associations in Cuba. The official opening will take place with a gala performance at Plaza de Armas, at 9pm. A highlight during the festival will be the performances of dances from the Balearic Islands at Plaza de Armas on the 26th beginning at 11am. Rumba Ballet Sala Avellaneda. Teatro Nacional El Palenque Teatro Raquel Revuelta Saturdays, 3pm El Patio de la Rumba: weekly meeting with rumba dancers and musicians from the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional and guests. May 31, 8:30pm The Ballet Nacional de Cuba presents Shakespeare y sus máscaras, choreography by Alicia Alonso, music by Charles Gounod with orchestra adaptations by Juan Piñera, and written by José Ramón Neyra based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Centro Hispano Americano May 25, 5pm page 6 | May Flamenco show with Joel Zamora and his company. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM DANCE Callejón de Hamel & the beat of the conga drums By Victoria Alcalá Although Calle Hamel is really just an extension of Calle animas, between Aramburu and Espada it is known as Callejón de Hamel for the fascinating arts and dance project created by Salvador Gonzales Escalona in this run down Cayo Hueso neighborhood. Salvador has painted large bright AfroCuban murals on the walls of Calle Hamel, combining a mixture of abstract and surrealist design with phrases giving advice and warnings about danger, death and life. Salvador describes it as a community based project, ‘from el barrio, to el barrio and with el barrio.’ Although this now attracts many tourists the events held here, and especially the rumba is still worth visiting. There is a small bar in the street, which sells a strong drink of rum and honey, CUC 2 and a stall, which sells herbs, representing spiritual and curative roles within Santeria. Continue to read full article + slideshow La Teatro rumba Raquel de Cayo Revuelta Hueso Callejón de Colores Every Sunday 12 to 5pm First Saturday of the month at 10am Held to honor the different Orishas, this is a very popular event, attracting large enthusiastic crowds. A chidren’s event in which one child is chosen to represent Callejón de Hamel Te Teatro Con Raquel Revuelta Pena de los Abuelos Last Friday of every month at 8.30pm Second Sunday at 10am Features poetry, theatre, paintings and music An event for grandparents, although everyone joins in! page 7 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM MUSIC WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A CUBADISCO 2013 ! May 18-26, Havana Initially announced to be held in the city of Holguin, CUBADISCO 2013 will remain in its usual venue of Havana. This year, the event will be dedicated to young musicians, concert music and the violin, with Ecuador as the guest of honor. In addition, Cuban violin tradition, which began in the 19th century with three giant violinists, Claudio José Domingo Brindis de Salas, José White and Rafael Díaz Albertini, will be honored with a contest for young performers and several concerts devoted to the instrument. Among the major attractions in the festival’s program will be the first performances of music composed by Juan Formell, founder and director of Los Van Van, with symphonic arrangements by Joaquín Betancourt; performances by Brulé, a group from the Sioux Indian reservation in the US; the concert Brouwer Flamenco, as a tribute to Leo Brouwer who many consider the greatest Cuban musician of all time; a violin concert organized by Manolito Simonet with over 100 violinists; and the concert Locos por la música [Crazy About Music], which will bring together a group of the most popular Cuban musicians in a wide range of genres and styles. As always, the event will include a theoretical symposium that will be held at the Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Música Cubana (CIDMUC) [Center for Research and Development of Cuban Music] and which will focus on the digital commerce of music in Cuba and the role of the industry in the process of creation, among other topics. Continue to read full article + slideshow PROGRAM Plaza de San Francisco MAY 17 Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias 3:00 pm Concert with Spanish singer David de María and his band. Guest performance, Buena Fe Teatro Karl Marx 9:00 pm Concert with Spanish singer David de María and his band. Guest performance, Buena Fe MAY 18 Biblioteca Nacional José Martí 3:00 pm Choral concert Teatro Nacional, Sala Avellaneda 9:00 pm Award Ceremony Cubadisco 2013 MAY 19 Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias 11:00 am Opening Gala with the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Enrique Pérez Mesa, and Ecuadorian violinists Eva Steinsleger and Jorge Saade; operatic singer Nora Long and violinist Anton Millar from the US. Special guest stars: Juan Formell and Los Van Van musicians. page 8 | May 5:00 pm Performance by the children’s theater, dance and song company La Colmenita Plaza de San Francisco 8:30 pm Violin concert organized by Manolito Simonet with over 100 violinists MAY 19 - 26 Salón Rosado Benny Moré 8:30 pm 19- Enrique Alvarez/ Azucar Negra. 20- NG La Banda/Pupy y Los que Son Son. 21- Haila María Mompié/Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco. 22- Tania Pantoja y su Grupo/Elito Revé y su Charangón. 23 - Giraldo Piloto y Klimax/Bamboleo. 24- Maykel Blanco y su Salsa Mayor/Paulo FG y su Élite. 25- Anacaona/Pachito Alonso y sus Kini Kini. 26- Orquestas Aragón y Original de Manzanillo. MAY 20 CIDMUC calle G número 505, entre 23 y 25, El Vedado 9:00 pm Opening of the Cubadisco International Symposium www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM CUBADISCO 2013 program (continued) MAY 20 - 24 CIDMUC calle G número 505, entre 23 y 25, El Vedado MAY 24 10:00 am MAY 20 - 22 2:30 pm Workshops on the musical industry MAY 21 - 26 Pabellón Cuba 2:30 pm Concerts with nominees and prizewinners of previous Cubadisco fairs. MAY 21 Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias MAY 22 3:00 pm Performance by the Symphony Orchestra of the University of the Arts Teatro Nacional, Sala Avellaneda Casa del Alba 6:00 pm Concert with Latin American music in tribute to the late President Hugo Chávez Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias 6:00 pm 8:30 pm Concert Locos por la música [Crazy About Music], with performances by Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, Interactivo, Kelvis Ochoa, Adrián Berazaín, Mauricio Figueiral, David Blanco, Septeto Nacional, Pupy y los que Son Son, Ernesto Blanco, Tony Ávila, Polito Ibáñez, Haila, Waldo Mendoza, Yumurí y sus Hermanos, Lázaro Valdés y Bamboleo, Qva Libre, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and Elito Revé. MAY 24 Obispo y Tacón, La Habana Vieja Show in tribute to Benny Moré, with performances by Buena Fe, Pedrito Calvo, Tania Pantoja, Waldo Mendoza, Barbarito Torres, Leandro Camargo, Laritza Bacallao and Luna Manzanares, among others. Casa del Alba MAY 23 Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias Teatro Nacional, Sala Avellaneda 6:00 pm Performance by Brulé, a group from the Sioux Indian reservation in the US Teatro Nacional, Sala Covarrubias 8:30 pm Concert by the Matanzas Symphony Orchestra, conducted by María Elena Mendiola and Esther González Tristá, with performances by violinist Alfredo Muñoz and the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, conducted by Daiana García, with performances by Ernán LópezNussa (piano), Alejandro Acosta (guitar) and Laura Ortega (clarinet). Special guest: Ernán Trío page 9 | May 8:30 pm Concert by the Villa Clara Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jorge López Marín and Irina Toledo, with performances by Niurka González (flute) and Javier Zalba (saxophone); and the Santiago de Cuba Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Guido LópezGavilán and Daria Abreu, with performances by Braulio Lavañino (violin) and Aldo López-Gavilán (piano). Teatro Karl Marx 8:30 pm Gala with students from art schools and award ceremony of the National Violin Completion Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) 4:00 pm Concert by the National Concert Band Theoretical session of the Cubadisco International Symposium CIDMUC calle G número 505, entre 23 y 25, El Vedado Obispo y Tacón, La Habana Vieja 4:00 pm Concert by the National Concert Band 6:00 pm Concert with Latin American music in tribute to the late President Hugo Chávez 8:30 pm Concert by the Villa Clara Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jorge López Marín and Irina Toledo, with performances by Niurka González (flute) and Javier Zalba (saxophone); and the Santiago de Cuba Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Guido LópezGavilán and Daria Abreu, with performances by Braulio Lavañino (violin) and Aldo López-Gavilán (piano). Teatro Karl Marx 8:30 pm Concert Locos por la música [Crazy About Music], with performances by Manolito Simonet y su Trabuco, Interactivo, Kelvis Ochoa, Adrián Berazaín, Mauricio Figueiral, David Blanco, Septeto Nacional, Pupy y los que Son Son, Ernesto Blanco, Tony Ávila, Polito Ibáñez, Haila, Waldo Mendoza, Yumurí y sus Hermanos, Lázaro Valdés y Bamboleo, Qva Libre, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and Elito Revé. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM MUSIC JAZZ La Zorra y el Cuervo 10pm to 2am Wed 1 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Thu 2 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Fri 3 César López Sat 4 César López Sun 5 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento Mon 6 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento Tue 7 El Chewy Wed 8 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Thu 9 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Fri 10 César López Sat 11 César López Sun 12 Grupo Balance Mon 13 El Chewy Tue 14 El Chewy Wed 15 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Thu 16 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Fri 17 César López Sat 18 César López Sun 19 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento Mon 20 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento Tue 21 Grupo Balance Wed 22 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Thu 23 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Fri 24 César López Sat 25 César López Sun 26 Grupo Balance Mon 27 El Chewy Tue 28 Emilio Morales y Los Nuevos Amigos Wed 29 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Thu 30 Oscar Valdes & Diakara Fri 31 César López page 10 | May Casa del ALBA May 11, 6pm May 11, Centro 5pm Hispano Americano de Cultura Ruy López-Nussa (percusionista) y La Academia Oscar Valdés and Diákara Café Teatro Miramar May 25, 11 p.m Roberto Carcassés, his trio and guests Teatro Nacional. Sala May 26, 6pm Concert with Jorge Reyes (bass) and guests Covarrubias Sundays, Centro 10pm Cultural Fresa y Chocolate Jazz Peña with Julito Padrón and David Alfaro Delirio Habanero (Teatro Nacional) Sundays, 5pm Michel Herrera Museo Nacional de Bellas Sundays, 5pm Michel Herrera www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM MUSIC JAZZ RAP Café Jazz Miramar New jazz club (opens May 3) at the Cafè Miramar de ARTEX (CineMiramar), on Calle 5ta esquina a 94, Miramar Playa. Opens 2pm Shows: 10 pm - 2 am Cover: 50.00 MN or CUC 2.00 Wed 1 Snack Jazz, Video Jazz and Dj Jazz Thu 2 Dj Session Fri 3 Harold López-Nussa Sat 4 Roberto Carcassés, trio and guests Wed 8 Roberto Fonseca & Temperamento Miguel Ángel de Armas Thu 9 Jorge Luis Pacheco Fri 10 Yissy and his band Sat 11 Roberto Carcassés, trio and guests Tue 14 Carlos Miyares and his trio Fri 17 Aldo López-Gavilán Sat 18 Roberto Carcassés, trio and guests Thu 23 Emilio Morales and Los Nuevos Fri 24 Rolando Luna Sun 26 Yissy and Dj Session Tue 28 Héctor Quintana and his band Wed 29 Alejandro Falcón Thu 30 Emilio Morales and Los Nuevos ROCK Casa de la Saturdays, 5pm Music Miramar Café Cantante, Teatro Nacional Sundays, 4pm page 11 | May Performances of the rock band Gens Los Kents, a “dinosaur” of Cuban rock, play their hits from the 60s and 70s. El Sauce May 3, 9pm Cancha de May 11, 2pm Cojímar Hermanazos Anónimo Consejo and Brebaje Man Maqueta de La Habana May 25, 5pm Hermanazos Delirio Habanero Teatro Nacional Friday at 5 pm La Sesión at Delirio Habanero Cuban rap has a new spot every Friday at 5 pm at the Delirio Habanero club located in the Teatro Nacional. Called “La Sesión,” this is an excellent option for lovers of this music genre, which is the pièce de résistance. La Sesión, however, is not only about rap--guests include the best DJs in Havana, singers and musicians from other genres, visual artists and actors from the stage. Shows are hosted by the Cuban actress Edenis Sanchez and rapper Bárbaro “El urbano” Vargas. La Sesión is sure to become one of rap/hip-hop’s favorite spot in the Cuban capital. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM MUSIC Contemporary fusion Saturdays, Centro Cultural El 9pm Sauce Don Cangrejo Café La Rampa May 2, 10 pm Dinner concert with the popular singer and composer Raúl Paz. May4, 8:30 Sala Avellaneda pm . Teatro Nacional Concert by singer and composer Elaín Morales, who is making a name for himself in international circuits with his interesting fusion of jazz, son, bossanova and flamenco. Discoteca Escaleras al Cielo May 19, 10pm Aceituna sin Hueso and their lead violin put out an interesting interaction of Celtic, Indian and Cuban sounds Casa de la Mondays, Música de 5pm Miramar Performance by the fusion band El Micha. Tuesdays, 5pm Havana D’Primera with a selection of its repertoire that includes salsa, balads, jazz... Fridays, 10 pm Son combined with elements from jazz, pop, rap, punk and Caribbean rhythms in the performances by Klímax, led by Giraldo Piloto, page 12 | May Fridays Friday night party venue of midnight to choice/last resort. Look for 2am a young and beautiful Cuban crowd. David Torrens and Kelvis Ochoa perform regularly. Wichy D´Vedado, one of the best DJs in Havana. Restaurant May 4, 8:30pm e Divino Discotemba La Máquina de la Melancolía. Trovador Frank Delgado and the popular actor Luis Alberto García, who becomes a DJ here, offer a demanding selection of pop, rock, Cuban alternative music, pieces by singersongwriters and audiovisual materials. Café Cantante, Teatro Nacional Fridays, 11pm Mondays, Centro 10pm Cultural Fresa y Chocolate In “Lo que la radio nos dejó” or What the Radio Left Us, singer-songwriter Santiago Feliú performs cover versions of Spanish rock and pop music from the 60s and 70s, which along with American and British rock music, were very much in vogue in Cuba then. Wichy D´Vedado, one of the most famous DJs in Havana with the best of World music. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM MUSIC Bolero, folkloric, son & trova Pabellón Cuba Casa del Alba May 3, 17, 31, 5pm Performance by trovador Silvio Alejandro, one of the representatives of the socalled “intelligent song.” The best tres player in Cuba, Pancho Amat and Cabildo del Son with a sample of the most Cuban of Cuban song and dance styles: Son. May 17, 5pm Centro Cultural Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cuerda Joven, a project dedicated to the younger generations of Cuban trovadors, especially those from other provinces who are little known by audiences of the capital. La Pérgola. May 26, Ministerio 6pm de Cultura El Pergolazo, with trovadores Samuel Ávila and Diego Cano Centro de la Décima May 26, 4pm El Jardín de la Gorda with the performances of trovadores from every generation. Barbaram Pepito´s Bar Mondays, 9pm Get-together with singersongwriter Frank Delgado, popular for his caustic humor which he faces reality with, and guest trovadors. Jardines del 1830 Tue & Thu, 8:30pm; Sun, 5pm Performances by one of the most popular bands in Cuba, Moncada, with an extensive repertoire of Cuban and Latin American music. Café Concert Adagio Thursdays& Performance by Maylú, the Saturdays, all-around singer of the 10pm May 3, 8 pm With his beautiful and powerful voice, Eduardo Sosa and guests perform highlights of Cuban trova of all time. May 4, 3pm Intimate get-together with Centro Iberoameri the Ad Líbitum duo. cano de la Décima y el Verso Improvisado May 4, Sala Avellaneda 8:30pm . Teatro Nacional Casa de África May 16, Sede provisional 5pm del Museo Nacional de la Música Concert by singer and composer Elaín Morales, who is making a name for himself in international circuits with his interesting fusion of jazz, son, bossanova and flamenco. moment, whose repertoire goes from arias of famous operas to international pop hits and Cuban and Latin American song. May 4, 4pm Performance by Síntesis. May 11, 3pm Performance by the folkloric group Obiní Batá. Casa de la May 4, 7pm Santiago García combiness Cultura de a beautuiful voice with total Plaza mastery of Cuban popular music. Restaurant Fridays, 9pm e Santo Ángel, Plaza Vieja May 11, 7pm Marta Campos, renowned singer of contemporary songs with a trova feel to them. Piano bar Tun Tun Saturdays, 5pm Saturdays, Centro 10:30pm Cultural Fresa y Chocolate page 13 | May A meeting with singersongwriter Erick Sánchez, who is very much attached to the island’s popular music sounds and the daily experiences of ordinary Cubans. Performance by the singersongwriter Ihosvany Bernal. Performance by Yeni Sotolongo, a young figure of Cuban song who boasts an exceptional voice and varied repertoire. .COM MUSIC Classical Basílica Menor de San Francisco de Asís 6 pm May 27 The Byelorussian pianist Alexandra Beliakovich will play works by Debussy, Liszt, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Stravinsky. May 2 The Swiss clarinetist Ulrich Nyffeler will play works by Mozart, Astor Piazzolla and Jenny Peña. May 4 Concert by the guitar orchestra Sonantas Habaneras, conducted by Jesús Ortega. May 28 The Spanish pianist Gustavo Díaz-Jerez will play a program based on works by Albéniz. May 11 The chamber orchestra Nuestro Tiempo and pianist Maité Aboy, conducted by Enrique Pérez Mesa of the National Symphony Orchestra, have announced a program with music by Mozart. May 29 Johann Sebastian Bach will be the center of the recital by the pianist Simone Dinnerstein from the US. May 30 The South Korean pianist Khowoon Kim will play works by Rossini-Liszt, William Bolcom, Granados and Mussorgsky. May 31 Yuan Sheng from China has announced a piano concert with works by Chopin, Debussy, Moszkowski and the Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona. May 16 Recital by pianist Claudia Lastra. May 18 The D’Accord duet (Marita Rodríguez, piano, and Vicente Monterrey, clarinet), along with clarinetist Aylet Roque will play Eight Pieces, op. 83, by Max Bruch. page 14 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM MUSIC Classical Sala de Conciertos Ignacio Cervantes (antiguo Casino Español) Oratorio San Felipe Neri May 4, 4pm The workshops organized by the project “European Classical Music in Old Havana” will close with a concert by the School-orchestra conducted by Walter Reiter. May 5, 6pm The Somtres ensemble, made up by Evelio Tieles on the violin, Alejandro Martínez on the cello and Karla Martínez on the piano), has announced an attractive program with pieces by Schubert, Schumann, Massenet, Rachmaninoff, Debussy and Mozart. May 9, 7pm Works by Vivaldi, Jean Françaix and Villa-Lobos, among other composers, will be played by bassoonist Frank Alejandro Suárez, accompanied by a chamber orchestra of young musicians. May 7, 6pm Pieces by the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski will be played by his fellow countrymen Pawel Blaszkowski (violin) and Jan Olechowski (piano). May 12, 6pm May 19, 6pm The flutists Alberto Rosas and Niurka González, the wind quintet Santa Cecilia and the La Habana, Chamber Orchestra conducted by Daiana García, will play works by Ibert and Bach. “Danzones,” “danzas” and contredanses from the Cuban musical patrimony make up the program of the Piquete Típico Cubano orchestra, conducted by Jorge Vistel Columbié. May 18, 4pm The Ondina duet (Niurka González, flute and María del Henar Navarro, piano, will play works composed especially for flute and piano May 25, 4pm Concert dedicated to young violinists and the violin which is the focus of Cubadisco 2013. May 30, 7 pm Concert celebrating the 54 anniversary of the debut of Cuban soprano María Eugenia Barrios. Casa del Alba May 25, 6pm The Chinese pianist Wenqiao Jiang will play Liszt, Bartók, Granados, Menotti and Chopin. May 31, 5pm May 26, 6pm Works by two great Cuban pianists and composers will be played by Wenqiao Jiang (China) and Willanny Darias Martínez (Cuba). The book Ignacio Cervantes y la danza en Cuba, written by the Cuban pianist and teacher Salomón Gadles Mikowsky will be launched that evening. Palacio del Teatro Lírico. Sala Gonzalo Roig page 15 | May May 26, 5pm Seis por derecho, a project conducted by guitarist Rosa Matos. The guitarist Luis Manuel Molina conducts the Cuerda Dominical project. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM PERFORMING ARTS WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A ! CALIGULA Teatro Trianón Fri & Sat, 8:30pm; Sun, 5pm Caligula. El Público theater company reruns one of its most successful and provocative plays of their repertory, by French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Albert Camus. Gaia Teatro May 11-12, 8:30pm Gaia Teatro de La Habana presents Lazos rotos, a show that tackles gender violence through dance theater Sala Adolfo Llauradó Fri & Sat, 8:30pm; Sun, 5pm; through May 12 Teatro del Sol reruns Manteca, dramatic comedy by Alberto Pedro. The dilemma of three brothers of a Cuban family who have to decide, on New year’s Eve, the fate of the pig they have been raising the entire year, serves to dig deep into the harsh domestic reality of the 1990s. Sala Argos Teatro Fri & Sat, 8:30pm; Sun, 5pm Argos Teatro premieres Fíchenla si pueden, a version by its director, Carlos Celdrán, of La Putain Respectueuse by French dramatist and novelist Jean Paul Sartre, the major exponent of the philosophy of existentialism, with Yuliet Cruz in the leading role escorted by Alexander Díaz, José Luis Hidalgo, Waldo Franco and Marcel Oliva. The viewer once more will face the challenge of elucidating where truth, justice and ethics truly lie. page 16 | May Centro Cultual Bertolt Brecht. Sala Tito Junco Fri & Sat, 8:30pm; Sun, 5pm Directed by Tony Díaz, Mefisto Teatro continues this month with the musical Fresa y chocolate, based on Senel Paz’s short story El lobo, el bosque y el hombre nuevo, which served as inspiration to Tomás Gutiérrez Alea for his internationally famous film. With Rayssel Cruz in the role of Diego, music by Eduardo O Bourke Sr. and Eduardo O Bourke Jr., and choreography by Denis Martínez, the production aims to acquaint younger audiences with a work that is a classic in Cuban literature, both in the book and film versions, for the topic it tackles: homophobia in Cuban society. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM PERFORMING ARTS Blue/Orange by La Peña Meisner de la Habana Blue/Orange is a multi-award winning play written by British dramatist Joe Penhall, and first performed at the Royal National Theatre in 2000. The play is set in a British psychiatric hospital. Christopher, a young Black man from a poorer district, has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder following a psychotic episode. After 28 days in the care of young registrar, Dr. Bruce Flaherty, Chris is due to be released. But Bruce fears that his patient's belief that his father is Idi Amin, and the fact that he insists that oranges are blue, are warning signs of schizophrenia. If Chris is released into the community he could well suffer a terrible breakdown. A power struggle ensues… Blue/Orange is not so much about mental illness – although that is its framework – as it is about power. And ego. And racial prejudice. As the two psychiatrists - one young and scrupulous, the other older, set on his own agenda, and utterly ruthless -- square off, the patient becomes the battleground. It’s a wonderful chess game of sorts. La Peña Meisner de la Habana La Peña Meisner de la Habana is an unofficial group consisting of actors and directors who have studied previously with Stephen Bayly at the Escuela Internacional de Cine in San Antonio de los Baños. It was formed in January 2012 and is dedicated to creating realistic performances in film and theatre. In the Spring of 2012 the group mounted its debut production, Las Tumbas Olvidadas, an adaptation of Edgar Lee Master’s Spoon River Anthology, as part of La Semana Británica. In addition to the British Embassy, the group received support from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televlsion, and the Cuban Council of the Arts. The work was very favorably received, and commended for its refreshingly direct and truthful performances. WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A ! The Presentation The work – a three-hander - has been translated by Cuban scriptwriter Julio Carrillo, and will be presented with two casts – one all-male and one all-female – playing alternate nights. Top Cuban stage and film designer Alain Ortiz will create the set and costumes. The players are, of course, all Cuban, a mix of up-and-coming and well-known actors: Robert: Hector Noas/Maridelmis Marin Christopher: Yarlo Ruiz/Idalmis Garcia Bruce: Ernesto Fidel del Cañal/Yeny Soria Blue/Orange will be mounted at the Teatro Bertold Brecht from 6 June 2013 for one month, as a presentation of Teatro del Publico. The intention of La Peña is to tour the production both nationally and internationally. The 100x100 Club La Peña, as an unofficial group, needs to raise funds in order to mount its productions. In the case of Blue/Orange, we have support from the British and Norwegian Embassies, the EICTV, the Escencia Group, and several UK private patrons – representing about 50% of the production budget. Several Habaneros business people and arts patrons have decided to get behind the production and have formed a sponsorship group, the 100x100 Club, with the idea of asking for donations of 100cuc as a form of patronage. Members will be invited to the premiere and opening night party, and their patronage will be recognized in the theatre program and all printed publicity. Will you join this illustrious group, support Cuban talent, and become a sponsor of this unique endeavor? Contact details: Idalmis Garcia: [email protected] / 5 283 5586 Read more about Stephen Bayly and the La Peña Meisner de la Habana page 17 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM OTHER EVENTS LA NOCHE DE LOS MUSEOS EN LA PLAZA DE ARMA Plaza de Armas, Old Havana - May 18 The Historian’s Office of the City of Havana will celebrate International Museum Day with La noche de los museos en la Plaza de Armas. There will be two guided tours: La Habana del siglo XVIII [18thcentury Havana] and La Habana del siglo XIX [19thcentury Havana]. Both will set out from the wooden street in front of the Museum of the City (Palacio de los Capitanes Generales) at 6pm and 7pm, respectively. The celebration will close with a concert in the Museum’s courtyard. XI ENCUENTRO DE MANEJO Y GESTIÓN DE CENTROS HISTÓRICOS. Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Old Havana -May 7-10 The 11th Encounter on Management of Historic Centres will have as central topic “Creative and supportive undertakings, a strategic alternative for the development of historic centers,” with the participation of experts from Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Spain and Ecuador. Eusebio Leal, Historian of the City of Havana, will open the event, which includes lectures, panels, papers, presentations and tours round Havana’s Historic Center. FERIA ARTE MAMÁ Pabexpo - Through May 11 On the occasion of Mother’s Day, May 12, over 500 crafts artists from all over Cuba will exhibit and sell the best of their production: ceramics, textiles, wood, glass, household goods, furniture, footwear, clothing, jewelry, papier maché, flower arrangements and much more. III FESTIVAL POR LA CULTURA RASTAFARI Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño -May 11, 2pm Dedicated to the Rasta family, this project aims to eliminate stereotyped concepts regarding the members of this Afro-Caribbean religious group, through visual arts, music, dance and film. page 18 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM FOR KIDS WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A ! SUEÑO DE UNA NOCHE DE VERANO Teatro de Títeres El Arca Fri, Sat & Sun, 3pm The El Arca Puppet Theater premieres Sueño de una noche de verano, based on William Shakespeare’s immortal A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with music by Mendelssohn. ADVENTURES IN THE CIRCUS Circo Nacional de Cuba Fri, 7pm; Sat & Sun 4pm and 7pm Continuing to entertain with great acts presented with energy and Cuban idiosyncrasy, Cuba’s National Circus is over 100 years old. For the winter season the CNC orchestra directed by Ramón Núñez is adding some noise! LA MUÑECA NEGRA Sala Hubert De Blanck Saturdays & Sundays, 5pm The Hubert de Blanck theater company presents its version of José Martí’s La muñeca negra, a short story especially written for children. page 19 | May Teatro Karl Marx May 26, 5pm A favorite of every kid, Lidys Lamoreaux, will perform her songs along with Rosa Campos and the children’s choir Diminuto. Plaza de San Francisco de Asís May 19, 5pm Performance by La Colmenita, Cuba’s top children’s theater, dance and song company. www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM 63rd ERNEST HEMINGWAY International Billfishing Tournament May 20-25, 2013 (Based from Marina Hemingway Marina, Playa, Havana) Like all the best fishing stories, mine began in a bar… By Stephen Gibbs One evening in Havana, I was introduced to a man called Stewart, an affable commercial manager in a London building firm. It turned out he was part of the English team in this year’s Hemingway fishing tournament. In fact, he was the only Englishman on his boat, and he was taking on recruits. Two days later, we were a mile off the Havana coast, hoping to strike lucky in what I was told was the oldest big—game fishing competition in the world. The Torneo Hemingway is one of those remnants of pre—revolution Cuba that just won’t die. Maybe that is not entirely unconnected to the fact that Fidel Castro himself is a previous winner. There is a photograph of Ernest Hemingway handing him the trophy in 1960. It was the only time the two men ever met. Since then, the event has had its ups and downs. By the mid—sixties, when almost all the Cuban page 20 | May bourgeoisie (as they were being described by then) had left the island, only a few locals were taking part. Then, in the late seventies, Jimmy Carter instigated a détente with Cuba, and a huge flotilla of fishermen came over from America. The 1980 tournament was cancelled, as that summer the waters were filled not with marlin, but with thousands of Cuban rafters heading for Florida. These days, with the Bush administration threatening heavy fines on American vessels that visit Cuba, very few take the risk. And all Cuban citizens now need special government permission to set foot on a boat, which does not help matters. But the tournament goes on. This year there were fifteen boats competing. One was full of gregarious Frenchmen. Another with distinctly organised—looking Czechs. And then there were www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM 63rd ERNEST HEMINGWAY International Billfishing Tournament fin of a massive blue marlin. Marlin are notoriously aggressive fish. They don’t bite their prey. They attack it. The reel beside me started spinning. Stewart grabbed it and began to wind it in. the Russians, all with RUSSIA written in large red letters on their T shirts. I had been told that one of the crews had sneaked an American citizen on board. Was he disguised as a Russian, I wondered? To be honest, we all looked a slightly motley bunch. Think big—game fishing and you might imagine huge, gleaming boats with names like “Wet Dream,” and immaculately turned out crews. But when the Americans don’t show up, it’s not the same. Most of the boats were hired in Cuba. They were simple, functional vessels. The only opulence was the setting. Tantalisingly close to the coast of Havana is what Hemingway called the “great blue river.” It is where the Gulf Stream brushes past the island, and the sea floor plunges to a depth of nearly 6,000 feet (almost 2,000m). Cruising in the warm current at this time of year are hundreds of the Rolls—Royces of fish: the blue marlin. Behind our boat we tried to tempt them with squid—like lures, in garish colours. But the fish got away. That happened two more times before the day was over. Back at the marina, the Czechs were already celebrating their win—they had tagged four marlin. The consolation prize was a ticket to the gala dinner that night. There, I found myself talking to the man who was the captain of Fidel Castro’s boat in 1960. Maybe it was the sea air, or old age, but Julio had none of the timidity you so often find in Cubans when you raise the F—word in conversation. “Fidel knew nothing about fishing,” he said. “But I was a good teacher, and he listened.” Julio, it turned out, had coached more than a few revolutionaries in this exclusive sport. Che Guevara, for one, whom he described as “a bad fisherman.” In Cuba, where Che has been elevated to something close to a god, that sounds almost blasphemous. I asked him which country he thought produced the best anglers in the world. Without hesitation, he pointed north towards Florida. Cuban fishermen seem to miss the competition, and the money their American visitors once provided. If ever the two countries settle their differences, the first to return will be the men in boats. The sea which divides these two unhappy neighbors might yet bring them closer together. The hours passed by. I began to wonder what was the point. Stewart tried to explain. “It’s a hunter—gatherer thing,” he said, as he sipped a beer, and eased his large frame into a more comfortable position. These days, the idea of tournament game fishing is in fact less hunter—gathering than tag—and—releasing. No longer do the winners have their photo taken next to their towering, bleeding catch. Instead they bring the live fish alongside the boat, attach a marker to it, and let it go. By midday we had caught nothing. Our conversation, and the boat, drifted along. Stewart was just explaining the ins and outs of London property development when we were reminded that underneath us, something even more cutthroat was going on. One of our bright orange lures burst out of the water. Behind it, I caught a glimpse of the grey page 21 | May Continue to read full article + slideshow www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM International Workers' Day May 1 at Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba Hundreds of thousands of Cubans filed through Havana's Revolution Square on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 in a May Day parade that paid tribute to Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan leader…A sea of workers, many wearing red shirts like those favored by Chavez and carrying signs with his image, paraded past a giant statue of 19th century Cuban independence hero Jose Marti in the vast square where Cuba holds its biggest political rallies. This was actually somewhat lower key than during many years’ past when upwards of a million people would gather to listen to one of Fidel Castro’s invariably long speeches. Whatever your politics this is a chance to experience and feel the atmosphere and energy which remains in the Cuban revolution and to get an insight into Cuba today. You should remember that it starts and finish early (typically you should aim to get there for 8am), so put your walking shoes on, a hat for the drenching sun and Vamos a la Plaza! History and background to May Day May Day, or Worker’s Day, is celebrated in honor of the Martyrs of Chicago, seven company employees in the US who were killed in 1886 for going on a strike demanding an eight-hour workday. During the Congress of the Second International held in Paris in 1889 with representatives of workers from several European countries, the French delegation presented the initiative of preserving the memory of the Chicago martyrs through public demonstrations for better working conditions. One year later, the first May Day was celebrated in different parts of the world, including Cuba. Until 1959, the May Day demonstrations were held to denounce the exploitation of workers in the country. With the triumph of the Revolution on January 1, 1959, May Day became a holiday of the working class who every May 1 fill Plaza de la Revolución joined by students, agricultural workers and the armed forces in support of the Revolution. Continue to read full article + slideshow page 22 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM Romerías de Mayo May 3-8 / City of Holguín According to the Spanish custom of placing a cross at the highest point of a town or village in order to prevent epidemics or natural disasters, on May 3, 1790, the Franciscan friar Antonio de Alegría placed a cross on the hill that marks the geographic north of the city of Holguin. The people of Holguín would make pilgrimages each year to the Wooden Cross and this led to May 3 being declared a holiday for the city since 1945. It was not until 1994, however, that through an initiative of the Hermanos Saíz Association of young artists that this pilgrimage became what it is today, a week-long festival of every manifestation of the arts. The Romerías begin precisely with a pilgrimage to the Wooden Cross carrying the Taino Axe with them. The festival is presided by both the axe and the cross, symbols of the mixture of elements that constitute Cuban culture. As every year, the city of Holguin is getting ready to receive hundreds of creators from every manifestation of the arts. In its 20th edition, 200 artists from 25 countries have confirmed their participation, as well as a similar number of Cuban artists, such as David Blanco, X Alfonso, Moneda Dura, Obsesión (who will launch their album Disco negro, prizewinner at Cubadisco 2012), Causa Justa (with their album Kminos, also a prizewinner at Cubadisco 2012 and the Cuerda Viva Festival), Onda Livre, Las Positivas, Buena Fe, DJs Iván Lejardi and Eddy GT, Danza Teatro Retazos, Danza Abierta, Ballet Lizt Alfonso and Mirón Cubano Theatre Company, just to name a few. The popular celebration, which links tradition and modernity, will be characterized, as always, by its broad spectrum, bringing together writers, singers, rockers, rappers, folk groups, visual artists, actors and dancers who join Holguineros in a marathon-like program in various parts of the city Continue to read full article + slideshow page 23 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM Cayo Largo An absolute beach paradise If you are looking for paradise, you will not go far wrong in Cayo Largo. Slung 177 kilometers south of the underbelly of Havana province, Cayo Largo is the largest and easternmost of the numerous coral cays that comprise the Archipiélago de los Canarreos. This boomerangshaped, low-lying sliver of land boasts some of the most gorgeous beaches in Cuba. The sugar white sands extend along almost 20 kilometers of shoreline. They dissolve into gin-clear turquoise ocean waters where the snorkeling and diving are simply superb and the beaches go on forever including the world class Playa Sirena. Thanks to Robert Majo for his superb pictures provided below. billeted far away from the hotels, you'll leave with virtually no sense of the country itself. And most of the few services here (a bank, medical clinic, and disco) are five kilometers away in the workers and administrative village: El Pueblo. Choose your hotel carefully. There are only six to pick from. They vary markedly, from the unexciting Hotel Club Cayo Largo to the attractive four-star Sol Cayo Largo, plus there's a fishing lodge (Villa Marinera) nestled up to mangrove-lined shallows. All the hotels are run on an all-inclusive basis and concentrate along Playa Paraíso, where high surf occasionally makes enjoying the watersports all but impossible. Most vacationers here fly in from Europe or Canada for a week or so of relaxing on the beach, snorkeling, boozing, and not doing much of anything else. You're a captive audience, given the distance from the mainland and the relative paucity of things to see and do. Other visitors fly in for one- or two-night excursions from Havana or Varadero. An excursion shuttle ferries visitors to and from Playas Sirena and Paraíso, twin stunning swathes of white sand that have a beach grill and watersports. And sailboat excursions take you to nearby uninhabited cays sprinkled like diamonds across the sapphire sea, including Cayo Iguana, named for the large population of endemic giant lizards appearing as baked and lifeless as the ground they walk on. The main drawback here: No Cubans are allowed and other than the hotel workers, page 24 | May Continue to read full article + slideshow www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM HAVANA’S BEST CONTEMPORARY BARS & CLUBS EL COCINERO Calle 26, e 11 y 13, Vedado Open noon to 3am daily El Cocinero opened in February 2013 and has instantly become a smash hit. Located underneath the imposing brick chimney of the same name (which used to be a vegetable oil factory), this bar/restaurant is reached via 3 flights of circular stairs, which go up vertiginously lighthouse style. It is worth the effort to reach the sunken roof, which has ample space for drinks and food. This place has a renovated industrial space look, good music, nice décor and has attracted a mixed crowd of affluent young Cubans, expatriates as well as families for dinner which is also (for now) served on the roof terrace. A young British DJ plays a Sunday evening set from 6pm, which is worth checking out. Teatro Bertolt Brecht El Gato Tuerto No se lo digas a nadie Don’t tell anyone! Calle 13, e/I y J, Vedado T. 830 1354 / 832 9359 Late night place to hear Bolero Calle O, entre 17 y 19, Vedado T. 833 2224 El Cocinero Melem Bar Havana’s coolest and best new bar/restaurant Calle 26, e 11 y 13, Vedado Young hip crowd – can get smoky 1ra y 60, Miramar Don Cangrejo Privé Lounge Friday night party venue for young & beautiful crowd Ave. 1ra No. 1606, entre 16 y 18, Miramar T. 204 5002 (It is never late here) Calle 88A No. 306 e/ 3ra y 3ra A, Miramar, Playa, Playa T. 2092719 Ecaleras al Cielo Sangri-La Nightclub attracting a mostly LGBTQ crowd 658 Zulueta Street, between Gloria and Apodaca, Old Havana T. 863 3009 Young hip crowd, modern basement venue 42 y 11, Miramar Espacio El Sauce Hip new bar with valet parking Calle 10, entre 5ta y 31, Miramar Open air nightclub – attracts the best Cuban singers Avenida 9na #12015, entre 120 y 130 T. 204-6428 La Fontana El Tocororo South Beach Miami style comes to Havana outside + cozy renovated basement Calle 3ra A, esquina 46, No. 305 Miramar, Havana T. 202 8337 3D BAR Mostly expatriates with Cuban friends, live music Calle 18, entre 3ra y 5ta, Miramar T. 204 2209 / 202 4530 Recently opened, smallish place, quite cool Malecon entre Paseo y Presidente page 25 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM THE ULTIMATE WHAT’ S ON HAVANA RESTAURANT GUIDE HAVAN A ! MILANO LOUNGE CLUB Ave 3ra No 2404 E 24 y 26, Miramar, Playa, La Habana (53) 7 203 4641 While Milano may be the new kid on the block, opening in mid April, 2013 in Miramar’s burgeoning entertainment district, there was nothing modest about the smart party that announced its arrival loaded with bling-bling. This is a beautifully decorated Miramar mansion, which could have walked in straight from South Beach, Miami. All white lines, minimalist and stylish. You can eat inside the main house, on the smallish terrace (our choice) or out in the pleasant garden (watch out for chairs sinking into the ground though!). There is a small chill-out space inside although truth be told this is a place for a party, get your DJ and fill out the garden with the glitterati of Havana. 20 Best places to eat in Havana El Atelier (Experimental fusion) Le Chansonnier (International) Calle 5 entre Paseo y 2, Vedado tel: (7) 836 7075 Calle J No. 257 entre Línea y 15, Vedado Tel: 832 1576 Bohemia (Café) Calle 21, esquina 14, Vedado El Chanchullero (Spanish tapas) La Buena Vida (Vegetarian) Teniente Rey 457ª bajos / Bernaza y El Cristo tel:(07) 872 8227; 05 276 0938 No 917, Calle 46, entre 11 y 9na. tel: (07) 202 5816 La Carboncita (Italian) Ave. 3ra No. 3804 entre 38 y 40. tel: (07) 203 0261 / 290 4984 La Casa (International) Calle 30 No. 865 entre 26 y 41. tel:(07) 881 7000 Calle 10 (International) Corte del Principe (Italian) Calle 9 esq. 74, Playa T. 05 255-9091 El Deluvio (Italian) Calle 72 No. 1705 entre 17 y 19, Playa T. 202 1531 Doña Eutimia (Cuban-creole) Calle 10 No 314 btwn Avs 3 & 5, Miramar. Tel: 205-3970 Callejón del Chorro No. 60, Habana Vieja T. 05 281 5883; 05 270 6433 El Beduino (Arabic) El Divino (International) 5ta entre 4 y 6, Miramar Calle raquel no. 50 e/ Esperanza y Lindero Reparto Castillo de Averhoff, Mantilla Bollywood (Indian) Calle 35 No 1361, entre La Torre y 24, Nuevo Vedado Tel: 883 1216 Café Lauren (Spanish) Calle M No. 257, entre 19 y 21, Vedado Tel: 831 2090 / 832 6890 Casa de Miglis Lealtad 120 entre Ánimas y Lagunas tel: (7) 864 1486 El Azador del Rey (Grilled meats) 3ra e 18 y 20, Miramar Havana Chef (Spanish) Calle 24 No 360 entre 21 y 23, Vedado T. 830 1410 Los Nardos Paseo de Martí (Prado) 565 entre Teniente Rey y Dragones. tel: (07) 863 2985 El Piccolo (Italian) 5ta A No. 50206 entre 502 y 504, Guanabo, Habana del Este tel: (7) 796 4300 Río Mar (International) 3A y Final # 11, La Puntilla, Miramar page 26 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM Elena's up and downs to dining out in Havana? by Elena Vega The boom in paladars has continued unabated during the past month with the opening of Milano (see below), which must be the swishiest place to date and takes the bling rating up several notches. Overall there does seem to be something of a wall-which has been hit in terms of creativity which has definitely flat-lined. If this heralds a return to core dining principals all good, I simply have the feeling that sometimes everyone seems to be chasing the same clientele using the same chef… Growing pains… DOWNS: Pricey butter or oil for your bread at Milano Milano opened to a big splash on April 20, 2013. This is an extremely good looking place, decorated in white and with a huge window looking out on the front yard that faces 3rd Avenue in Miramar. The food is O.K. but overpriced and the service is below mediocre. In our last visit we ordered a basket of their delicious homemade olive oil and rosemary bread, but it was brought without any oil or butter, so we asked for some. Ten minutes later we were presented with two tiny bowls (one with oil and one with butter) and informed that our bread would go up in price from 2 cucs to 5 cucs, because the bread did not come with any spreads. In my humble opinion that is beyond ridiculous but I am still willing to give them the benefit of the doubt since they are new and the waiters very obviously lack experience. 3rd Ave. # 2404, between 24 and 26, Miramar. Tel. 203 4641. The lack of flexibility at some paladares Who hasn’t ordered a half order of serrano ham? Or a steak with a different side dish? Accommodating orders to the clients’ desires is a characteristic of many good paladares in the city and of most good restaurants in the world. Unfortunately there are some establishments that lack that flexibility and refuse to modify the dishes as they are described in the menu. Two recent examples of this in Havana are El Idilio, which couldn’t serve a half order of serrano ham and cheese, and El Patio, which couldn’t replace a smoked sausage for a red chorizo in the sausage plate. Both restaurants have good grilled food, they just need to remember the first rule of business: the customer is always right. While we are at this must give a shout out to El Partenon which is always willing to go that extra mile. Idilio: Avenida de los Presidentes No. 351, corner with 15. Vedado. Tel. 832 8182 El Palio: Calle 182m between 11 and 13, Siboney. Tel. 05293 5842 The claustrophobic décor at Razones This is an unpretentious paladar with a simple, but good menu (grilled fish, grilled pork, garlic shrimp and a few Indian surprises), very friendly staff and reasonable prices. It is casual and a favorite for many Cuban families and tourists. Nevertheless there is neither a single window in the place nor anything in the décor to relieve the cluttered look and claustrophobic feeling. Some professional help in interior decoration could help, but it is still a fairly good place food and price-wise. You may want to give it a try whenever you run out of options. Calle F, # 2, between 2nd and 3rd, Vedado. Tel. 830 6055 page 27 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM Elena's up and downs to dining out in Havana? by Elena Vega UPS: The appetizers at Star Bien What a pretty paladar this one is! I was there on a breezy afternoon with friends for appetizers and drinks. The place is very good looking, the staff is helpful and friendly and the food is fantastic. I have to acknowledge that we did not order any entrée, just appetizers, but all of them were great: we tried the blue cheese raviolis, the crab croquettes, the breaded fish sticks, and the cheese balls, among others. Everything was nice. Go and check it out! Calle 29 #205, between C and B. Tel. 830 0711 The open space at El Cocinero This is one of the big “ups” of the last months in Havana. El Cocinero is a cool and trendy bar located in Vedado in the building close to the iron bridge with the big chimney. The space is totally open, which may present a problem during the rainy season, but the owners are planning to open another dining space in a closed area on the premises. One can have a full meal at El Cocinero, but the place is better for tapas and drinks. Don’t miss it! Calle 26, S/N, between 11 and 13, Vedado. Tel. 832 2355 Smoked pork at NaO This paladar has been open for just over a year in Havana Vieja, very close to Avenida del Puerto on Calle Obispo. All the food I’ve eaten here has been good and so has the service. But one of my favorite dishes at this tiny place is the smoked pork. I am not particularly crazy about pork, but NaO’s version has a beautiful and subtle smoked flavor and the pieces are so soft they just melt in your mouth. Try also the Picadillo, the Ropa Vieja and the Malanga Fritters with Honey. Overall, one can say that NaO has a great chef in charge of the kitchen. Obispo #1, corner with Avenida del Puerto. Tel. 05295 8209 Melazane alla Parmigiana at La Corte del Principe I previously gave an “up” to this fairly new Italian paladar, located in Miramar, for its fresh pastas. Those pastas continue to be the strong point of La Corte del Principe where the dishes are prepared daily with fresh products available in the market. Nevertheless if you choose not to go the pasta route there is a great option -- the Melazane alla Parmigiana (eggplant parmigiana), a delicious thin slice of eggplant fried in batter and covered in a tomato sauce and parmesan cheese. It is an appetizer but I could easily have it as an entrée. Remember that in this place you will usually see a changing menu because every day they have only what is fresh. Calle 9 Esq. 74, Playa. Tel: 05 255-9091 page 28 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM ADDRESS BOOK WHAT’ S ON HAVAN A CULTURAL CENTRES ! Ballet Nacional de Cuba Calzada 509 entre D y E, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 855 2946 Casa de la Poesía Muralla 63 entre Oficios e Inquisidor, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 1801 Café Neruda Malecón 355 entre Manrique y San Nicolás, Centro Habana Casa y Parque Simón Bolívar Casa de África Obrapía 157 entre Mercaderes y San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 5798 Mercaderes 158 entre Obrapía y Lamparilla, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 3988 Casa Víctor Hugo O’Reilly 311 entre Habana y Aguiar, La Habana Vieja Teléfono 866 7591 Casa Alejandro de Humboldt Oficios esquina a Sol, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 9850 Caserón del Tango Casa de Artes y Tradiciones Chinas Salud 313 entre Gervasio y Escobar, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 863 5450 / 860 9976 Jústiz entre Baratillo y Oficios, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 0822 Casona de Línea Línea 505 entre D y E, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 833 8562 Casa de Asia Mercaderes 111 entre Obrapía y Obispo, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 9740 Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecht Calle13 esquina a I, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359 Casa de las Américas Calle 3ra. esquina a G, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09 Centro Cultural Dulce María Loynaz Calle 19 esquina a E, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 835 2732 Casa de los Árabes Oficios 16 entre Obispo y Obrapía, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 5868 Centro Cultural Pablo de la Torriente Brau Muralla 63 entre Oficios e Inquisidor, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 5162 Casa del Benemérito de las Américas Obrapía 116, entre Mercaderes y Oficios, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 8166 Casa de la Comedia (salateatro) Jústiz 18, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 9282 Casa del Conde Lombillo Centro de Danza Prado 111, entre genio y Refugio, La de La Habana Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 9131 / 866 0808 Centro HispanoAmericano de Cultura Malecón 17 entre Prado y Genio, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 860 6282 Empedrado entre Mercaderes y San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 860 4311-14 Centro de Teatro y Danza San Ignacio 166 entre Obispo y Obrapía, La Habana Vieja. Tel. +(53) 7 862 9650 / 862 9448 Casa de los Condes de Jaruco Plaza Vieja, La Habana Vieja Calle 4 número 103 entre Calzada y 5ta., El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 830 3060 Casa Fundación Oswaldo Guayasamín Obrapía entre Oficios y Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 3843 Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba Convento de Belén Compostela entre Acosta y Luz, La Habana Vieja Casa Juan Gualberto Gómez Empedrado entre Aguiar y Cuba, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 866 4114 Casa de la Obra Pía Obrapía entre Mercaderes y San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 3097 Fundación Ludwig de Cuba Calle 13 núm. 509 entre D y E (5to. piso), El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 4270 / 832 9128 Casa de la Orfebrería Obispo 113 entre Oficios y Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 9861 Fundación Habana Club Avenida del Puerto 262 entre Luz y Sol, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108 page 29 | May Escuela Nacional Calle 11 esquina a 146, Cubanacán, de Teatro Playa Tel. +(53) 7 208 4923 www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM CULTURAL CENTRES Gabinete de Arquelogía Tacón 12 entre O’Reilly y Empedrado, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 4469 Instituto de Literatura y Lingüística Dr. José Antonio Portuondo Valdor Avenida Salvador Allende 710, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 878 6486 Instituto Calle 120 entre 9na. y 13, Superior de Arte Cubanacán, Playa (ISA) Tel. +(53) 7 271 9771 Proyecto Cultural Arte Tiempo Cárdenas 114, bajos, entre Gloria y Apodaca, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 537-8 61 2838 Proyecto Cultural Comunitario Todas las Manos Trocadero 303 esquina a Águila, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 861 3260 Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) Calle 17 esquina a H, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53 Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53 Unión Latina Callejón de Jústiz 21, entre Oficios y Avenida del Puerto, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 866 8142 / 866 8255 Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53 Vitrina de Valonia San Ignacio entre Teniente Rey y Muralla, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 868 3561 BARS 3D BAR Don Cangreco (Recently opened, smallish place, quite cool) Malecon entre Paseo y President (Friday night party venue for young & beautiful crowd) Ave. 1ra No. 1606 entre 16 y 18 Espacio (Hip new bar with valet parking) Calle 10, Entre 5ta y 31, Miramar Melem Bar (Young hip crowd – can get smokey) 1ra y 60, Miramar Sangri-La (Young hip crowd, modern basement venue) 42 y 11, Miramar Tocororo page 30 | May NIGHTLIFE Dos Gardenias Calle 7ma. y 26, Miramar Ecaleras al Cielo 658 Zulueta Street, between Gloria and Apodaca Old Havana Tel. (537)863 3009 El Gato Tuerto Calle O entre17 y 19, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 55 2696 El Sauce Calle 9na. Entre 120 y 130, Playa Tel. +(53) 7 204 7061 La Cecilia 5ta. Avenida entre 110 y 112, Miramar La Maison Calle 16 entre 7ma. y 31, Miramar La Pérgola Ministerio de Cultura Calle 13 entre 2 y 4, El Vedado La Piragua Calle O y Malecón, El Vedado La Zorra y el Cuervo (La Casa del Jazz Cubano) Calle 23 esquina a O, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 833 2402 Piano bar Hotel Panorama Ave. 3ra. y 70, Miramar Tel. +(53) 7 204 0100 ART GALLERIES Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam Empedrado esquina a San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 9781 / 861 3419 Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales San Ignacio 352 esquina a Teniente Rey, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 5279, 862 9295 / 862 3533 Centro Laboratorio Artístico de San Agustín (LASA) Calle 23 esquina a 35, San Agustín, La Lisa Centro Provincial de Artes Plásticas y Diseño Oficios 362 entre Luz y Santa Clara, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 3228 / 862 3295 / 866 0280 Colección Arte de Nuestra América Haydée Santamaría Casa de las Américas Calle G entre 3ra. y 5ta., El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 838 2706-09 Fototeca de Cuba Mercaderes 307 entre Muralla y Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530 Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53 Galería Avellaneda Teatro Nacional Calle Paseo y 39, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 870 4651 (Mostly expatriates with Cuban friends, live music) Calle 18, entre 3ra y 5ta, Miramar www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM ART GALLERIES Galería de Arte Malecón Calle D, entre 1ra, y 3ra., El Vedado Galería Carmen Montilla Oficios 162 entre Amargura y Churruca, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 866 4114 Galería Collage Habana San Rafael 103 entre Consulado e Industria, Centro Habana Galería Factoría Habana O´Reilly 308 entre entre Habana y Aguiar, La Habana Vieja Galería Forma Obispo 255 entre Cuba y Aguiar, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 2633 Galería El Reino de Este Mundo Biblioteca Nacional José Martí Boyeros entre 20 de Mayo y Aranguren, Plaza de la Revolución Tel. +(53) 7 881 1757 Galería René Portocarrero Teatro Nacional Calle Paseo y 39, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 870 4651 Galería Raúl Martínez Palacio del Segundo Cabo O’Reilly 4 esquina a Tacón, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 8091 ext. 151 Galería Raúl Oliva Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecha Calle13 esquina a I, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359 Galería Roberto Diago Muralla 107 esquina a San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 3577 Galería Servando Calle 23 esquina a 10, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 833 9599 Galería Fresa y Chocolate Calle 23 entre 10 y 12, El Vedado Galería Fundación Habana Club Avenida del Puerto y Sol, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108 Galería Fundación Ludwig Calle 13 esquina a D, 5to. piso, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 4270 / 832 9128 Galería Servando Cabrera Calle 42 entre 1ra. y 3ra., La Copa, Playa Tel. +(53) 7 203 7171 Galería Galiano Galiano esquina a Concordia, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 862 5365 Galería Víctor Manuel San Ignacio y Callejón del Chorro, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 866 9268 Galería Habana Línea 460 entre E y F, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 7101 Galería Villa Manuela Galería Haydee Santamaría Calle G entre E y F, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 4653 Calle H número 406 entre 17 y 19, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 2391 Galería 23 Y 12 Galería Julio Larramendi Hotel Conde de Villanueva Mercaderes 202 entre Lamparilla y Amargura, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 9294 / 862 9293 Calle 23 esquina a 12, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 831 1810 Hotel Los Frailes Teniente Rey 8 entre Oficios y Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 9383 Galería La Acacia San José 114 entre Industria y Consulado, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 863 9364 / 861 3533 Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana Callejón del Chorro, Plaza de la Catedral, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 0979 Taller de Serigrafía René Portocarrero Cuba 513, entre Teniente Rey y Muralla, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 3276 / 861 9354 Tel. +(53) 7 862 3276 / 861 9354 Galería Casa de las Américas Latinoamericana Calle G entre 3ra. y 5ta., piso 2, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 4653 Galería Mariano Calle 15 núm. 607 entre B y C, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 838 2702 Galería Orígenes Gran Teatro de La Habana Prado y San Rafael, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 863 6690 Galería Palacio de la Artesanía page 31 | May Cuba 64, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 33 8072 y 861 9796 CINEMAS Centro Cultural ICAIC Calle 23 entre 10 y 12, El Vedado Cine Acapulco Avenida 26 esquina a 39, Nuevo Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 833 9573 Cine Chaplin Calle 23 entre 10 y 12, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 831 1101 www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM CINEMAS MUSEUMS Cine La Rampa Calle 23 entre O y P, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 878 6146 Cine Payret Prado 513, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 3163 Cine Riviera Calle 23 entre F y G, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 830 9564 Cine Yara Calle L esquina a 23, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 831 1723 / 832 9430 Cine 23 y 12 Calle 23 entre 12 y 14, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 833 6906 Cinematógrafo Lumière Cine-teatro Trianón Mercaderes entre Obispo y Obrapía, La Habana Vieja Línea entre Paseo y A., El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 830 9648 Fundación del Quinta Santa Bárbara, calle 212 Nuevo Cine núm. 21254 esquina a 31, La Latinoamericano Coronela, La Lisa Tel. +(53) 7 271 8311 / 271 8141 Multisala Infanta Infanta entre Neptuno y San Miguel, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 878 9323 MUSEUMS Fototeca de Cuba Mercaderes 307 entre Muralla y Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530 Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53 Maqueta de La Calle 28 núm. 113, entre 1ra. y 3ra., Habana Miramar Tel. +(53) 7 204 2661 / 332661 Memorial José Martí Plaza de la Revolución Tel. +(53) 7 882 0906 / 884 0551 Monumento de la Cárcel de La Habana Cárcel entre Zulueta y Prado, La Habana Vieja Museo Antropológico Montané Edifico Felipe Poey, Plaza Ignacio Agramonte, Universidad de La Habana, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 879 3488 Museo de Arqueología Museo de Arte Colonial Tacón 12 entre O’Reilly y Empedrado, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 4469 Plaza de la Catedral, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 6440 Museo Biblioteca Calle Paseo 304 esquina a 13, El Servando Vedado Cabrera Moreno Museo Casa Natal de José Martí Leonor Pérez 314, entre Picota y Egido, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 3778 Museo Castillo de la Real Fuerza O’Reilly entre Avenida del Puerto y Tacón, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 6130 Museo del Chocolate Amargura esquina a Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 866 4431 Museo de la Ciudad Tacón 1 entre Obispo y O’Reilly, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 5001 Museo de la Danza Línea esquina a G, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 831 2198 Museo Ernest Hemingway Finca Vigía, San Francisco de Paula, San Miguel del Padrón Tel. +(53) 7 891 0809 Museo Farmacéutico Taquechel Obispo entre San Ignacio y Mercaderes, La Habana Vieja Museo de Historia Natural Obispo 61 entre Baratillo y Oficios, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 2687 Galería Mariano Calle 15 núm. 607 entre B y C, El Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas Obispo 61 entre Baratillo y Oficios, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 2687 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Arte Cubano) Trocadero entre Monserrate y Zulueta, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 0140, 861 3858 y 863 9484 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Centro Asturiano (Colección Universal) San Rafael entre Zulueta y Monserrate, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 0140 / 861 3858 / 863 9484 Museo Nacional de la Cerámica Contemporánea Calle Mercaderes, esquina a Amargura, La Habana Vieja Museo Nacional de la Música Capdevila 1 entre Habana y Aguiar, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 9046 Museo de Naipes Inquisidor y Muralla, Plaza Vieja, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 860 1530 Tel. +(53) 7 835 2027 / 836 0010 page 32 | May www.CubaAbsolutely.com .COM MUSEUMS MUSIC Museo Napoleónico San Miguel y Ronda, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 879 1412 / 879 1460 Maxim Rock Bruzón 62, entre Almendares y Ayestarán, Plaza de la RevoluciónTel. +(53) 7 877 5925 Museo Numismáti-co Obispo entre Cuba y San Ignacio, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 5811 Oratorio San Felipe Neri Aguiar esquina a Obrapía, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 3243 Museo de la Perfumería Oficios, entre Obispo y Obrapía, La Habana Vieja Palacio del Teatro Lírico Nacional Zulueta 253 entre Ánimas y Neptuno, La Habana Vieja Museo Postal Cubano Avenida de Rancho Boyeros entre 19 de Mayo y 20 de Mayo (Ministerio de Comunicaciones), Plaza de la Revolución Tel. +(53) 7 870 5581 Sala Lecuona Prado y San Rafael, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077 / 3079 Teatro Amadeo Roldán Calzada y D, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 4521-22 Museo de la Revolución y Memorial Granma Refugio 1 entre Monserrate y Zulueta, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 4091 Museo del Ron Avenida del Puerto 262 entre Luz y Sol, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 4108 Museo del Tabaco Fototeca de Cuba Parque Histórico Militar MorroCabaña Sala del Transporte Automotor Mercaderes 120 entre Obispo y Obrapía, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 861 5795 Mercaderes 307 entre Muralla y Teniente Rey, Plaza Vieja, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 2530 Tel. +(53) 7 832 4551-53 Carretera de la Cabaña, La Habana del Este Tel. +(53) 7 861 6130 / 861 5001 THEATRES Centro Cultural Bertolt Brecht Calle13 esquina a I, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 9359 Cine-teatro Trianón Línea entre Paseo y A, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 830 9648 Gran Teatro de La Habana Prado y San Rafael, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077-79 Sala Adolfo Llauradó Calle 11 entre D y E, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 5573 Sala Argos Teatro Ayestarán 307 esquina a 20 de Mayo, El Cerro Tel. +(53) 7 878 5551 Sala Hubert de Blanck Calzada 657 entre A y B, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 830 1011 Teatro América Galiano entre Concordia y Neptuno, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 862 5416 Teatro Astral Infanta 501, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 878 1001 Teatro El Sótano Calle K entre 25 y 27, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 0630 Teatro Fausto Prado y Colón, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 863 1173 Oficios y Callejón de Jústiz, La Habana Vieja MUSIC Basílica Menor del Convento de San Francisco de Asís Oficios y Churruca, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 862 9683 Gran Teatro de La Habana Prado y San Rafael, Centro Habana Tel. +(53) 7 861 3077-79 Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula Desamparados y San Ignacio, Alameda de Paula, La Habana Vieja Tel. +(53) 7 860 4210 Jardines de la Tropical Avenida Tropical y Rizo, Playa Tel. +(53) 7 881 8767 Liceum Mozartiano de La Habana Avenida Tropical y Rizo, Playa Tel. +(53) 7 881 8767 page 33 | May Teatro Karl Marx Calle 1ra y 8, Miramar Tel. +(53) 7 203 0801 / 209 1991 Teatro Mella Línea entre A y B, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 830 4987 Teatro Nacional Paseo y 39, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 879 3558 / 879 6011 Teatro Nacional de Guiñol Calle M entre 19 y 21, El Vedado Tel. +(53) 7 832 6262 / 832 8292 www.CubaAbsolutely.com
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