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Acosta Dance, the Company of Cuban Dancer Carlos Acosta, Celebrates Ten Years of ‘Dedication’ Onstage

‘A Decade in Motion,’ taking place in Havana this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday EFE (via 14ymedio), Laura Bécquer, Havana, 5 September 2025 — Acosta Dance Company, under the direction of prestigious Cuban dancer/choreographer Carlos Acosta, celebrates, this weekend in Havana, a decade of “sacrifice and dedication” onstage, with its fusion of classical and contemporary dance … Continue reading “Acosta Dance, the Company of Cuban Dancer Carlos Acosta, Celebrates Ten Years of ‘Dedication’ Onstage”

‘The Cuban People Need to Heal,’ Says Dancer Carlos Acosta

Europa Press (14ymedio), Madrid, 21 October 2021 — The dancer Carlos Acosta, who will return to the Teatro Real this coming October 22, 23 and 24 with his company Acosta Danza, has stated that the Cuban people “need to heal,” urging a “conciliatory dialogue” between society and the authorities of the Island. “We are all … Continue reading “‘The Cuban People Need to Heal,’ Says Dancer Carlos Acosta”

14ymedio’s Faces of 2019: Carlos Acosta, Dancer

14ymedio, Havana, 30 December 2019 — The most important Cuban dancer today was born in Havana on June 2, 1973. He studied at the Cuban National Ballet School, where he graduated in 1991 with maximum qualifications and a gold medal. He has danced in prestigious companies such as the English National Ballet, the Houston Ballet and … Continue reading “14ymedio’s Faces of 2019: Carlos Acosta, Dancer”

Cuban Dancer Carlos Acosta Named New Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet

London/Havana, EFE/14ymedio, 15 January 2019 — Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta was appointed as the new director of the Royal Ballet of Birmingham today, according to the company, one of the most prestigious in the United Kingdom. Acosta, 45, who will assume the post in January 2020, was selected in a competition overseen by a group of … Continue reading “Cuban Dancer Carlos Acosta Named New Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet”

The Cuban Company Acosta Danza Yunior Makes its Debut at the Marti Theater in Havana

EFE (via 14ymedio), Madrid, 11 February 2024 — Acosta Danza Yunior, the new artistic project of the prestigious Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta, debuts this weekend with a presentation at the emblematic Martí Theater in Havana. The new youth group is made up of 10 dancers from 18 to 20 years old, graduates from … Continue reading “The Cuban Company Acosta Danza Yunior Makes its Debut at the Marti Theater in Havana”

Cuba’s Elections for Parliament Start With Low Attendance and Less Enthusiasm

14ymedio, Havana, 26 March 2023 — The low attendance at the polling stations is marking Sunday in Cuba, where this March 26th the polls have opened early to ratify the 470 candidates who will occupy, for five years, the 470 seats in the National Assembly of People’s Power (ANPP). Although more than 8.1 million people … Continue reading “Cuba’s Elections for Parliament Start With Low Attendance and Less Enthusiasm”

Miguel Altunaga, a Cuban Modern Dancer Who is a Prophet in his Own Land

EFE via 14ymedio, 18 January 2018 — After ten years of successes and ovations on British stages, the Cuban dancer Miguel Altunaga proves that he can be a prophet in his own country, and even in his former company Contemporary Dance of Cuba (DCC), to which he returns as choreographer with a world premiere that speaks … Continue reading “Miguel Altunaga, a Cuban Modern Dancer Who is a Prophet in his Own Land”

Cuba: 11 July, Four Years Later

Díaz-Canel and all the henchmen who accompany him in government and in the inevitable repression are consumed by the fear of losing power. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 21 July 2025 — Castro’s totalitarian regime has once again demonstrated that the only thing left in its arsenal of lies and manipulation is the most brutal and … Continue reading “Cuba: 11 July, Four Years Later”

The Regime Prevents Cuban Guests From Attending the 4th of July Party at the US Embassy

Several activists and opponents, in Havana and in the province, were arrested or surrounded in their homes. 14ymedio, Havana, 2 July 2025 — As happens every year, the celebration of US Independence Day becomes an uncomfortable date for the Cuban regime. This Wednesday, several independent journalists, activists and opponents denounced the police surrounding their homes … Continue reading “The Regime Prevents Cuban Guests From Attending the 4th of July Party at the US Embassy”

In Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, the Order To Combat ‘MSMEs’ Has Been Given

Authorities investigate state-owned companies that pay “millions” to the private sector 14ymedio, Havana, 8 August 2024 — The leaders of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, aspire to become the elite squad in the government’s crusade against MSMEs. President Miguel Díaz-Canel had asked, during a session in Parliament last month, to liquidate the “excessive payments from the state … Continue reading “In Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, the Order To Combat ‘MSMEs’ Has Been Given”

The Government Launches an Offensive on Several Fronts Against the Cuban Freemasons Who Protested

A program by the anonymous spokesman Cuban Warrior and the arrest of the writer Ángel Santiesteban form part of the measures against those who oppose the current Grand Master 14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 26 July 2024 — The Cuban regime has demonstrated in the last 48 hours that the protest of Freemasons on July 23 … Continue reading “The Government Launches an Offensive on Several Fronts Against the Cuban Freemasons Who Protested”

The Plaza de Cuba International Jazz Festival Will Receive Up To 92 Artists From the United States

EFE (via 14ymedio), Havana, 10 January 2024 — The 39th edition of the Plaza de Cuba International Jazz Festival, which will be held from January 21 to 28, will receive hundreds of international artists, including 92 from the United States, its organizers reported on Tuesday. With the slogan “Pa’que flujazz,” the most important event of … Continue reading “The Plaza de Cuba International Jazz Festival Will Receive Up To 92 Artists From the United States”

Belts and Big Shirts to Cover the Cuban Leaders’ Obesity

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 25 June 2022 — Last Thursday, at a fat contest in celebration of Father’s Day in Nicaragua, a man with a circumference of 57 inches around his belly was the winner. The peculiar award has caught the attention of Cubans, who in recent years have seen their relatives lose weight due … Continue reading “Belts and Big Shirts to Cover the Cuban Leaders’ Obesity”

The Anguish of the Relatives of the Young People Arrested in Cuba on July 11

14ymedio, Havana, 20July 2021 — “They are young, they are not criminals or bandits who went to throw stones or loot stores, they went to fight for the things they lack, that they are drowning.” Berta Baruch, 58, is one of the mothers who gathered on Monday in front of the 100th y Aldabó prison, in Havana, … Continue reading “The Anguish of the Relatives of the Young People Arrested in Cuba on July 11”

Amanda Hernandez Celaya, 17, Arrested in Cuba on July 11, Acquitted

14ymedio, Havana, 22 July 2021 — The young woman Amanda Hernández Celaya, arrested on July 11 in the heat of the protests that shook the country, was acquitted this Thursday for lack of evidence after a summary trial was carried out in Havana, as confirmed to 14ymedio by members of her family. Hernández was charged with the same … Continue reading “Amanda Hernandez Celaya, 17, Arrested in Cuba on July 11, Acquitted”