2. THEATHER LITERATURE Letters from the Exiled. Fifty Cuban Writers Respond on. Armando Chávez Rivera. Neo-baroque Style It is adorned with stone and marble The main stage for the International Ballet Festival of La Havana Antonio Conte “ Quicios del Pasado Emilio Bejel “Doble Exilio” Hilda Perera “Desde el Azul’ Jose Triana “Territorio del Sueño” Eliana Guerrero “Cubana Plus Palacio del Centro Gallego The Grand Theater in La Havana
3. Famous Cuban Singers MUSIC Cuban Salsa: smooth and joyful; combination of rhythms from Africa and Latin America Son; begins in eastern rural areas of Cuba on 20’s century Rumba; music and dance that style came also from African music is played on conga drums, claves and guiro Mambo; appeared in the 1930 uses African rhythms Cha-cha-cha; appeared in the early 50’s easiest to dance and became quickly popular Sons-called guajira-rural music Compay Segundo Celia Cruz
4. ArtPAINTING and SCULPTURE By Cubans: Guillemo Collazo Victor Patricio Jose A Bencomo Mena Augusto Oliva Blay Eduardo Abela Carlos Enriquez Wifredo Lam Juan Francisco Elso
5. DANCE FILM Flamenco, Merengue Salsa Tango Rumba (son, danzon, guagira, guaracha, naningo) Mambo Cha-cha-cha 30 Festival International del Nuevo Cine en Cuba The first film was 1937 called “La Serpiente Roja” “The Red Snake” On the 40’s and 50’s Cuba and Mexico made films together
6. ARCHITECTURE La Antigua Cuba Cuban Colonial Architecture from XVI until end XIX century Neoclassic Style, Neo-baroque Style, Old Neoclassical Structures, Catalan Architecture Art Nouvean /Art Deco entered in 1910-1920
