2023 Cuban and Caribbean Dance and Percussion Workshop.- The Santiago de Cuba Branch of the University of the Arts, (ISA in Spanish), together with the Provincial Council of the Performing Arts, within the framework of the 42nd edition of the Caribbean Festival, Fiesta del Fuego, CALL dancers, dance groups, as well as specialists interested in participating in the seventh edition of the International Workshop on Cuban and Caribbean Dance and Percussion.
It will be held in the city of Santiago de Cuba from July 3 to 9, 2023, virtual participation is possible through WhatsApp, Facebook, and YouTube. This edition of the Caribbean Festival will be dedicated to the Mexican celebrations of life and death, festivities declared Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind by UNESCO.
The Dance and Percussion Workshop provides a space for learning, debate, discuss and exchange of experiences in dance and musical creation.
In this sense, the Dance and Percussion Workshop will be dedicated to: life and death. Dialogic connection between music and dance in the folklore of the Caribbean. In the theoretical session the following topics will be under discussion:
– The scenic representations around the Dances of Death.
– The dance in the dimensions of the human being.
– Popular and folkloric dances.
– Dance and percussion: the French-Haitian and Anglophone heritage in the Caribbean.
– Dance as a social and cultural construction of the body in movement, from contemporary trends.
– Holistic integral massage as a life prophylaxis for performing artists and musicians.
– Percussion in Popular and Traditional Culture, and its meanings.
Proposals for academic participation must include a brief abstract, maximum length 250 words. Papers may be up to 12 pages long (Arial 12 font and 1.5 line spacing). After the bibliography, the paper will be accompanied by a résumé of the author(s) (no more than one page). The deadline for acceptance of papers is June 15 of this year. It must be submitted in digital format and the scientific committee of the workshop will communicate the approval of the work.
WORKING LANGUAGES: 2023 Cuban and Caribbean Dance and Percussion Workshop
The official language of the event is Spanish. Those interested in participating who do not speak Spanish will be responsible for the translation of the papers to be presented.
Practice and learning session
The proposals for participation in the practice and learning session will be linked to the following topics:
– Dance, percussion and singing: (Yoruba, Congo, Arará, Rumba) Abakuá, Franco-Haitian and Anglophone Caribbean cycles.
– Popular and traditional Cuban, Caribbean and Latin American dances and dances.
– Training system for dancers based on Cuban modern dance technique and contemporary dance techniques.
– International dances and dances.
– Traditional Thai Massage and Acro Yoga for scenic artists and musicians.
2023 Cuban and Caribbean Dance and Percussion Workshop: Artistic Presentations Session
The International Dance and Percussion Workshop promotes artistic performances with dance groups that participate in the event. A Special Gala is also dedicated to the life and work of Eduardo Rivero (National Dance Award in Cuba), among other personalities of dance and percussion in Latin America.
The proposals for virtual participation in this session of the event will be carried out through videos with a maximum duration of 3 minutes. When sending the videos, the technical file must include the name of the choreography, choreographer, country and leading performers. The deadline for submitting videos is June 15 of this year. Videos may include small and large format choreographies.
Contact
Mariela Montel, Ms.C (Coordinator)
WhatsApp: (+53)58023422 / +966504585084
Facebook: Cuban Dance & Percussion Workshop
E.mail:
montel.mariela@gmail.com / cp.aescenicas@gmail.com / isastgo@cultstgo.cult.cu
Santiago de Cuba Is Ready for the 42nd Caribbean Festival
Translator: MSc. Guillermo Rodriguez Cortes
42nd Caribbean Festival, Santiago de Cuba – With the preparation of galas, conferences and seminars and a call for artists and researchers, organizers of the event are preparing the 42nd edition of the Feast of Fire, dedicated to the Mexican celebrations of life and death.
According to Santiago Ruy, the cultural attaché of the Embassy of Mexico in Cuba, the constant contact with the Caribbean Center in the conformation of the shows and exchanges means a lot to strengthen diplomatic, artistic and scientific ties between both nations.
Oscar Escobedo, in charge of the artistic direction on behalf of the Latin American country, informed about the realization of a gala in honor of the Day of the Dead with Santiago de Cuba performers, as well as the presence of the Symphonic Orchestra of Oriente and mariachis from different Mexican regions and thanked the support of the local authorities of the sector.
Regarding the theoretical meetings, Carlos Lloga, who is in charge of their organization, highlighted the challenge of responding to the historical ties established between Cuba and Mexico, through the study and debate on the honored festivity in this edition.
The traditional Caribbean Festival, held in the Hero City, is the event with the greatest plurality in terms of expressions of popular culture held in the Antillean nation, and the only space of its kind where every year all the country’s carrier groups meet.
MEXICAN CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND DEATH
The Caribbean Center, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Cuba and the Santiago de Cuba Provincial Culture Board, calls for the 42nd edition of the Caribbean Festival, Feast of Fire, to be held from July 3 to 9, 2023 in Santiago de Cuba.
This time it is dedicated to the MEXICAN CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND DEATH, a festivity that brings together the spirituality, magic, cultural diversity, history and material culture of all Mexico, and which was declared by UNESCO, Oral and Intangible Heritage of Mankind in 2003.
It is an exceptional opportunity for all of us to bring together, in Santiago all of Mexico wrapped in the magic and colors of this major celebration, which will undoubtedly showcase the bonds that link our peoples and cultures treasured in the Caribbean.
Santiago de Cuba Is Ready for the 42nd Caribbean Festival
The Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead, which traditionally takes place on November 1 and 2, also offers multiple points of contact with the popular cultures of the Caribbean region, especially with carnivals, and refers to ancestral rites and beliefs closely linked to death, easily recognized and rooted among the peoples of the Caribbean.
