Holguín Writer Wins Alejo Carpentier Prize
Holguín journalist and writer Rubén Rodríguez González has won the Alejo Carpentier Prize, the most important literary award granted by the Cuban Book Institute, for his unpublished storybook "El año que nieve".
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Viengsay Valdes, New Deputy Director of Cuba´s National Ballet
The first ballerina of the Cuba´s National Ballet (BNC) Viengsay Valdes became Tuesday the artistic deputy director of the company headed by the legendary Alicia Alonso, 98 years old.
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New Magazine on Gibara Launched
The coastal municipality of Gibara, in the northeastern province of Holguín, launched on January 20 the first edition of the anual magazine of the Municipal Assembly of the People's Power, which will reflect the economic, political and social life of that coastal territory.
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Cuban Dancer to Become Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet of Birmingham (United Kingdom) has elected Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta as its new director, according to a press release from Acosta Dance, a company founded by the artist.
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