Our Weekend Route is ready and there is no shortage of options for this weekend. If you don’t want to get bored at home, write down each of these proposals and get organized, the street awaits you.
We start from today Friday with a luxury dance premiere. Nothing more and nothing less than Lizt Alfonso and his company, who will stage “Habana Fénix”, a tribute to the capital and its historian, Eusebio Leal. From Havana, the teacher Lizt invites you not to miss this play, which will be at the Martí Theater until May 21 and which promises to be an unforgettable experience.
Of course, like every weekend we bring music, theater premieres, visual arts and much more. You just have to follow our route every Friday and join the events that move the island and some other places in the world. We are everywhere.
World premiere “Havana Fénix”
The Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba company will premiere this Friday, May 5, its latest creation, entitled “Habana Fénix”, at the Martí Theater, at 7:00 p.m.
When: From May 5 to 21. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:00 pm Sunday, 5:00 pm
Where: Marti Theater. Calle Dragones # 58 between Prado and Zulueta, Havana.
How much: 60 CUP (Platea), 30 CUP (Balcony) and 15 CUP (Gathering).
“The steed of my skeleton” in The Enchanted Deer
The company El Ciervo Encantando will premiere this Friday, May 5, the work “El corcel de mi esqueleto”. The piece comes from Alexander Diego and Aylen Luna, under the general direction of Nelda Castillo. Tickets will be on sale at the company’s own headquarters on Fridays and Saturdays from 5:00 p.m. and on Sundays from 2:00 p.m.
When: All May. Friday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, 5:00 p.m.
Where: The Enchanting Deer. Calle 18 between Linea and 11, Vedado, Havana.
How much: 20 CUP
To dance at the Casa de la Música de Miramar
The Casa de la Música de Miramar is celebrating its 28 years and has prepared a program full of Cuban music for dancers. Below we propose the options from this Friday the 5th to Sunday the 7th of May.
When: May 5 to 7, 7:00 pm
Where: House of Music of Miramar. Calle 20 corner 35, Miramar, Playa.
Friday May 5: Havana Band
Saturday May 6: Teresa’s son and The Arrival
Sunday May 7: Lazarito Valdés and Bamboleo
Hubert de Blanck Symphonic at the Oratorio San Felipe Neri
A concert with the music of the Cuban-Dutch composer Hubert de Blanck will arrive at the Oratorio San Felipe Neri this Saturday, May 6, at 4:00 p.m.
“Hubert de Blanck Sinfónico” will bring to the present day seven previously unpublished works by this composer and will feature the special participation of pianist Marcos Madrigal and soprano Bárbara Llanes.
Among the works that can be enjoyed are “La danza tropical” —a waltz for light soprano—, “Romanza, Cachuca y Tarantella” —a three-movement dance suite for orchestra—, “Capricho cubano”, and the “Andante ” and “Allegro”, the latter two for piano and orchestra.
When: Saturday May 6, 4:00 pm
Where: San Felipe Neri Oratory. Aguiar street corner Obrapía, Old Havana.
Havana night in Yarini
This Saturday, May 6, the Yarini Habana bar-restaurant invites you to a night in its viewpoint starting at 9:00 pm There will be special guests and the music of Djs Landeep, Joc Havana and David Vega.
When: Saturday May 6, 9:00 pm
Where: Yarini Havana. Calle San Isidro #214 between Picota and Compostela. Old Havana.
How much: 500 CUP.
Concert by Ivette Cepeda and Reflection
The singer Ivette Cepeda will be in concert this Friday, May 5, at 10 pm, at the Cantares Habana restaurant bar.
The invitation was shared by the artist on her Facebook profile and those who wish can make a reservation for this meeting by calling +53 5 2639549.
When: Friday, May 5, at 10 pm
Where: Bar Restaurant Cantares Havana. Calle 162 #321 corner 5th Avenue. Beach.
“Architecture for art”, talks in Carlos Garaicoa’s studio
The Cuban artist Carlos Garaicoa invites to the talk “Architecture for art” by Juan Herreros. The meeting will take place today, Friday, May 5 at 2:30 pm, in his studio in Carabanchel, Spain.
This event will start a group of debates on art, architecture, cultural management and its involvement with the community, especially focused on the projection of the Madrid area as an artistic district.
When: Friday, May 5, 2:30 p.m.
Where: Studio Carlos Garaicoa. Calle Hermanos Del Moral 62, Carabanchel, Madrid.
How much: Free admission
With Own Voice at Taller Gorría Gallery
Today, Friday, May 5, at 3:00 pm, the conference on Art Brut will take place at the Taller Gorría Gallery, given by the Spanish specialist Graciela García, a researcher and independent curator who explores the manifestations that make up art. outsider and the art brute in the Spanish and international context.
In addition, you can visit the “Outsider Art in Havana” expo, with works by Cuban and Spanish artists, inaugurated this week in that same space.
When: Friday May 5 (3:00 pm)
Where: Gorría Workshop Gallery. San Isidro 214 between Picota and Compostela, San Isidro, Old Havana.
How much: Free admission
Seventh art in Havana
There are several proposals from Havana cinemas for these days. If you want to enjoy the seventh art, below we propose the options that you will have in various rooms during this weekend:
CHARLES CHAPLIN (THURSDAY TO SUNDAY, 5:00 PM)
1976 (Chile/ 2022/ 95’/ Manuela Martelli/ Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Sepúlveda, Hugo Medina/ Drama/ 16 years). Carmen goes to the beach to supervise the remodeling of her house. When her family’s priest asks her to care for a young man she’s secretly sheltering, Carmen ventures into uncharted territory.
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YARA (THURSDAY TO SUNDAY, 5:00 PM)
GLAUBER ROCHA ROOM (FNCL) (OF FRIDAY TO SUNDAY2:00 PM
ACAPULCO (OF THURSDAY TO SUNDAY, 6:00 PM)
CC ENGUAYABERA (OF WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY4:30 and 7:00 PM)
ALFREDO GUEVARA ROOM (SAN GERÓNIMO SCHOOL) (OF THURSDAY TO SUNDAY6:00 PM)-Room A
Shazam! The fury of the gods/ Shazam! Fury of the Gods (EU/ 2023/ 130’/ David F. Sandberg/ Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu/ Fantastic/ 16 years).
A vengeful trio of gods come to Earth in search of the magic that was stolen from them. Billy and his fellow adoptees find themselves embroiled in a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of their world.
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ALFREDO GUEVARA ROOM (SAN GERÓNIMO SCHOOL) (OF THURSDAY TO SUNDAY6:00 PM)-Room B
CC ENGUAYABERA (OF WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY4:30 and 7:00 PM)
Stroke of luck/ Windfall (EU/ 2022/ 91’/ Charlie McDowell/ Jason Segel, Lily Collins, Jesse Plemons/ Drama/ 16 years).
A man breaks into a billionaire’s empty vacation home, but everything goes awry when he and his wife show up with a last-minute plan.
