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TIMBALAYE – Cuban Rumba International Festival
2° Edition Habana, 3-4-5-6 September 2009



Schedule



THURSDAY 03-09-2009

PLACE: HOTEL and BARRIO DE LA HABANA VIEJA

“Festival Opening”

10:00-11:00am
  • Accreditation of partecipants, guests and press
  • Programming
  • Gadget release

11:00am Transfer to Barrio de la Habana Vieja

12:00am Opening party at Parque de Jesùs Maria

           Opening Party in a typical place of Habana Vieja with Rumba and Casino Cubano (Salsa) Live Performances,            Rueda de Casino and Afrocuban dance performed by rumberos and artists specialized in Folkloristic and            popular Cuban Culture

2:00pm Lunch

4:00pm Transfer to the hotel







FRIDAY 04-09-2009

PLACE: Casa de Cultura de Plaza (calzada y 8, Vedado)

“Mexican local craft exibition, series of conferences, presentation of literry works and dance stages”

10:00am Opening of Mexican Art Work Exibition (Gallery

10:00-11:30am Series of conferences with Dr. R.M. Furé special involvement (Theatre)

11:30-12:30am Presentation of literary works

12:30-1:30pm Lunch



2:00-5:00pm Dance stages with professors and choreographers from the Conjunto Folklorico de Cuba (dance rooms, Casa de Cultura de Plaza)

  • Afrocuban Dance, Rumba and Casino Cubano (Salsa)
  • Cuban Percussion Lessons

5:00pm Tribute to Tio Tom with Rumba live Performances in Patio de la Casa de Cultura de Plaza

7:30- 8:30pm Dinner in Hotel

10:00pm - 02:00am Dancing Party in Hotel Riviera with DJ Ivan El Samurai de Cuba





SATURDAY 05-09-2009

PLACE: Casa de Cultura de Plaza (calzada y 8, Vedado)

“Lessons and Artistic Gala in the Astral Theatre”

10:00-12:30am
  • Dance Stages: Casino Cubano (Salsa)
  • Cuban Percussion and Afrocuban Singing Lessons

12:30-1:30pm Lunch

2:00-4:30pm
  • Dance Stages: Rumba, Casino Cubano (Salsa) and Rueda de Casino
  • Cuban Percussion and Afrocuban Singing Lessons

7:30-8:30pm Dinner in hotel

9:00-11:00pm International Artistic Gala in Astral Theatre with performaces by groups that participate to the event





SUNDAY 06-09-2009

PLACE: Salón Rosado Benny Moré, “La Tropical” (41 y 46, Playa)

“Festival’s Closing Party”



11:00am Competition of Rumba, Casino Cubano (Salsa) and Rueda de Casino

1:00-2:00 Lunch

2:00-4:00pm
  • Live Performances of Cuban Folk music bands
  • Performances by bands that participate to the event
  • Attendance certificates release and prize-giving for dance competition’s winners

5:00pm Transfer to the hotel

7:00-8:00pm Dinner in hotel

9:00pm Festival’s Closing Party at Tropical
  • prize-giving for dance competition’s winners
  • dancing night with DJ Ivan El Samrai de Cuba
  • Salsa concert by LOS VAN VAN



Collateral activities*:
  • Conference about Theatre Theory at ISA (Instituto Superior de Arte)
  • Meeting about Contemporary Dance with the coreographer Narziso Medina
  • Seminars and metteing about literature, poetry and Trova


Optional Activities**:
  • Presentation of Cultura Comunitaria and AHS artisitic projects
  • Participation to a Rumba dance lesson at Conjunto Folkloriko Nacional de Cuba
  • Guided visits to ENA (Escuela Nacional de Danza) and ISA (Instituto Superior de Arte)
  • Guided visit to Museum of Fine Arts
  • Guided visit to Garcia Lorca Theatre
  • Guided visit to Escuela de Ballet

*This Schedule must to be updated. We are defininig all the details about the collateral activities (theatre, contemporary dance, literarture).

**The optional activities are dedicated to all foreign and Cuban dance teachers that want to perfect their knowledge of Cuban dance methodology and of other artistic expressions, in order to appreciate the artistic work of cuban youth and spread the artistic value in Cuba.