Cuban culture expands in communities across the country

Havana, Feb. 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban cultural institutions are redoubling their efforts to bring art and joy to towns and communities, in a movement that confirms the vitality of national creativity even in complex times.

February 8, 2026
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The western province of Artemisa is holding workshops in the municipality of Mariel, led by young instructor Omar Nemecio Lafferte.

Havana is hosting activities in emblematic spaces such as John Lennon Park, the Monkey Farm with the children’s theater company La Colmenita, and other community facilities, the Ministry of Culture highlighted.

Amancio Rodriguez House of Culture, in the province of Las Tunas, is promoting the “Saturday with My People” program, while in the community of Lora, in the municipality of Jesus Menendez, the Zonal Cucalambeana Festival, dedicated to rural traditions, is being celebrated.

Students Miguel Angel and Delia Esther Duvergel, who are training to be art instructors in the eastern province of Guantanamo, along with cultural promoters, are leading workshops to learn how to play and dance changui, a traditional musical genre of the region, the source adds.

These projects, diverse in scope and format, confirm that Cuban artists continue to cultivate culture where it is most needed, strengthening national identity and the bond between art and community.

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