by PanamericanWorld | May 31, 2025 | Homepage People Section, Homepage Sections, Travel and culture
In the grand salons of 18th-century Paris, the music of Joseph Boulogne, Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, once rang out with brilliance and elegance. A biracial prodigy born in Guadeloupe in 1745 to a French nobleman and a Senegalese enslaved woman, Saint-Georges was a...
by PanamericanWorld | Mar 22, 2025 | Homepage People Section, Homepage Sections, Travel and culture, Travel and culture-Cuba
Sara Gómez only lived to be 31, but five decades after her death, the work of Cuban cinema’s first female director continues to be studied by film lovers who appreciate how, in such a short life, this Afro-Cuban woman was able to make transgressive documentaries with...
by PanamericanWorld | Mar 8, 2025 | Homepage People Section, Homepage Sections, Travel and culture, Travel and culture-Canadá
As we celebrate Women’s Day this month, it’s a fitting time to shine a spotlight on the Latina artists who are leaving an indelible mark on Canada’s vibrant art scene. These women, with roots stretching across Latin America, bring a kaleidoscope of perspectives,...
by PanamericanWorld | Jan 15, 2025 | Homepage People Section, Homepage Sections, Travel and culture, Travel and culture-Cuba
Being one of the lead dancers of Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba (LADC) makes her heart explode with joy. “I owe them a lot…not only have I trained as a dancer here, I feel that I am a better person”, the young woman told PanamericanWorld. She has followed the...
by PanamericanWorld | Sep 1, 2024 | Homepage People Section, Homepage Sections, Travel and culture, Travel and culture-Cuba
These five Cuban visual artists keep on impressing critics and specialists, because of the thematic diversity, as well as for the appreciated formats and styles in their creations. PanamericanWorld proposes to get closer to five Cuban painters who have reached world...
by PanamericanWorld | Aug 27, 2024 | Homepage People Section, Homepage Sections, Travel and culture, Travel and culture-Cuba
Dancing in Cuba is a pleasure. Dance is inscribed in the genetic code of Cubans as a legacy of the fusion between African and Spanish culture. We dance for everything, all the time. It’s our real universal language. They say that we even walk with a...