Immerse, Theatre and Dance, History, People, Cuba
By Nazma Muller ● Issue 156 (March/April 2019)
Alicia Alonso: forever prima | Backstory
How did Havana come to be one of the world’s leading centres of classical ballet? Nazma Muller tells the story of prima donna assoluta Alicia Alonso, and her influence on generations of Cuban dancers
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Cuba
By Donna Yawching ● Issue 153 (September/October 2018)
Falling for Havana | Explore
Few cities in the world have such an aura of history and glamour as Havana. As Donna Yawching writes, the Cuban capital has its gritty side — right next to world-class architecture, amazing culture, and a spirit that has to be experienced to be understood
By James Ferguson ● Issue 46 (November/December 2000)
A slave speaks
This is a book with unlikely origins. Its story begins in a Cuban nursing home in the early 1960s, only a few years after Fidel Castro has...
Arrive, Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Cuba
By Caribbean Beat ● Issue 146 (July/August 2017)
Santiago de Cuba | Neighbourhood
Streetscape The heart of Santiago de Cuba is the paved Parque Céspedes — more of a plaza than a park. Around it are the cathedral, the...
Engage, Culture, History, Cuba
By James Ferguson ● Issue 142 (November/December 2016)
Who’s your granny?
In the 1950s and 60s, when Marxism was still fashionable, communist newspapers had suitably stirring names: Pravda (“Truth”) in the...
Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, Cuba
By Sharon Millar ● Issue 139 (May/June 2016)
Cuba — the enigma of an island
The Egyptian mummy lies silent and elegant under the glass case. Standing there in the cool de-humidified air, I’m aware of experiencing...
By James Ferguson ● Issue 95 (January/February 2009)
New year, new era
It was to be a New Year’s Eve party with a difference. Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, traditionally invited his most trusted...
By James Ferguson ● Issue 87 (September/October 2007)
Born to serve
Caribbean political leaders have tended to be just as predictable in their backgrounds as politicians anywhere else. There have been a huge...