The Kennedy Center & The Cuban Embassy Presents: Artes de Cuba - From the Island to the World

The Kennedy Center & The Cuban Embassy Presents: Artes de Cuba – From the Island to the World

Date and Time

May 10, 2018 4:00 pm

Location

Takoma

235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012

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Description:

The Kennedy Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba bring Artes de Cuba to Busboys and Poets.  Artes de Cuba is a festival celebrating the artistic richness that has emerged from this "island archipelago in the sun." This unprecedented gathering of Cuban and Cuban-American artists represents some of the world's greatest from the island and the Diaspora. 

Busboys and Poets intimate stage will feature Cuban artists Miguel Failde and Jorge Luis Pacheco. Join us as they perform and discuss Cuban Culture and their professional work in furthering Cuban music. 

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