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GENERAL PROGRAM: FULL SCHEDULE

Area # 1 Colloquium "The Caribbean that Unites Us"

Multidisciplinary academic space for the debate of themes related to the history and culture ure of the people of Panama and others linked to the Caribbean.

Teatro Heredia, from the 3 to the 7^th. of July, 9:00 am. to 1:00 pm.

Themes:

1. The Panama Canal in the context of the relations between Central America and the Caribbean :history,economy and society.
2. Panama before the canal: conquistadores,indians and slaves.
3. Panama and the movements for independence in Latin America and the Caribbean
4. Panama and the United States: a century of relations.
5. The inmigration to panama from the Antilles.
6. African presence in Panama.
7. Arts and Literature in Panama.
8. History Culture and Identity in the Caribbean.
9. The Slave Route: synthesis of history and identity.
10. Women in the Caribbean.

Special Workshops and Colloquia: from the 4 to the 6 of July, 9:00 am. to 1:00 pm.

- Cultural Heritage, identity and diversity in the Caribbean. Teatro Heredia

- Cuban and Caribbean popular religiosity. Teatro Heredia

- Fine Arts in the Caribbean. Biblioteca Ëlvira Cape

- Oral Narrators. Casa de las Tradiciones (Rabí # l54, Tivolí)

- Popular Theater. Teatro Heredia.

- Music and Popular Feasts. Encounter of Popular Groups. Casa del Caribe, Calle l3 #l54 esq. a 8, Rpto. Vista Alegre)

- Social Communication. UNEAC ,Calle Heredia, e/ Carnicería y San Félix.

- Encounter of Young Creators. Centro de Superación, Santa Lucía y San Felix.

- Encounter of Caribbean Poets. Plaza de la Revolución.

- The Maceos: Men of the Caribbean. Centro de Estudios Maceistas.

Area # 2. Feast of Fire, from the 3 to the 9 of July

Space for the performance of popular traditional groups and Caribbean Folklore. The feast takes place in streets, squares and institutions of the city.

-Casa del Caribe # 1 Calle l3 # l54, esq. a 8, Rpto Vista Alegre.

Days 3 to the 9, 9:00 am.- 1:00 pm.. Music Workshop, Popular Feasts and Encounters of Cuban traditional and folkloric groups.

9:00 pm. on (everyday) Performance of invited artistic groups. The artist Alberto Lescay -Casa del Caribe # 2 Calle l3 esq. a 10, Rpto. Vista Alegre.

Days 3 to the 9, 9:00 am. – 6:00 pm.: Exhibition of Ritual Objects of the Cuban Popular Religions -Casa de la Amistad ICAP. Avenida Manduley e/ 9 y 11, Rpto. Vista Alegre.

Days 3 to the 9., 9:00 pm. Meetings of Friendship with different performing artistic groups - Taller Cultural. Calle 11 e/ 12 y Carretera de Siboney, Rpto. Vista Alegre.

Days 3 to the 9., 9:00 am. Fine Arts Exhibition. Centro Cultural Africano "Fernando Ortiz". Avenida Manduley y 5ta. Rpto. Vista Alegre.

Days 3 to to the 9, 9:00 pm. Performance of Caribbean Groups. Parque Ferreiro.

Days 3 to the 9. 10:00 am. and 4:00 pm. Music and Dancing with different orchestras and dancing groups. Galería de Arte Universal. Calle 1era. e/ M y Terrazas, Rpto. Vista Alegre.

Days 3 to the 9. 9:00 am. – 6:00 pm. Exhibition of Panamanian Arts - Teatro Heredia. Avenida de las Américas y Autopista.

Day 4^th. of July, 9:00 pm.- 10:30 pm. Caribbean Gala.

Day 7^th of July, 9:00 pm. – 10:30 pm. Panamanian Gala.

Days 3 to 9, 9:00 pm. Café Heredia. Cuban Nights -Plaza de Marte.

Days 3 to 9. 10:00 am. – 4:00 pm. Music and Dancing from the Country Folklore - Sala Dolores. Aguilera y Reloj.

Day 8^th. 8:30 pm. Concert "Multiple Voices of the Caribbean" Cabildo Teatral Santiago. Enramadas # 415 e/Calvario y Carnicería.

Days 3 to 9. 5:00 pm. – 9:00 pm. Theater Plays. Entertaining Groups: Palenque, Macubá, Calibán and others - Parque Serrano. Enramadas y Carnicería.

Days 3 to 9. 10:00 am. – 4:00 pm. Performance of different folkloric groups - Café Teatro del Grupo Macubá. Enramadas y Carnicería.

Days 3 to 9. 5:00 pm. – 11:00 pm. Stage plays and chats with the artists. Conducted by Fatima Patterson.

• Calle Heredia. (Heredia street including Parque Céspedes)

From morning till night, crafts fair, museums, penas, art galleries and conversations with artists and visitors.

• Centro Provincial de Superación (Sta. Lucía e/ San Pedro y San Félix)

Days 3 to the 9 th.: 4:00 p.m. Encounter of Young Creators.

• Museo del Carnaval (Calle Heredia)

Days 3 to the 9 th. 9:00 p.m. Central meeting place of Rumba Groups.

• Biblioteca Provincial "Elvira Cape"(Calle Heredia)

Days 3 to the 9th

9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Exhibition of Visual Arts 

9:00 p.m. Varieties and musical groups.

• Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba. (UNEAC) Calle Heredia
• Days 3 to the 9^th. 11:00 am. – 9:00 pm. Open Space for meetings of writers and artists,art exhibitions.
• Cine Cuba. Enramadas y San Pedro. Film exhibitions.
• Casa de las Tradiciones. Rabí # 154, Tivolí.
• Days 3 to the 9^th., 10:00 am. – 1:00 pm. Pena of the Cigar Roller and traditional troubadours. 3:00 pm. to 6:00 pm. Encounter of Oral Narrators. From 6:00 pm. on Nights of Tradition.
• El Nautico. Alameda Jesús Menéndez.
• Days 3 to the 9^th., from 9:00 pm., Dancing near the sea and performances of orchestras.
• Focos Culturales.
• Days 3 to the 9^th. 8:00 pm. Meetings with centennial folkloric groups of the city. Tumba Francesa (Los Maceos esq. a San Bartolomé). Sueno. (Avenida de Céspedes, esq. Independencia). Los Hoyos (Martí y Moncada).
• Galería Oriente. Parque Céspedes.
• Days 3 to the 9^th., 9:00 am. Caribbean Hall, exhibition of International Art.
• OTHER AREAS AND ACTIVITIES.
• Castillo del Morro (old colonial Spanish fortress facing the sea)
• Day 6^th of July, 5:00 pm. "Sun Sea and Caribbean Folklore". Performance of different expressions of Cuban Popular Traditional Culture. Son oriental,Haitian-cuban and Jamaican folklore, groups of Congo origin, Rumba and Conga from Oriente.
• Bloque B Distrito José Martí.
• Day 7^th. of July, 4:00 pm. Great Gagá. (Haitian-Cuban groups). Festival of Haitian-Cuban Folklore.
• Conjunto Monumentario Ël Cimarrón". Village of El Cobre. Paying homage to the Slave Rebellion.
• Day 7^th. of July, 5:00 pm. Plastic artistic performance with the artist Alberto Lescay Merencio.
• Serpent Parade. (opening) 5^th. of July, 5:00 pm. Foreign and National groups participate. The parade starts from Plaza de Marte, goes down to Padre Pico and performs in Céspedes park in front of the City Hall. The parade begins with an invocation to Elegguá and Obatalá orishas of the Yoruba pantheon.
• Fire Parade (closing) 9^th. of July, 6:00 pm. Begins with a Congo drum playing invoking Nzambi, supreme deity of Palo Monte religion. After this invocation the Mpaka (emblem of the Feast of Fire) will be handed to the country to which the XXII Festival is dedicated. The parade starts at Parque Céspedes, performs in front of the City Hall then a Conga will guide the parade to the Alameda Jesús Menéndez where it will meet with other performing groups.
• Drum Hurricane and Burning of the Devil. 9^th. of July, 8:30 pm. . Great encounter of alll participant groups in the Alameda Jesús Menéndez : farewell to all guests and participant groups. Next to the sea a huge figure made of straw, representing the Devil is set on fire in order to pave the way for a next and happy meeting in the year 2002.
• OTHER CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS
• - 486 Anniversary of the foundation of the city of Santiago de Cuba.
• - First Iberoamerican Meeting of the Caribbean Medical Association (AMECA).

CULTURAL OPTIONS

Caribbean Festival "Feast of Fire". from the 3d. to the 9^th. of July ,2001.

Day Hour Activity Place

3-9 9:00 pm Artistic performances Parque Céspedes

4-8 9:00 am. 1:00 pm. Encounters of Cuban traditional groups. Casa del Caribe

4 9:00 pm. Caribbean Gala Teatro Heredia

5 5:00 pm. Serpent Parade Parque Céspedes

6 5:00 pm. "Sun, Sea and Caribbean Folklore."(show) Castillo del Morro

7 9:00 pm. Artistic Gala dedicated to Panama Teatro Heredia

7 5:00 pm. Ceremony in Honor of the Slave Rebellion.Loma del Cimarrón El Cobre

8 8:30 pm. Concert Multiple Voices of the Caribbean Sala Dolores

9 6:00 pm. Fire Parade and Burning of the Devil Parque Céspedes, Alameda

XXII CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL. FEAST OF FIRE. DEDICATED TO THE DUTCH ANTILLES (Curacao) AND SURINAM. Santiago de Cuba, from the 3d. to the 9^th. of July year 2002. [In this regards, see See Eugene Godfried's article on the history of son: Buena Vista Social Club: the Survival of Cuban Son. There is the tale of Curacao's love for Cuban son and its impact in maintaining the traditions.]

Links

Mas Cuba, revista turistica
www.mas-cuba.com/numero12/turismo.htm

Pagina Official al Ministerio de Cultura (Esp)
www.cult.cu/ccaribe/fiestafgo/fgo.html

Casa del Caribe
http://www.cubarte.cult.cu/ccaribe/

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