A Fire Within
The 19th CubaCaribe Festival will consist of one weekend of performances, celebrations, film screenings, master classes and lecture/demos on the history, religion, arts and politics of the Caribbean. Held annually, it is devoted to folkloric and contemporary dance and music of the Afro-Caribbean and its Diaspora.
The theme for 2025 is A Fire Within. A celebration of the passion and drive that artists must carry for their art that propels their work out into the world and ultimately moves and inspires us. Each artist will delve into when this spark ignited, how it was realized and how the drive to create continues.
Festival includes performances at ODC Theater, Honoring of Bobi Cespedes, After party at Bissap Baobab, Master Afro-Cuban folkloric dance classes with visiting teacher Emilio Hernandez Gonzalez, Artist panel discussion with artistic directors of the performing companies, film shorts screening of various short films with a Q & A with the directors, and a Lecture/demo on the history of Urban music in Cuba and reception with DJ Jigüe visiting from Havana.
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FULL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
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Friday March 28
8:00pm : Mixed Program show at ODC Theater
Saturday March 29
10:00-11:30am : Master dance class at ODC Theater
2:00-3:30pm : Master dance class at Dance Mission
3:30-5:00pm : Master dance class at Dance Mission​
8:00pm : Mixed Program show w/ honoring of Bobi Cespedes at ODC Theater
10:00pm : After Party at Bissap Baobab
Sunday March 30
10:00-11:30am: Master dance class at ODC Theater
11:45-1:00pm : Master dance class at ODC Theater
4:00pm : Mixed Program show at ODC Theater
Monday March 31
7:00-8:30 pm : Master dance class at Casa de Carnaval Indigenous Peoples Cultural Arts Healing Center
Wednesday April 2
7:00pm : Film Screening/ Q & A at Casa de Carnaval Indigenous Peoples Cultural Arts Healing Center
In Partnership with MoAD
Thursday April 3
7:00pm : Artist Panel Discussion at Casa de Carnaval Indigenous Peoples Cultural Arts Healing Center
In Partnership with MoAD
Friday April 4
6:30pm : Special event- DJ Jigüe Lecture / Demo / Reception at Community Music Center​
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ACCESSIBILITY
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All of our Festival venues (ODC Theater, Casa de Carnaval Indigenous Peoples Cultural Arts Healing Center, Dance Mission Theater, Community Music Center, Bissap Baobab) are ADA compliant. Please email contact@cubacaribe.org if you need special accommodations or have any questions.
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Images by
Alexa Trevino
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