DESCRIPTION
This agreement, which covers several disciplines, every year enables two Québec creators to complete a two-month residency in the city of Matanzas (Cuba) and two Cuban creators to complete a two-month residency in Québec, to take advantage of the many opportunities for professional contacts that can contribute to their career development.
In 2022 and 2024, the program will be open to literature and music. In 2023 and 2025, the program will be open to creators in arts and crafts and theatre. Grants awarded by the Conseil under the Studios and studio-apartments section enable recipients to cover the cost of personal insurance, travel, living expenses and costs related to carry out their projects.
Information of the host institution
In literature
Ediciones Matanzas was founded over 40 years ago. It is one of the largest publishing houses in the Territorial Publishing System in Cuba. Its catalogue has over 700 titles of Cuban and universal literature, as well as literature for children and teens, in a range of genres. It brings together over 362 authors from Cuba, 195 from Matanzas, as well as abroad.
The Centro Provincial del Libro y la Literatura de Matanzas is the leading institution for publishing, marketing and promoting books released in the province of Matanzas, as well as for relations between writers, their representative organizations, and book industry professionals.
In music
The Empresa Comercializadora de la Música y los Espectáculos Rafael Somavilla is a marketing company that delivers artistic, musical, and entertainment services, as well as live shows in open-air spaces. Québec musicians work under the musical direction of Alberto García and his quintet Fantasía. Mr. García was president of the Unión Nacional de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC). He is the director of the Fantasía String Quintet, which performs all musical genres. He has performed on international stages, particularly in the U.S., Jamaica, Spain, and the Cayman Islands.
In arts and crafts
The workshop Mano a Mano is a community sociocultural project run by the La Asociación Cubana de Artesanos Artistas (ACAA) in Matanzas. Its mission is to promote arts and arts and crafts along with the development of different practices in the province of Matanzas. It is based at Lolo Galeria-Taller, in the city of Matanzas. In the Mano a Mano workshop, creators make mainly utilitarian pieces, using a contemporary approach.
In theatre
The Teatro de Las Estaciones is a theatre company that specializes in puppet theatre, for the creation, production, and dissemination of works from universal and Cuban national playwriting. The company also creates audiovisual works, publications, and exhibitions and gives workshops on puppetry. The company has performed at international puppet festivals in Spain, France, Mexico, Italy, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Denmark, and the U.S. The Teatro de Las Estaciones is located in the heart of Matanzas.
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