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🇨🇺 AEA Cuba | Arts & Dance

📅 Itinerary

🛬 Day 1: Arrival in Havana

  • Flight to Havana
  • Program orientation & welcome dinner

🏛️ Day 2: Havana – Architecture & Heritage

  • Discussion: Historical & architectural development of Havana
  • Explore Old Havana, Cristo de La Habana & La Cabaña fortress
  • Visit local health clinic & meet with staff

🎨 Day 3: Havana – Contemporary Arts

  • Discussion: Contemporary Cuban arts
  • Visit National Museum of Fine Arts & meet Cuban artists
  • Attend ballet rehearsal at Ludwig Foundation
  • Tour a cigar factory & learn from workers

💰 Day 4: Havana – Economy & Art

  • Discussion: Cuban economy
  • Tour modern Havana (Vedado district)
  • Visit artist José Fuster & Instituto Superior de Arte
  • Visit La Quinta Santovenia senior residence

🎶 Day 5: Havana → Cienfuegos

  • Travel to Cienfuegos & Bay of Pigs
  • Performance by Cantores de Cienfuegos choir + discussion
  • Dinner with live music

🏘️ Day 6: Cienfuegos → Havana

  • Excursion to Trinidad (UNESCO World Heritage site)
  • Return to Havana

📚 Day 7: Havana – Revolution & Dance

  • Visit Museo de la Revolución & Hemingway’s estate
  • Explore Cojimar fishing village & Colon Cemetery
  • Exchange at Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba Company
  • Farewell reception

🛫 Day 8: Departure

  • Transfer to airport for flight home

📦 Program Includes

  • 🏨 Accommodations with 3 meals daily
  • 🧑‍🏫 English-speaking guide
  • 🚌 Private AC bus & transfers
  • 💧 Bottled mineral water on excursions
  • 🎟️ Meetings with artists, professors, and practitioners

🌍 Overview

The AEA Cuba 🇨🇺 Arts & Dance Program provides an immersive cultural experience through arts, dance, music, and history. Students engage with Cuban artists, attend live performances, and explore UNESCO sites in Havana, Cienfuegos, and Trinidad for a deeper understanding of Cuba’s artistic identity.