Dedicated to the cultural industries, the 32nd edition of the May Pilgrimages begins this Tuesday. This event, which annually brings together the best young creators and artists from the country and other nations in Holguin.
Until May 8th, this festival has made Holguin the ideal venue for the World Festival of Artistic Youth for several years. With more than 100 foreign guests from Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, and Venezuela.
The confirmed foreign attendance is higher than in more recent editions. When the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic were felt. Thus reaffirming the festival’s international character, said the provincial director of Culture, Yakelín Tapia, according to the Cuban News Agency.
For his part, the president of the Hermanos Saíz Association (AHS in the Spanish acronym) in Holguin. An organization that brings together young artists, reported that more than 350 Cuban artists will participate in the event. Including 100 guests from different provinces across the country.
As in previous editions, the following events will take place: the Memoria Nuestra Thought Congress. The Palabras Compartidas literary space. The Bloguerías de Mayo media event; and Babel, a hub for the visual arts. Which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
Other events include the Cámara Azul event, an audiovisual gathering;and the music projects Destrabando la Trova, Quiero una Canción. Rockmerías, and Electroromerías, which will take place in more than 20 cultural centers throughout the city.
In a recent press conference, Yasel Toledo Garnache, national president of the AHS. Urged people to take advantage of the Romerias to showcase new cultural management platforms for young creators around the world. Focused on borderless artistic distribution and expansion.
In exclusive statements to CNA, Toledo highlighted the scope and level of national and international participation the Festival generates each year and praised the essential role of collaborative work among institutions and organizations in the region that support its development.
With information from Prensa Latina
Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernández
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