INTERIOR(e)S by Rafael Bernard Alfonso
He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on August 11, 1953. At age 10, his father enrolled him in a sculpture class at the Maryland Institute of Art, where all his classmates were adults. Alfonso defines himself as an artist who uses every available medium to narrate and express ideas and realities of existence.
Metamorphosis by Jossie Lynn Martínez
Jossie Lynn Martínez (Havana, Cuba) immigrated to the United States in 1962. From a young age, she displayed artistic inclinations that led her to explore music, theater, and dance. She studied performing arts in the United States and abroad, participating in television commercials, soap operas, and theater productions. Her career was enriched by years spent […]
The Backyard Filmmakers
Miami Celebrates Local Filmmaking Talent with “The Backyard Filmmakers” The city of Miami is gearing up for a special night of film with “The Backyard Filmmakers,” an event created to celebrate and showcase the talent of local filmmakers who are transforming the audiovisual landscape from within our own community. The evening will offer the public […]
A glass of water
With the aim of promoting literature written in Florida and stimulating dialogue around this artistic production, the ARTEFACTUS Cultural Project, with the support of Florida Humanities, has organized a series of presentations by Miami-based authors whose works address essential themes for humankind: the cycle of life and death, humanity’s place in society and the universe, […]
More About Me
In August, the Artefactus Cultural Center presents the exhibition “More About Me” by visual artist José Luis Moreno (Havana, 1963) in its gallery. In this exhibition, titled “More About Me,” the artist states, “I presented a retrospective that connects with my first solo exhibition, held in Cuba in 2003, dedicated to relationships and the female […]
Live Intimo Concert – Son a la Roca
The Intimo Live Concert series features the Cuban duo Son a la Roca, a Latin pop-rock project with a repertoire in English and Spanish that explores diverse styles of international music.
Ballad of a summer
Havanafama, in co -production with Project Cultural Artifactus, presents ballad of a summer, the work of Cuban playwright Héctor Santiago, under the direction of Juan Roca. This set the reunion with an author of exile and with a piece that dialogues intensely with the present. The action begins with the return of Santiago, after a […]
A heart, suddenly.
The July season concludes with the premiere of “Un corazón, de repente,” a theatrical show directed and adapted by Eddy Díaz-Souza, based on a selection of stories and poems by Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector, a key figure in Portuguese-language literature. The show offers a scenic journey through feminine universes, complex emotions, and intimate revelations that […]
Frank and Leo
“Frank and Leo,” Iran Capote’s retelling of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s “Water Drops on Hot Stones,” directed by Miriam Bermúdez. With sharp, dark humor, the play explores the relationships of power, desire, and emotional dependence between a young man and his older lover, caught in a dizzying game of manipulation and vulnerability. The cast includes Héctor […]
Landscape on a postcard
“Landscape in a postcard”, poetic reading by the writer Carlos Pintado, author of “Cuaderno del falso amor impuro” and “Música para cuerdas de bamboo”. The title of the event comes from a verse of his own work. Pintado, born in Pinar del Río in 1974, is a poet, narrator and playwright, and has received recognitions […]