{"id":5813,"date":"2024-12-17T00:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gz.foundation\/language\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2026-03-07T14:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T11:19:58","slug":"cuba-arab-cultural-heritage-through-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gz.foundation\/language\/cuba-arab-cultural-heritage-through-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba: Arab Cultural Heritage through Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A dance show took place at the capital’s America Theater on the second day of celebrations of the Arab Culture Week, Havana 2024.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0GZF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By: Gabriela Sarmiento<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Arab Culture Week continues in Havana as the event moved on to its second day of festivities with dance performances. This Sunday, the Ambar School of Traditional Arab Dances -directed by Idiamis Vivar, with choreography by Odalys Ruiz- together with the Cuban SoHo Company -directed by Grettel Llabre- were in charge of keeping the celebration alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the America Theater, in the heart of the Cuban capital, expressive and rhythmic elements were fused, harmonizing dance movements with the sonority and musical influence of Arab culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both companies presented traditional dances from various Arab countries, such as Yemen, Palestine, Egypt and Lebanon. A rich mixture of two apparently distant cultures converged through dance in perfect synchrony, uniting the Arab and Cuban spirit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opening speech was delivered by the president of the Arab Union of Cuba (UAC), Yaime Proveyer, who condemned the genocide being perpetrated against Palestine. \u201cFrom our homeland, we have chosen a powerful weapon: culture, which reaches everyone and ennobles life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The President of the Arab Union of Cuba thanked the Green Zone Foundation for its work in promoting the learning of the Arabic language in the Latin American and Caribbean region.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0GZF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UAC president added that the goal of the celebration is to promote the legacy of Arab culture: \u201cAs long as each of us has a voice, the traditions of this ancient culture will live on, and we will never allow them to be silenced,\u201d Proveyer said.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also expressed her gratitude to the Green Zone Foundation (GZF) for its work as an organization promoting Arabic language learning in Latin America and the Caribbean. Proveyer extended her thanks to its president, Darwish Ahmed al-Sheibani, as well as its director, Omayma Sheikh Eldin, and the rest of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She further praised GZF’s efforts to establish a bridge of communication between the Arabic and Spanish-speaking peoples. Proveyer mentioned that the institution has developed a new application for online learning of the Arabic language, which will soon be available to all those interested in studying this ancient language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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