Friday Evening, May 18, 2018, 6:00 world.

Indulge yourself in its abundant pleasures—you will be

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, Chairman
DEBORAH F. RUTTER, President
Presents
inspired!
Please be advised:
Patrons seated in this area may be filmed for the broadcast of
this event on the Kennedy Center’s website.
SEATING IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.

ARTES DE CUBA We regret that as the theater reaches capacity, seats cannot be
saved for patrons who have not arrived or are not next in line.
Thank you for understanding.
Please refrain from using audio or video recording equipment
during the performance.
Due to safety and security considerations, please refrain from
standing in the aisles during the performance.

If you have any questions, the uniformed ushers are available to

assist you.
Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices during the
Cuba Goes Tap performance.
Artist Liaison and Multimedia Broadcaster volunteers, part of the
Featuring Keyla Orozco and Max Pollak
Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteer program, assist staff at
the Millennium Stage every night of the year.

About ARTES DE CUBA

Sound. Movement. Magic. Brilliance. Taste. Calor. Experience
all the exuberance of Cuban arts and culture on the stages of
the Kennedy Center. This unprecedented gathering brings
some of the world’s greatest artists from the Island and the
Diaspora for a two-week celebration featuring 400-plus
artists in more than 50 events. Our festival features music,
dance, theater, film, fashion, design, and cuisine. From
traditional to contemporary, Cuba is bound to dazzle and
delight with the vividness of its artists’ imaginations.
Showcasing many of Cuba’s finest artists and leading Cuban
American creators, Artes de Cuba encompasses the breadth
and vibrancy of one of the most dynamic cultures in the
Program (subject to change) About Cuba Goes Tap
Created by Cuban-Dutch composer Keyla Orozco and
Rumba-Tap Solo Improvisation featuring acclaimed tap-dancer Max Pollak, Cuba Goes Tap
merges American rhythm tap with Afro-Cuban music and
Two Contradanzas dance. The central focus of the program is Orozco's Traveling
by Manuel Saumell (1818-1870), adapted by Keyla Orozco
Shoe Stories, a work for tap dancer and chamber ensemble,
Tu Sonrisa
La Quejosita in which Cuban and Venezuelan folk music, western classical
tradition, pop, jazz, improvisation, and tap come together.
Danza Lucumí Written and improvised music and dance have equal roles in
by Alejandro García Caturla (1906-1940) the show, which includes works by Cuban composers from
the 19th and 20th centuries, reimagined alongside tap
Son Número Dos improvisation.
by Carlos Fariñas (1934-2002)

Traveling Shoe Stories Performers

by Keyla Orozco (1969)
Arrivals Keyla Orozco, director, composer, curator
Horses Max Pollak, dancer (tap dance)
Sad Moments Ana Rosa Henández, piano
Exotic Birds
Ilmar López-Gavilán, violin
Feeling Older
Celebrating Life Diana Rosa Alvarez, clarinet
Mariana Ramirez-Alvarado, marimba, drums, percussion

The Presenting Underwriter of Artes de Cuba is the HRH Foundation.

Major support is provided by David M. Rubenstein.
Additional support is provided by
Amalia Perea Mahoney and William Mahoney and
The Irene Pollin Audience Development and Community Engagement
Initiatives.
International Programming at the Kennedy Center is made possible
through the generosity of the Kennedy Center International Committee on
the Arts.
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Upcoming Artes de Cuba Events

Dafnis Prieto Sí o Sí Quartet

Friday, May 18, 2018 at 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. at the
Kennedy Center Cubano Club (Terrace Gallery)

The López-Nussa Family

Friday, May 18, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the Terrace
Theater

Guantanamera Celebration
Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. on the
Millennium Stage

Argos Teatro: 10 Million

Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the Family
Theater

Los Van Van

Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. at the
Eisenhower Theater

Tiempo Libre
Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. on the
Millennium Stage