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Transitos Habana: Lisa Nordstr\u00f6m<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Memory Wax: Cris\u00e1lida<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nils Berg Cinemascope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sk\u00e5nes Dansteater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Teater Sagohuset, Lidia Wos, Memory Wax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Filmcrew: Sonica Sequence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dansare Retazos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Claudine Ulrich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Big Wind<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Maria Naidu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Danilo Stankovic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fieldswork<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sk\u00e5nes Dansteater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Alma S\u00f6derberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Don Gnu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Las Carolinas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Workshop Lur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dorte Olesen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tr\u00e1nsitos Habana – Scandinavian Cultural Days<\/em> takes place in Havana, Cuba. It is a biennal where artists from Scandinavia and Cuba present their work through performances, workshops, showcase, exhibitions and lectures.

The goal is to focus and develop continuous cultural exchanges between Cuban and Scandinavian artists in the area of visual arts, film, performing arts and music. The festival reaches a wide audience, both children and adults, with its performances and different activities.

Tr\u00e1nsitos Habana<\/em> is organized in collaboration between Memory Wax and the cuban dance company Danza Teatro Retazos. Tr\u00e1nsitos Habana<\/em> was one of the various activities included in our EU project Retazos Evoluciona-Reach Out OverSeas<\/a><\/em> 2012-2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tr\u00e1nsitos Habana<\/em> is presented at the stage of Danza Teatro Retazos; Las Carolinas, Fabrica de Arte Cubano, schools and on rooftops, streets and squares in old Havana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 – in collaboration with ASSITEJ World Congress and Young Dance Network<\/strong>
May 25 \u2013 June 1 it\u00b4s time! We present the 9th edition of\u00a0Tr\u00e1nsitos Habana \u2013 Scandinavian Culture Days<\/em>. This year in collaboration with ASSITEJ World Congress<\/a> and Young Dance Network<\/a>. Tr\u00e1nsitos Habana<\/em> will host activities in ASSITEJ\u2019s official program as well as presenting our own program. The program includes workshops, performances, meetings and talks about international festivals and collaborations, as well as family activities with participating artists from Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Croatia, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE ABOUT ASSITEJ World Congress program here!<\/a><\/strong>
READ MORE ABOUT TR\u00c1NSITOS HABANA program here!<\/a><\/strong>


2022 – The Family in focus<\/strong>
The program started with collaborations and workshops out in the streets and schools of old Havana with artists from Scandinavia and Cuba. The week ended with performances and activities for the whole family. The Swedish Embassy supported the festival with two exhibitions, Swedish Dads – Cuban Dads<\/em> with photographs by Johan B\u00e4vman (Sweden) and N\u00e9stor Mart\u00ed (Cuba) and Pippa Mediaslargas<\/em> – an exhibition with the legendary Pippi Longstocking and Astrid Lindgren’s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2019 – Children and youth in focus <\/strong>
2019 was the first year that we focused entirely on culture for children and young people. Memory Wax and Danza Teatro Retazos also invited choreographer Claire Parsons to a residency. It became the first Swedish dance residency to be arranged in Cuba supported by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee\u00b4s <\/i>International Dance Program <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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