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As a well kept secret
26June
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As a well kept secret

Lucky to exist as the most important event of its type in the Americas, the Circuba Festival, founded in 1981, is next to celebrate thirty-five years of existence in 2016, but from now they are preparing and heating engines of what will be its next edition, in which more than fifty artists from nine countries arrived -Brazil, Mexico, Russia, United States, Colombia, Venezuela, Italy, Hungary  and Spain- they  will share the track with the flamboyant star of the Cuban circus, which once again prepare to showcase their latest national and international successes.

The Children's Theatre Company La Colmenita will merge with the National Circus of Cuba and other guests at the Opening Ceremony. Then, from Thursday 9 night until Sunday 12 it will be premiering the new headquarters of the tent Trompoloco, now with greater comfort and performance to the public and artists.

The coveted Grand Prix, the first three places as well as various categories, male and female interpretation, criticism, image and revelation artist, will be the awards granted by an international expert jury chaired by the famous Laci Endresz, director of Blackpool Tower Circus in London. It will not be behind one of the prizes that artists expect so much, the popularity award, this year with the novelty that attendees can make their vote through mobile devices, tablets and laptops from the tent itself with the built mode Wi FI or from their homes or offices, always before noon on Monday, July 13, when the chances of sending votes will be closed.

Regarding the nights of Circuba 2015, the tributes that have been prepared to celebrate thirty years or more of artistic life of musicians, acrobats, gymnasts, acrobats and animal trainers stand out, as well as the twentieth anniversary of founding the joint venture Los Portales SA, that since 2007 has been a faithful partner of the National Circus of Cuba and specifically of this great circus event. On Sunday 12 a particularly momentous will occur when from 8:30 pm the homage to the great comedian of all time, Charles Chaplin come true. His eternal devotion and love for the circus will be more than enough reasons, including anniversaries, for rendering him a special night from Havana, Cuba.

Meanwhile and as side events two exhibitions highlight: As a well kept secret, by the San Alejandro Academy, and The circus inside and outside the tent, already premiered in Barcelona, Spain, which will be presented in Cuba by their authors Josep Guindo and Yailín Alfaro. Moreover the theoretical sessions will take their peak through two talks dedicated to balance and juggle genres, which will have its seat in the Gelabert Hall of Classic Hotel Habana Riviera on July 9 and 10 from 10: 00 am with free access to stakeholders. It is impossible to leave behind the legendary Cabaret Copa Room of Riviera Hotel that will present guests acts in its musical nights, always from 10:00 pm.

Havana will be flooded with the circus for six days, but other regions of the island will not stay behind where local and foreign artists will take their art that so many enjoy and wait to see. From July 16 a tour will begin in Camaguey. Then the very noble and very loyal Santiago de Cuba will arrive, which this year celebrates five centuries of existence. They will be followed by other cities as Bayamo, Holguin, Las Tunas, Santa Clara, Cienfuegos, Cumanayagua, Matanzas, Cardenas and for the first time in the history of these events the city of Nueva Gerona in the Isle of Youth is incorporated to put an end to 14 Circuba Festival 2015 with a closing gala on Sunday, September 6.

Transmitted from generation to generation, we have closely guarded the secret to be exposed once again, as every year we usually do, from the city that serves as bridge circus in America: Havana, Cuba.