Guantanamo – During the opening gala of the 47th Guantanamo Culture Week, the Provincial Award for Best Art Instructor 2025 was conferred upon Yenny Thompson Salazar for her outstanding work as the driving force behind the Genesis dance project in the municipality of Caimanera. This award is given annually by the Center of Houses of Culture to the best instructor in the province.
Also, as part of this opening event, and coinciding with Art Instructor’s Day, the José Martí Brigade of the province awarded special recognitions to two of its members for their meritorious work: Daniela Guilarte Matos from Guantánamo, specializing in dance, and Israibel Frómeta Samón from Caimanero, specializing in visual arts.
The Babul Folkloric Ballet and the Danza Libre and Danza Fragmentada dance companies performed in this inaugural event of the 40th Guantánamo Culture Week that commemorates the 148th birth anniversary of the intellectual Regino E. Boti and the 131st anniversary of the February 24, 1895, independence uprising in La Confianza, led by the patriot Pedro Agustín Pérez.
Singer-songwriter Claudio Casal, soloist Dayamis Lores, and members of Proyecto Loco and the Colmenita Guantánamo Children’s Theater Company also participated in this opening gala, in which the Municipal Directorate of Culture honored the Colmenita Guantanamo for its 15th anniversary, the Renacer Cossiá Group for its 25th anniversary, and the Municipal Directorate of Sports.
As it is tradition the Guantánamo Culture Week takes place from February 18 to 24. This year, 2026, it will have a greater focus on community outreach, which includes artistic events in community councils, social service institutions, and daycare centers, as well as performances in schools and other venues.
