12 March 2016 ~ Benny More Art School

Listening to: Santana ~ Blues Magic

Benny More is a famous Cuban singer and there is now an Art School named in his honor in Cienfuengos.

As with many areas in Cuba, the infrastructure is poor and the school cannot upgrade the seating.

There is one art school per province. Children are "tested" in primary school to determine if they would be good singers, musicians, dancers, athletes. If selected, they are brought to the schools to live, and study/practice full time.

We saw some art work

Met some artists.

And watched a few performances.

https://youtu.be/ZbquTlzNOGw

https://youtu.be/RFnXZ5A5SuY

https://youtu.be/MZBCFPkGuIM