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Gaia is an arts centre in Havana, Cuba, set up on January 1, 2000 as a not-for-profit collaboration between Cuban and international artists.〔(A cultural journey into the heart of Havana | Travel | The Observer )〕〔(Amazon.com: Time Out Havana: And the Best of Cuba (Time Out Guides) (9781904978831): Time Out: Books )〕 The centre offers theatre, music and dance performances, workshops, programs for children and the physically disadvantaged, and exhibitions of works by young artists. Gaia Teatro, the centre's resident theatre company, has produced some interesting works: ''Las cenizas de Ruth'' was director Esther Cardoso's radical reinterpretation of the biblical story of Ruth. ''Los Reyes'' was a staging of Julio Cortázar's version of the tale of Theseus and the Minotaur. And ''Reciclaje'' used recycled items for wardrobe to explore environmental themes.〔(Teherán Aguilar. Biografía artística )〕〔(Eduardo Eimil )〕 In collaboration with the British Council, Gaia staged a rehearsed reading of ''Cooking with Elvis'', by Lee Hall, directed by British director Sebastian Doggart, in the Teatro Nacional in 2000. Eight years later, on October 4, 2008, the show finally premiered, in the Sala Avellaneda at the Teatro Nacional.〔http://www.granma.cubasi.cu/2008/10/21/cultura/artic02.html〕〔("Cocinando con Elvis", un espectáculo del grupo Gaia Teatro de La Habana...estreno en octubre de 2008 )〕 It was the first new British play performed in Cuba since ''An Inspector Calls'' opened in 1947.〔〔http://www.cubanow.net/pages/loader.php?sec=35&t=2&item=5553〕 Image:The Kings, Gaia.jpg|In the court of Minos -- ''The Kings'', Gaia Image:The Kings, Gaia 2.jpg|Calling on the gods -- ''The Kings'', Gaia Image:Cooking with Elvis.jpg|''Cooking with Elvis'' rehearsed reading, Teatro Nacional, Havana, 2000 Image:CenizasRuth.jpg|''Las Cenizas de Ruth'' Image:LaPielElisa.jpg|''La Piel de Elisa'' Image:Maskperformance2.jpg|Mask performance Image:Maskperformance3.jpg|Mask performance Image:Elvisrehearsal.jpg|Rehearsals for ''Cooking with Elvis'', 2007 Gaia Dance has collaborated with world-renowned Cuban ballerina Viengsay Valdes on a production of ''Balance of Ice'', a contemporary dance piece inspired by the sounds of ice sheets calving. The piece was directed by Sebastian Doggart, and featured music by Canadian composer Andrew Staniland. which can be viewed on YouTube.〔(Balance of Ice - Pt. 1 - YouTube )〕 On the last Saturday of every month, Gaia hosts a mask workshop for children in the morning, and, at 5pm, a unique theatrical event, called ''Felices Los Normales (Happy the Normal)''. Targeted at Cubans with HIV/AIDS – and the community surrounding them -- the program is directed by inspirational activist Carlos Borbon. He and his group, Teatro Espontaneo, invite participants to come forward to tell an HIV-related story which is then enacted by a group of professional actors and musicians. The stories are moving and dramatic, and the atmosphere is electric. In December 2006, UNESCO presented the company with an award for its efforts in combating HIV/AIDS.〔http://playbacknet.org/interplay/Previousissues/April%2003/cubascott.htm〕 Image:Felices1.jpg|''Felices Los Normales'' performance at Gaia Image:Felices2.jpg|Carlos Borbon raising HIV awareness at Gaia Image:UNESCO.jpg|UNESCO award for ''Felices Los Normales'' Image:Felices4.jpg|Audience watches ''Felices Los Normales'' Gaia also has a 'Casa de Mascara', teaching the techniques and traditions of masks to children and adults, and taking promenade performances into the streets of Old Havana. Image:Mascara1.jpg|Street Performance in Old Havana Image:Mascara2.jpg|Street performance in Old Havana Image:Lesson Mascara3.jpg|Mask lesson Image:Mascara4.jpg|Mask Performance Gaia has hosted numerous exhibitions of Cuban and international artists, including Leysis Quesada Vera, Angel Delgado, Catherine Bertola, Paul Rooney (artist) and US artist Scott Griesbach.〔http://lastofthecantineros.com/pages/leysis.html〕 In 2006, it put on an exhibition -- ''Kachita, Mango y el Jim'' -- startlingly documenting the havoc caused by two hurricanes that flooded the city in 2005. Image:reyeswell.jpg|Installation piece for Los Reyes Image:angeldelgado.jpg|Angel Delgado's handkerchief created while in jail Image:Visuals5.jpg|Contemplation Image:Visuals6.jpg|Fragmentos: international exhibition Image:throne4.jpg|Minos' throne Gaia has staged performances by musicians such as Chucho Valdes,〔http://theenvelope.latimes.com/extras/lostmind/year/1998/1998grammy.htm〕 Tony Perez, Los Jovenes Clasicos del Son, Sonora Matancera, Alicia Bustamante, Gaia Jazz, and Aris Garit.〔http://members.tripod.com/~YOMAR/SONORA_MATANCERA.html〕 It offers percussion lessons for foreign music students. Image:Musica1.jpg|Percussion class Image:Musica4.jpg|French article on salsa classes at Gaia Image:arisgarit.jpg|Aris Garit sings his trova Gaia Teatro is located at Calle Brazil (Teniente Rey) #157, between Cuba y Aguiar, La Habana Vieja.〔 In 2007, Gaia embarked on major construction work to create permanent workshops for its arts and community activities, including the building of a new semi-outdoors performance space. Image:Gaiainside1.jpg|Gaia interior Image:Gaiainside2.jpg|Gaia interior Image:Gaia2.jpg|Gaia colonial doors Image:Gaiafromstreet.jpg|Gaia from Teniente Rey 2005 Image:Gaiafromstreet2.jpg|Gaia exterior 2007 Image:maskworkshop.jpg|Mask Workshop under construction Image:Gaia2007constuction.jpg|Gaia stage under construction 2007 Image:Gaia2007construction2.jpg|Stage under construction 2007 ==References== * ''Time Out: Havana'', Penguin Books, 2001, ISBN 0-14-100029-5 * ''Time Out: Havana'', Time Out Guides, 2005, ISBN 1-904978-83-5 * ''Time Out: Havana'', Time Out Guides, 2007 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaia (Havana)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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