The MPS Digital Photography department hosted its second Spring Break trip to Cuba last month, bringing a group of students, staff and SVA community members to Havana for a week-long location shoot, history lesson and professional workshop. Part of SVA Destinations, the trip had participants witness and engage first-hand with Cuba’s long artistic and revolutionary legacies; the result was some stunning images and memorable photographic and personal experiences for all involved. “The workshop offers an opportunity for participants to experience the fast-changing reality of Cuba on the ground level,” says faculty member Jaime Permuth, who helped lead the trip. “Our days in Havana offer an immersive photographic exploration of its different neighborhoods and cultural and architectural landmarks.”

A busy schedule meant students ventured all around Havana, touring the La Fototeca de Cuba with Director Nelson Ramirez, who gave a private lecture on the history of Cuban photography, and visiting the Fabrica de Arte, a hip complex that combines several gallery spaces, a performing arts auditorium, clubs, bars and restaurants. Participants also had the chance to spend an evening at the Teatro Arenal, attending the premiere run of a rare Cuban-Yiddish opera about the island’s first national hero.

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