Contemporary dance in Cuba : técnica Cubana as revolutionary movement

Contemporary dance in Cuba : técnica Cubana as revolutionary movement /

"By a dancer who traveled and worked in Cuba since the 1970s, provides an inside look at daily life in Cuba. From watching the great Alicia Alonso, to describing the economic trials of 1990s "Special Period," the author uses history, humor, personal experience, rich description and ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: John, Suki
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
Subjects:
Dance > Cuba.
Dance > Social aspects > Cuba.
Dance.
Dance > Social aspects.
Manners and customs.
Cuba > Social life and customs.
Cuba.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1.An Island of Dance
  • 2.Struggle and Sabor
  • 3.Fidelistas and Yanquis
  • 4.Birth of an Art Form: La Tecnica Cubana
  • 5.Cuban Dance Legacies
  • 6.Cuban Ballet: Soviet Import or Sovereign School of Art?
  • 7.La Tecnica Cubana: Form and Function
  • 8.Politics In
  • and Out of
  • the Studio
  • 9.Color
  • 10.Keeping the Gods at Bay
  • 11.Ramiro Guerra: Tecnica De-contextualized
  • 12.Modern Dance: A Hearty, Subversive Hybrid
  • 13.Personal Perspectives
  • 14.International Influence.

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