Contemporary Dance in Cuba: Tecnica Cubana as Revolutionary Movement
- Author: John, Suki
John's writing opens a window into Castro's Cuba through the lens of dance...offers a poignant analysis to American dancers and scholars, long shut out of Cuba by our government and theirs.... — More…
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Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword by Elizabeth Zimmer
- Preface
- Introduction
- Prologue: Havana 1973
- 1. An Island of Dance
- 2. Struggle and Sabor
- 3. Fidelistas and Yanquis
- 4. Birth of an Art Form: La Técnica Cubana
- 5. Cuban Dance Legacies
- 6. Cuban Ballet: Soviet Import or Sovereign School of Art?
- 7. La Técnica Cubana: Form and Function
- 8. Politics In—and Out of—the Studio
- 9. Color
- 10. Keeping the Gods at Bay
- 11. Ramiro Guerra: Técnica De-contextualized
- 12. Modern Dance: A Hearty, Subversive Hybrid
- 13. Personal Perspectives
- 14. International Influence
- Epilogue: 2011
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
