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Cuban Ballet
Just as Russian dancers defected from the former Soviet Union in the 1970s, Cuban dancers are now fleeing Castro's regime in droves. Their unique style of ballet is galvanizing the world of dance. This beautifully illustrated book explores the history of Cuban ballet by focusing on the life and career of the indomitable Alicia Alonso. The author also spotlights many of the young dancers who are now part of the growing Cuban Diaspora and who are changing the face of ballet: Lorena Feijoo, Lorna Feijoo, Joan Boada, Taras Domitro, Jose Manuel Carreno, and Carlos Acosta to name but a few.
Fernando Alonso
Written records of Alonso’s work are scarce, yet Toba Singer’s quest to spotlight his seminal role in the development of the modern ballet canon yields key material: pre-blockade tapes from Lincoln Center, Spanish-language sources from the Museum of Dance in Havana, and interviews with the ballet master himself alongside a broad range of friends, relatives, and collaborators from throughout his long career, including his ex-wife, Alicia, a famous ballerina in her own right.
Culture and Customs of Cuba
Cuba continues to loom large in U.S. consciousness and politics. Culture and Customs of Cuba is a much-needed resource to give students and other readers an in-depth view of our important island neighbor. Luis, of Cuban descent, provides detailed, clear insight into Cuban culture in its historical context. Religion, customs, economy, media, performing and creative arts, and cinema are some of the many topics discussed. Included in this discussion are contributions of Cubans in exile which Luis considers an inherent part of Cuban culture. Encouraging a wider understanding of Cuba, this volume describes and highlights the cultures and customs of the island. Cuba, as one will learn while readin...
El Ballet en Cuba, Nacimiento de una Escuela en el Siglo XX
Tercer volumen de la colección de libros Súlkary Cuba dirigida por Mercedes Borges Bartutis, en esta ocasión dedicado al mundo del ballet Escrito expresamente para Balletin Dance por Miguel Cabrera, historiador desde hace casi medio siglo del Ballet Nacional de Cuba, esta tercera entrega de la serie de libros cubanos se titula El Ballet en Cuba, Nacimiento de una Escuela en el Siglo XX. Con una fuerte presencia internacional, la escuela cubana de ballet es una institución sólida, conocida y reconocida, en los principales escenarios de la danza mundial, y la única nacida en el siglo pasado. En medio de esa concentración de bailarines cubanos, que hoy son aplaudidos en geografías disí...
The Real Odessa
Goni reveals how Nazi war criminals found refuge in Argentina, supported by President Juan Perón, who wanted them to help him with his own authoritarian regime and prepare for the battle against communism.
International Encyclopedia of Dance
"Exciting and fascinating, this reference work succeeds in its goal of bringing "joy as well as enlightenment" about all forms of dance in all countries of the world. An extremely useful synoptic outline of contents" with nine sections (including "Ritual and Religion" and "Popular Entertainment") enables the user to explore dance in its cultural and social aspects, while topical essays complement the 2,000-plus entries. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the encyclopedia captures the fluid movement of dance; with its depth and scope, this outstanding work has carved a well-deserved niche."--"Outstanding Reference Sources: the 1999 Selection of New Titles," American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Women in Cuba, Twenty Years Later
Monograph on the changing social status and social role of women in Cuba - describes the impact of social change on women after the revolution and covers legal status, sex discrimination, family role, access to health services, women as artists and the Federation of Cuban Women women's organization, and includes the text of maternity leave labour legislation. Bibliography pp. 163 to 165 and photographs.
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