Trumpets in the mountains : theater and the politics of national culture in Cuba / Laurie A .Frederik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frederik, Laurie Aleen.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Political aspects--Cuba.

Theater.

Traveling theater--Cuba.

Traveling theater.

National characteristics, Cuban.

Cuba--Rural conditions.

Cuba.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An ethnography exploring how the meaning of cubanía, or Cubanness, is generated in interactions between the state, ordinary Cubans, intellectuals, and artists and other cultural workers.

Contents:

Prologue : the red blood of Cuban identity

Introduction : more than just scenery

Revolution and revolutionary performance, or what happens when El Negrito, La Mulata, and El Gallego meet El Hombre Nuevo

Artists in the special period, option zero, and the hombre novísimo, or the heroic rescue of Liborio and Elpidio Valdes

Creative process and playmaking in Cumanayagua, or waiting for Atilio on the side of a country road

The inundation of Siguanea and Cuba, or the near drowning and rescue of Cuba's Godot

Cultural crusades and the unsung artists of Guantánamo, or how Don Quixote saves Humble Harriero from the devil

Storytellers and the story-told : voices from the zones of silence, or who wins the wager if the cockfight ends in a draw

Dramatic irony and Janus-faced nationalism, or the triumphant stage return of El Negrito and Mr. Smith.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613904119

9781283591669

1283591669

9780822395355

0822395355

OCLC:

809653857