Contemporary dance in Cuba : tecnica Cubana as revolutionary movement / Suki John ; foreword by Elizabeth Zimmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

John, Suki.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Social aspects--Cuba.

Dance.

Dance--Cuba.

Cuba--Social life and customs.

Cuba.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The lens of dance can provide a multifaceted view of the present-day Cuban experience. Cuban contemporary dance, or tecnica cubana as it is known throughout Latin America, is a highly evolved hybrid of ballet, North American modern dance, Afro-Cuban tradition, flamenco and Cuban nightclub cabaret. Unlike most dance forms, tecnica was created intentionally with government backing. For Cuba, a dancing country, it was natural--and highly effective--for the Revolutionary regime to link national image with the visceral power of dance. Written by a dancer who traveled and worked in Cuba from the 197

Contents:

cover; 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 Importor 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 NotesBibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-54586-1

9786613858313

0-7864-9325-9

OCLC:

806038996