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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 1970s to the present, this book provides an inside look at daily life in Cuba. From watching the great Alicia Alonso, to describing the economic trials of the 1990s "Special Period," the author uses history, humor, personal experience, rich description and extensive interviews to reveal contemporary life and dance in Cuba.
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
