Dancing with the Revolution: Power, Politics, and Privilege in Cuba

by Elizabeth B Schwall

Book Overview

Elizabeth B. Schwall aligns culture and politics by focusing on an art form that became a darling of the Cuban revolution: dance. In this history of staged performance in ballet, modern dance, and folkloric dance, Schwall analyzes how and why dance artists interacted with republican and, later, revolutionary politics. Drawing on written and visual archives, including intriguing exchanges between dancers and bureaucrats, Schwall argues that Cuban dancers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469662973
• ISBN13: 9781469662978
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.7" x 9.1"