In this Book
- Fernando Alonso: The Father of Cuban Ballet
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University Press of Florida
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-7
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xxi-xxii
- Part I. Antes (Before)
- pp. 1-25
- 1. Always Ask Why
- pp. 3-9
- 6. Challenges and Pilgrimages
- pp. 29-32
- 9. Ballet Alicia Alonso
- pp. 43-46
- 13. A Revolutionary Proposal
- pp. 68-72
- 14. Batista's Blackmail Bid
- pp. 73-77
- Part II. Después (After)
- pp. 81-105
- 20. Révérence
- pp. 114-118
- III. Recuerdos (Recollections)
- pp. 119-143
- Introduction
- pp. 121-124
- Aurora Bosch
- pp. 125-129
- Carlos Acosta
- pp. 129-131
- Azari Plisetsky
- pp. 131-132
- Ramona de Sáa
- pp. 133-136
- Lázaro Carreño and Yoel Carreño
- pp. 137-140
- Tania Vergara
- pp. 140-142
- Menia Martínez [Includes Image Plates]
- pp. 142-152
- René de Cárdenas
- pp. 153-156
- John White
- pp. 156-162
- Lorena Feijóo and Lupe Calzad]lla
- pp. 162-167
- Jorge Esquivel
- pp. 167-172
- Lorna Feijóo and Nelson Madrigal
- pp. 173-178
- Donald Saddler
- pp. 178-180
- Grettel Morejón
- pp. 180-188
- Appendix A. Dance Magazine Interview
- pp. 189-191
- Appendix B. La danza eterna Interview
- pp. 192-203
- Appendix G. Proposal on Ballet
- pp. 213-217
- Chronology
- pp. 223-225
- Bibliography
- pp. 229-262
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813045009
MARC Record
OCLC
827207337
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2013-05-20
Language
English
Open Access
No