Monthly Archives: April 2016

Fierce Attachments: A Memoir by Vivian Gornick

Posted on April 28, 2016 by racheloriol

Gornick, Vivian. Fierce Attachments: A Memoir. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1987. This memoir was recommended to me by memoirist Daisy Hernández, as she said it was one of the most moving examples of the genre she had read. … Continue reading →

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José Limón and La Malinche: The Dancer and the Dance

Posted on April 28, 2016 by racheloriol

José Limón and La Malinche: The Dancer and the Dance. Ed. Patricia Seed. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. This edited volume is special because it hones in on one important but unexplored aspect of José Limón’s career: the influence … Continue reading →

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Rita Moreno: A Memoir

Posted on April 27, 2016 by racheloriol

Moreno, Rita. Rita Moreno: A Memoir. New York: Celebra, 2013. Rita Moreno is a notable Latina figure in the U.S. Her contributions to the big and little screens, stage, and more, are clearly evident in her Emmys, Tony, Oscar, and … Continue reading →

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More than Just a Footnote: Dancing from Connecticut to Revolutionary Cuba

Posted on April 20, 2016 by racheloriol

Burdsall, Lorna. More than Just a Footnote: Dancing from Connecticut to Revolutionary Cuba.Quebec, Canada: AGMV Marquis, 2001. Lorna Burdsall is a well-known modern dancer from Connecticut who married a pre-Cuban Revolutionary, Manuel Piñeiro. Burdsall went on to live in Cuba … Continue reading →

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Fidel’s Speech to Intellectuals

Posted on April 20, 2016 by racheloriol

Castro, Fidel. Palabras a los intelectuales. Havana, National Cultural Council, 1961. 30 Jun 1961. I found out about this speech from the Suki John book, where she mentions the Cuban Revolution’s stance on artistic freedom. However, from the date of … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Dance in Cuba: Técnica Cubana as Revolutionary Movement

Posted on April 15, 2016 by racheloriol

John, Suki. Contemporary Dance in Cuba: Técnica Cubana as Revolutionary Movement. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. 2012. There is no way that I can do this book justice in a post here. If this book wasn’t on loan from … Continue reading →

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True Love: A Memoir by Jennifer Lopez

Posted on April 15, 2016 by racheloriol

Lopez, Jennifer. True Love. New York: Celebra, 2014. In the spirit of reading dance memoirs, particularly of Latinas in the U.S., I thought to see if Jennifer Lopez had written a memoir. She had. So I bought it and read … Continue reading →

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John Leguizamo – Latin History for Morons

Posted on April 13, 2016 by racheloriol

Leguizamo, John. Latin History for Morons. Mandell Weiss Theatre. La Jolla Playhouse. 12 April 2016. I attended a one-man show performed by John Leguizamo at the La Jolla Playhouse titled “Latin History for Morons.” In this, the actor/comedian John Leguizamo tells … Continue reading →

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