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Revolution of Forms: Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools
Loomis, John A. Revolution of Forms: Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. If I could afford it, I would buy John Loomis’ wonderful Revolution of Forms: Cuba’s Forgotten Art Schools, a historical analysis of Cuba’s National Art … Continue reading
The Distance Between Us
Grande, Reyna. The Distance Between Us: A Memoir. New York: Atria Books, 2012. Perhaps because I am the mother of a one and a half year old, and perhaps because I feel vulnerable due to income, future work, and stability, … Continue reading
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Tagged American identity, family, Mexican Americans, migration
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The Dance Has Many Faces
The Dance Has Many Faces. Ed. Walter Sorell. 3rd edition. Chicago, IL: a cappella books, 1992. I had seen the title of this anthology on dance in many other sources, and thought it might be wise to look it up. … Continue reading
Caribbean Dance From Abakuá to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity
Caribbean Dance From Abakuá to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity. Ed. Susanna Sloat. Gainesville, FL:University Press of Florida, 2002. The focus of this anthology is tracing the African systems of movement (dance) through Caribbean and North American dances. It centers … Continue reading
José Limón and La Malinche: The Dancer and the Dance
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
Rita Moreno: A Memoir
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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Tagged American identity, celebrity, female bodies, film, History, Puerto Rican
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More than Just a Footnote: Dancing from Connecticut to Revolutionary Cuba
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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Tagged American identity, celebrity, Cubans, dance, History, marriages, travel
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Fidel’s Speech to Intellectuals
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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