Fernando Alonso the father of Cuban ballet /
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| Language: | English |
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Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
c2013.
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10655705 |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Antes (before)
- 1. Always ask why
- 2. Pro-arte musical, Yavorsky, and New York
- 3. Alicia, Fernando, and Laura: giant steps across a changing landscape
- 4. Musicals, Mordkin, Balanchine, and the birth of ballet theatre
- 5. Repertoire, camaraderie, and an βetoile
- 6. Challenges and pilgrimages
- 7. Autumn in New York, and a dawning in Havana
- 8. Ballet Theatre, a university of dance, and more . . .
- 9. Ballet Alicia Alonso
- 10. El maestro de maestros, the father of Cuban ballet
- 11. Crafting a curriculum, sculpting a style
- 12. Legends and lessons: Laura and Loipa
- 13. A revolutionary proposal
- 14. Batista's blackmail bid
- 15. The Soviet Union invites the Alonsos
- Part II: Despuis (after)
- 16. Cuban revolution triumphs and invests in ballet!
- 17. Constructing ballet schools, extending the revolution
- 18. International recognition abroad, at home, on film, and in print
- 19. Camagθuey: the center of gravity shifts
- 20. Reverence
- Part III: Recuerdos (recollections)
- Introduction
- Aurora Bosch
- Carlos Acosta
- Azari Plisetsky
- Ramona de Sβaa
- Lβazaro Carreδno and Yoel Carreδno
- Tania Vergara
- Menia Martβinez
- Renβe de Cβardenas
- John White
- Lorena Feijβoo and Lupe Calzadilla
- Jorge Esquivel
- Lorena Feijβoo and Nelson Madrigal
- Donald Saddler
- Grettel Morejβon.