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Cuban Ballet - Hardcover

Roca, Octavio

 
9781423607588: Cuban Ballet
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1423607589 ISBN 13: 9781423607588
Verlag: GIBBS SMITH PUB, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

The unique style of Cuban ballet is galvanizing the world of dance in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and beyond. This beautifully illustrated book explores the history of Cuban ballet by focusing on the life and career of the indomitable Alicia Alonso. It also spotlights many of the young dancers who are changing the face of ballet with their superb technique, impeccable work ethic, and spectacular performances: Lorena Feijoo, Lorna Feijoo, Joan Boada, Taras Domitro, Jose Manuel Carreo, Rolando Sarabia, and Carlos Acosta to name but a few.

While focusing on the artistry and spirit of Cuban dancers, both within and out of Cuba, Octavio Roca deftly explores the political realities artists face in Cuba and why so many need to leave their beloved home to reach their full potential, taking their grace, beauty, strength, and style with them. Cuba's loss has become the worlds gain.

A widely respected authority on the arts, Roca has served on the juries of dozens of international festivals and performing arts competitions, including the International Ballet Festival in Havana, his native city. Octavio Roca studied at Emory University and Georgetown University, has taught philosophy at the University of Miami and Barry University, and is now chair of the Arts and Philosophy Department at Miami Dade College. He lives in Miami Beach.

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Cubans are a dancing people. Dance matters to us, and it matters deeply. Alicia Alonso

It's impossible not to notice when a Cuban dancer walks into the studio . . . It's been said before that no one is born a dancer; you have to want it more than anything. These Cubans want it and feel privileged to be a part of it. They give themselves completely. Mikhail Baryshnikov

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"What makes the Cuban dancers stand out, I think, is their ethics. They have a respect for ballet from an early age. It's been said before that no one is born a dancer; you have to want it more than anything. These Cubans want it and feel privileged to be a part of it. They give themselves completely."

"I know that Octavio Roca's love of Cuba is as profound as his knowledge of ballet, and I know this book is from his heart."

Mikhail Baryshnikov, from his foreword to Octavio Roca's "Cuban Ballet."

"Cubans are a dancing people. Dance matters to us, and it matters deeply. Now comes Octavio Roca, whom I have known for decades and who has known us his whole life, and he has seen our dancers at home and abroad as well as on tour and with other companies. As a guest of the International Ballet Festival in Havana, Octavio Roca was able to observe the Cuban dance movement in its own environment and to witness the Cuban School of Ballet in all its richness. For me, his critical writing on dance carries a unique sensitivity to an art for he clearly loves. The rest I leave to the future."

Alicia Alonso, from her foreword to Octavio Roca's "Cuban Ballet."

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Verlag
GIBBS SMITH PUB
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1423607589
ISBN 13 
9781423607588
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
240
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