Laurie Aleen Frederik

Trumpets in the Mountains

Theater and the Politics of National Culture in Cuba

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Laurie A. Frederik is Assistant Professor of Performance Studies and Anthropology at the University of Maryland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780822352464
• ISBN-10: 082235246X
• Artikelnr.: 35055974

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue: The Red Blood of Cuban Identity xix
Introduction: More than Just Scenery 1
1. Revolution and Revolutionary Performance or, what happens when el
negrito, la mulata, and el gallego meet el Hombre Nuevo 41
2. Artists in the Special Period, Option Zero, and the Hombre Novísimo or,
the heroic rescue of Liborio and Elpidio Valdés 76
3. Creative Process and Play-Making in Cumanayagua or, waiting for Atilio
on the side of a country road 111
4. The Inundation of Siguanea and Cuba or, the near drowning and rescue of
Cuba's Godot 142
5. Cultural Crusades and the Unsung Artists of Guantánamo or, how Don
Quixote Saves humble Harriero from the devil 175
6. Storytellers and the Story Told: Voices and Visions in the Zones of
Silence or, who wins the wager if the cockfight ends in a draw 218
7. Dramatic Irony and Janus-Faced Nationalism or, the triumphant stage
return of el negrito and mister Smith 259
Notes 279
Glossary 291
Sources Cited 297
Index 325