| Description |
xxii, 240 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 etoile -- 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. Camaguey: the center of gravity shifts -- 20. Reverence -- Part III: Recuerdos (recollections) -- Introduction -- Aurora Bosch -- Carlos Acosta -- Azari Plisetsky -- Ramona de Saa -- Lazaro Carreno and Yoel Carreno -- Tania Vergara -- Menia Martinez -- Rene de Cardenas -- John White -- Lorena Feijoo and Lupe Calzadilla -- Jorge Esquivel -- Lorena Feijoo and Nelson Madrigal -- Donald Saddler -- Grettel Morejon. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Alonso, Fernando, 1914-2013.
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Ballet dancers -- Cuba -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780813044026 (alk. paper) |
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9780813045009 (electronic bk.) |
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