Prologue : the red blood of Cuban identity -- Introduction : more than just scenery -- Revolution and revolutionary performance, or what happens when El Negrito, La Mulata, and El Gallego meet El Hombre Nuevo -- Artists in the special period, option zero, and the hombre novísimo, or the heroic rescu...

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Main Author:	Frederik, Laurie Aleen (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Durham, N.C. Duke University Press 2012
Subjects:	Theater / Political aspects / Cuba Traveling theater / Cuba National characteristics, Cuban Theater Ländlicher Raum Kulturpolitik Kuba
Summary:	Prologue : the red blood of Cuban identity -- Introduction : more than just scenery -- Revolution and revolutionary performance, or what happens when El Negrito, La Mulata, and El Gallego meet El Hombre Nuevo -- Artists in the special period, option zero, and the hombre novísimo, or the heroic rescue of Liborio and Elpidio Valdes -- Creative process and playmaking in Cumanayagua, or waiting for Atilio on the side of a country road -- The inundation of Siguanea and Cuba, or the near drowning and rescue of Cuba's Godot -- Cultural crusades and the unsung artists of Guantánamo, or how Don Quixote saves Humble Harriero from the devil -- Storytellers and the story-told : voices from the zones of silence, or who wins the wager if the cockfight ends in a draw -- Dramatic irony and Janus-faced nationalism, or the triumphant stage return of El Negrito and Mr. Smith
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 336 p ill., maps)
ISBN:	9780822395355 0822395355