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Informationen zum Autor Susanna Sloat is a writer, editor, and arts consultant in New York City who has written about many kinds of dance. She is the editor of Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity, winner of the de la Torre Bueno Prize. Klappentext Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk is an unprecedented overview of the dances from each of this region's major islands and the complex! fused! and layered cultures that have given birth to them. The authors in this collection! from distinguished cultural leaders to highly innovative choreographers! reveal how dance shapes personal! communal! and national identity. Their essays also show how Caribbean rhythms! dances! fragments of movement! and even attitudes toward movement reach beyond the islands and through the extensive West Indian diaspora communities in North America! Latin America! and Europe to be embraced by the world at large.A range of approaches! from the anthropological to the literary and from the practical to the creative! allows for a thorough exploration of these dances in the distinct yet interrelated contexts of social history! tradition/ritual! and performance. Connections are made among a fascinating array of dances! both familiar and little known! from culturally based to newly created performance pieces. Particular emphasis is placed on the African contribution in making Caribbean dance distinctive. An extensive glossary of terms and more than 30 illustrations round out the book to make it the most complete resource on Caribbean dance to date. Zusammenfassung An overview of the Caribbean dances! from Abakua and Zouk! and the complex! fused! and layered cultures that gave birth to them. This book describes how dance shapes personal! communal! and national identity. It shows how Caribbean rhythms! dances! fragments of movement! and even attitudes toward movement reach beyond the islands.
