Rumba - Dance and Social Change in Contemporary Cuba

From the barrio and streets to the theatre and stage, rumba has emerged as an important medium in Cuba, contributing to national goals, reinforcing Caribbean solidarity and promoting international prestige.

List of contents

PREFACE

1. Introduction: Portraits of a Dance

2. Cuban Dance Culture

3. Cuban People and Rumberos

4. Performance of Rumba

5. Symbolic Aspects of Rumba

6. Social and Aesthetic Change in Cuba

APPENDIX: LABANOTATION

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

About the author

YVONNE DANIEL teaches at Smith College and the Five College Consortium in Massachusetts and is the author of articles in Dance Research Journal, Black Scholar, and Dance Ethnology.

Summary

Cuba's social and cultural complexity interpreted through the history and expressive power of rumba.

Product details

• Authors: Yvonne Daniel
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1995
• EAN: 9780253209481
• ISBN: 978-0-253-20948-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 324 g
• Series: Blacks in the Diaspora; Blacks in the Diaspo; Blacks in the Diaspora (Paperb; Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Organology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous