the father of Cuban ballet Singer, Toba. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography biography Electronic books. flu Gainesville University Press of Florida c2013 2013 monographic eng

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xxii, 240 p. : ill. 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. Camag�uey: the center of gravity shifts -- 20. Reverence -- Part III: Recuerdos (recollections) -- Introduction -- Aurora Bosch -- Carlos Acosta -- Azari Plisetsky -- Ramona de S�aa -- L�azaro Carre�no and Yoel Carre�no -- Tania Vergara -- Menia Mart�inez -- Ren�e de C�ardenas -- John White -- Lorena Feij�oo and Lupe Calzadilla -- Jorge Esquivel -- Lorena Feij�oo and Nelson Madrigal -- Donald Saddler -- Grettel Morej�on. Toba Singer. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. nwcu--- Alonso, Fernando 1914- Ballet dancers Cuba Biography GV1785.A634 S56 2013eb 792.802/8092 B http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10655705 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10655705 CaPaEBR 120815 ebr10655705