Defiant Itineraries: Caribbean Paradigms in American Dance and Film

Platón Lázaro, Lydia

How did Caribbean rituals helped form new currents in the performing and visual arts of the United States? This book answers this question through an examination of the Caribbean-inspired dance creations of dancer/choreographer Katherine Dunham and the experimental films of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-08-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137475534

DOI: 10.1057/9781137471802

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 197