Defiant Itineraries: Caribbean Paradigms in American Dance and Film

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.

Author: Lydia Platón Lázaro
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 08/06/2015
Pages: 197
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781137475534

About the Author
Lydia Platón Lázaro teaches at the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras.