Defiant Itineraries: Caribbean Paradigms in American Dance and Film - Hardcover

by Lydia Platón Lázaro (Author)

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 Biography

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