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Carmen, a Gypsy Geography /

Encounters with the Gypsy female flamenco dancer throughout history. The author traces the genealogy of the presence of the Romani woman in her iconic operatic role from her genesis in the ancient Mediterranean world, her emergence as flamenco artist in the architectural spaces of Islamic Spain, her...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bennahum, Ninotchka
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Encounters with the Gypsy female flamenco dancer throughout history. The author traces the genealogy of the presence of the Romani woman in her iconic operatic role from her genesis in the ancient Mediterranean world, her emergence as flamenco artist in the architectural spaces of Islamic Spain, her persistent manifestation in Picasso, and her contemporary relevance on stage. This many-layered geography of the Gypsy dancer provides the book with its unique nonlinear form that opens new pathways to reading performance and writing history.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (300 pages).
ISBN:9780819573544