The day the dancers stayed : performing in the Filipino/American diaspora /

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Pilipino Cultural Nights at American campuses have been a rite of passage for youth culture and a source of local community pride since the 1980s. Through performances-and parodies of them-these celebrations of national identity through music, dance, and theatrical narratives reemphasize what it mea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gonzalves, Theodore S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Folklore > Performance > Philippines.
Folk dancing, Philippine.
Folk music > Philippines.
National characteristics, Philippine.
Filipino Americans > History.
Filipino Americans > Social life and customs.
Filipinos.
Folklore > Interprétation > Philippines.
Danse folklorique philippine.
Philippins.
Américains d'origine philippine > Histoire.
Américains d'origine philippine > Mœurs et coutumes.
PERFORMING ARTS > Dance > Folk.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Filipinos
Filipino Americans
Filipino Americans > Social life and customs
Folk dancing, Philippine
Folk music
Folklore > Performance
National characteristics, Philippine
Philippines
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Prologue; Introduction; 1. The Art of the State: Inventing Philippine Folkloric Forms (Manila, 1934); 2. ""Take It from the People"": Dancing Diplomats and Cultural Authenticity (Brussels, 1958); 3. Dancing into Oblivion: The Filipino Cultural Night (Los Angeles, 1983); 4. Repetitive Motion: The Mechanics of Reverse Exile (San Francisco, 1993); 5. Making a Mockery of Everything We Hold True and Dear: Exploring Parody with Tongue in a Mood's PCN Salute (San Francisco, 1997); Conclusion; Epilogue: Memoria; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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