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Flamenco on the Global Stage: Historical, Critical and Theoretical Perspectives

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Flamenco on the Global Stage: Historical, Critical and Theoretical Perspectives - Goldberg, K Meira (Editor), and Bennahum, Ninotchka Devorah (Editor), and Hayes, Michelle Heffner (Editor)
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The language of the body is central to the study of flamenco. From the records of the Inquisition, to 16th century literature, to European travel diaries, the Spanish dancer beguiles and fascinates. The word flamenco evokes the image of a sensuous and rebellious woman--the bailaora --whose movements seduce the audience, only to reject their attention with a stomp of defiance. The dancer's body is an agent of ideological resistance, conveying a conflicting desire for subjectivity and autonomy and implying deeply held ideas ...

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Flamenco on the Global Stage: Historical, Critical and Theoretical Perspectives 2015, McFarland and Company, Inc., Jefferson

ISBN-13: 9780786494705

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