Black Dancers and White Ballet: Case of Cuba by Larisa Nikiforova, Anastasiia Vasileva, Mayumi Sakamoto de Miasnikov

“…We demonstrate that the Alonso triumvirate was a good indicator of the problem: Alicia and Fernando as performers, and Alberto Alonso as a choreographer, participated in a cultural movement directed at the rebirth of Cuban identity, they performed African American dances, and they worked together with George Balanchine, who adapted black dance and invited black dancers into his company. …”
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