Cuban fusion.[NY] Lizt Alfonso's sensual all-female troupe, Dance Cuba, comes to the New Victory Theater November 14-30 from Havana, where Alfonso is Alfonso I, Spanish king of AsturiasAlfonso I (Alfonso the Catholic), 693?–757, Spanish king of Asturias (739–57). He was the son-in-law of the first Asturian king, Pelayo. known on the streets as a star. In her new Fuerza y Compas (Strength and Rhythm), she combines the religious intensity of Afro-Cuban folkloric ritual, the polyrhythmic footwork of the malaguenas of Gypsy flamenco flamenco, Spanish music and dance typical of the Gypsy, or gitano. Flamenco dancing is characterized by colorful costumes, intense and erotic movements, stamping of the feet (zapateado), and clapping of the hands (palmada , and the tautness of the upper body that outlines Spanish classicism classicism, a term that, when applied generally, means clearness, elegance, symmetry, and repose produced by attention to traditional forms. It is sometimes synonymous with excellence or artistic quality of high distinction. . The interaction between live musicians and Alfonso's cuadro (feminist corps de ballet corps de bal·let n. The dancers in a ballet troupe who perform as a group. [French : corps, corps + de, of + ballet, ballet. ) promises to be explosive. See www.newvictory.org. |
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