Antonia Mercé, "LaArgentina"
Author | : Ninotchka Bennahum |
Publisher | : Wesleyan University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2014-08-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780819575579 |
ISBN-13 | : 0819575577 |
Rating | : 4/5 (577 Downloads) |
Download or read book Antonia Mercé, "LaArgentina" written by Ninotchka Bennahum and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antonia Mercé, stage-named La Argentina, was the most celebrated Spanish dancer of the early 20th century. Her intensive musical and theatrical collaborations with members of the Spanish vanguard — Manuel de Falla, Frederico García Lorca, Enrique Granados, Néstor de la Torre, Joaquín Nín, and with renowned Andalusian Gypsy dancers — reflect her importance as an artistic symbol for contemporary Spain and its cultural history. When she died in 1936, newspapers around the world mourned the passing of the "Flamenco Pavlova."