Dangerous Moves Politics and Performance in Cuba |
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| Author:
| Fusco, Coco |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84976-326-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2015 |
| Publisher: | Tate Publishing, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Examining performance and politics in post-revolutionary Cuba,
Dangerous Moves challenges the understanding of performance art and political engagement through a sustained analysis of the contemporary experience in Cuba. Coco Fusco analyzes the ways that the Cuban state has wielded influence over artists in recent times, arguing that in a context in which overt political speech is subject to censorship, the language of performance emerges as the favored means of social...
More DescriptionExamining performance and politics in post-revolutionary Cuba, Dangerous Moves challenges the understanding of performance art and political engagement through a sustained analysis of the contemporary experience in Cuba. Coco Fusco analyzes the ways that the Cuban state has wielded influence over artists in recent times, arguing that in a context in which overt political speech is subject to censorship, the language of performance emerges as the favored means of social commentary.
Focusing on a range of performative practices in visual art, music, poetry, and political activism, Fusco examines the relationship between the abject body in performance and the greater body politic of a state officially defined as revolutionary yet seeking to limit and constrain dissent. Dangerous Moves is a key addition to the canon of writing on contemporary performance art.