Carrying the Word: The Concheros Dance in Mexico City

by Susanna Rostas

Book Overview

In Carrying the Word: The Concheros Dance in Mexico City , the first full length study of the Concheros dancers, Susanna Rostas explores the experience of this unique group, whose use of dance links rural religious practices with urban post-modern innovation in distinctive ways even within Mexican culture, which is rife with ritual dances. The Concheros blend Catholic and indigenous traditions in their performances, but are not governed by a predetermined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607321386
• ISBN13: 9781607321385
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"