Memories, anecdotes and emotions flooded the House of Cultural Alba, where the public and great dance personalities such as the Spaniards Joaquín de Luz and Stella Arauzo, artistic director of the Antonio Gades Foundation of Spain, honored the famous artist, 50 years after his debut on Caribbean soil.
In the words of the historian of the national Ballet of Cuba, Miguel Cabrera, the book is not a literary exercise, but an act of faith, of communion of ideals.
For his part, the author of the text said he was honored for being in Cuba, as Argentine and Latin American, and added that the life and work of Gades are reflected in the book; More than 60 interviews conducted to the dancer in various parts of the world appear in this literary work.
He was an anti -imperialist and anti -fascist man, who believed in the human condition and equality of all; Committed to his time, said the Argentine writer and journalist.
Published in 2024, the book contains, among many, a very special chapter: the love that Gades felt by Cuba and what it meant for him, as a man and artist, the Cuban revolution.
-According to the author, he tried to reflect in the volume all the facets of the dancer: the artist, the human and the politician; His relationship with the arts and other great personalities such as Commander in Chief Fidel Castro is also shown.
The writer called him avant -garde and revolutionary in his works, rebel and dreamer; The last Quixote of the twentieth century.
Other personalities close to Gades also highlighted their mark, including Redeect Morejón, who was a commercial representative at the Cuba Embassy in Spain; and Dr. José Ángel García, who took care of the dance of the dancer until the last moment.
The presentation of the book Antonio Gades. Art and Revolution is inserted into the program of the XXXI Festival La Fuella de España, which until next Saturday is prestigious with the presence of prominent national and foreign groups.
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