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I, Carmelita Tropicana

Performing between Cultures

Alina Troyano

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English
Beacon Press
01 September 2018
Series: Bluestreak
Alina Troyano's one-woman shows, plays, and essays have astonished audiences and readers with their creativity, humor, and crackling political energy. I, Carmelita Tropicana offers the first comprehensive collection of her work, from ""Memorias de la Revoluci n"" (with Uzi Parnes) to ""Your Kunst is Your Waffen"" (with Ela Troyano).
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Imprint:   Beacon Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   10
Dimensions:   Height: 222mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   269g
ISBN:   9780807066034
ISBN 10:   0807066036
Series:   Bluestreak
Pages:   220
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Alina Troyano is an Obie Award-winning performance artist, speaker, and screenwriter. Chon A. Noriega is editor of Urban Exile- Collected Writings of Harry Gamboa, Jr.

Reviews for I, Carmelita Tropicana: Performing between Cultures

This book makes you cry in one eye and laugh in the other. -John Leguizamo, author of Freak The writing in this wonderful book is like cafe Cubano: rich, strong, satisfying. -Steve Buscemi Dwellers of the Lower East Side have long known of the magic they call Carmelita Tropicana. Carmelita and her comrades-in-arms teach us that humor can have a subversive edge and that politicized performance can be hilarious. This book is a triumphantly tacky treasure trove of tropical delights. -Jose Esteban Munoz, author of Disidentifications The inimitable Carmelita Tropicana is one of the queer world's wonders: sexy, outrageous, and insightful, her performances transform rooms full of strangers into communities of lovers, friends, and admirers. -Jill Dolan, author of Presence and Desire Laughter is Troyano's weapon, and she wields it expertly to send up stereotypes like the Latina spitfire and to push the limits of rigid identities. This long-awaited book will be a boon in any classroom studying performance, as well as in racially and gender-inflected queer and cultural studies. -Yvonne Yarbro-Bejarano, editor of Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation, 1965-1985 I, Carmelita Tropicana brings together in print the amazing work of one of the most important performance artists of the Americas. -David Roman, author of Acts of Intervention


  • Short-listed for Lambda Literary Awards (Drama/Theater) 2000

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