Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico, edited by Susan Homar and nibia pastrana Santiago, was published in December 2023 by University of Michigan Press. The original, Spanish language edition, Habitar lo imposible: danza y experimentación en Puerto Rico, was published in 2022 by Editorial Beta-Local. [See previous post, Dance: Habitar lo imposible.]
Description: This first-of-its-kind book brings together writing by artists and scholars to survey the lively field of Puerto Rican experimental dance across four decades. Originally published as Habitar lo imposible, the translation in English features essays, artist statements, and interviews plus more than 100 photos of productions, programs, posters, and scores. Throughout, Inhabiting the Impossible provides fresh, invaluable perspectives on experimentation in dance as a sustained practice that has from the start deeply engaged issues of race, gender, sexuality, and politics. The book is also enhanced by a bibliographic section with detailed resources for further study.
Editors: Dance scholar Susan Homar was, until her retirement, a professor at Universidad de Puerto Rico. nibia pastrana santiago is an artist and choreographer based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Paperback: 9780472056545, December 2023
Hardcover: 9780472076543, December 2023
Ebook: 9780472221400, December 2023
For more information, see https://press.umich.edu/Books/I/Inhabiting-the-Impossible
Also see https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/libro?codigo=934799
Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico, edited by Susan Homar and nibia pastrana Santiago, was published in December 2023 by University of Michigan Press. The original, Spanish language edition, Habitar lo imposible: danza y experimentación en Puerto Rico, was published in 2022 by Editorial Beta-Local. [See previous post, Dance: Habitar lo imposible.]
