Cuba's Malpaso Dance Company: A Moving Portrait Paperback – January 1, 2026

Cuba's Malpaso Dance Company: a portrait in motion is a tableau vivant of a company so young yet instinctively and distinctively expert, that the traditional regalia of regime successions, étoiles rising and falling, personal intrigue, scandals, and backstage warring between directors and boards, finds no place in it. Instead, It mitres a frame for what dancers and audiences appreciate most: the inspiring and by turns, startling, counterintuitive, amusing, and affecting story of how Malpaso came to be. Offering open-ended conversations, its story is told by Malpaso dancers, hosts, sponsors, and collaborators who share a collective oral history supported by dance critics’ appreciation of the company’s work. The reader becomes a partisan with Malpaso’s commitment to risk-taking in the challenging of traditional choreographic storytelling. Yet, it joins Cuba's renowned dance archive as an homage to classical technique and artistry as it continues to rudder its way into the island's cultural harbor to vivify those conversations and contributions. The dancers and collaborators' commentary refreshes a pentimento that Malpaso roughs in season upon season of Cuba raising the bar of dance theatre and storytelling on the world stage. Read more