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Ballet in the Cane Fields (Ballet en los Ca\u00f1averales) by Judith Ravin<\/SPAN><\/STRONG> T<\/SPAN>he book Ballet in the Cane Fields: Vignettes from a Dominican Wanderlogue, a <\/EM>new bilingual collection of cultural vignettes written by Diplomat Judith Ravin, was released during a ceremony that took place at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM). <\/P> As part of the event’s program, Minou Tav\u00e1rez Mirabal said a few words, followed by an energetic performance by the Metamorphosis Crew, a hip hop choreography by young Eduard Leonardo Ferreiras, and the keynote speech by writer Judith Ravin.<\/P> Ballet in the cane fields<\/EM> takes the reader to today’s Dominican Republic – the \u201cloudest place on earth\u201d – where nothing is insignificant enough to be the subject that starts a conversation. Written in English with Spanish translation by Ana E. (Nani) Mart\u00ednez, the book is a cultural study and poignant memoir, a literary work from the heart.<\/P> The vignettes illustrate the daily lives of the Dominican people and highlight the struggles they still have to overcome. The autobiographical series reflects the optimism and generosity of a resilient people, and of all mankind.<\/P> Former Press Attach\u00e9 of the Embassy of the United States to the Dominican Republic from 2010 to 2013, Judith Ravin lived the world largely, occupying positions as a Diplomat, Journalist, Translator and Editor. Her work and passion for travel have taken her to Argentina, Burkina Faso, Japan, Mexico, Cameroon, Sudan, the Dominican Republic, and Pakistan.<\/P> Her travels, which have taken her to serve many unique and vibrant societies, have allowed Ravin to acquire something only a few others can: to be a genuine and first-hand witness of the manifestations of other cultures. <\/P> Ballet in the Cane Fields (Ballet en los Ca\u00f1averales) by Judith RavinSanto Domingo, Friday, May 24, 2014 The book Ballet in the Cane Fields: Vignettes from a Dominican Wanderlogue, a new bilingual collection of cultural vignettes written by Diplomat Judith Ravin, was released during a ceremony that took place at the Museum of Modern Art … Continue reading “Ballet in the Cane Fields (Ballet en los Ca\u00f1averales) by Judith Ravin”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Santo Domingo, Friday, May 24, 2014 <\/P>
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