Embodying Mexico

Embodying Mexico examines two performative icons of Mexicanness--the Dance of the Old Men and Night of the Dead of Lake Pátzcuaro--in numerous manifestations including film theater tourist guides advertisements and souvenirs. Covering a ninety-year period from the postrevolutionary era to the present day Hellier-Tinoco''s analysis is thoroughly grounded in Mexican politics and history and simultaneously incorporates choreographic musicological and dramaturgical analysis. Exploring multiple contexts in Mexico the USA and Europe Embodying Mexico expands and enriches our understanding of complex processes of creating national icons performance repertoires and tourist attractions drawing on wide-ranging ethnographic archival and participatory experience. An extensive companion website illustrates the author''s arguments through audio and video.