[DOC] Dream Pill (NHB Modern Plays) by Rebecca Prichard in Arts-Photography

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To stroll the streets of Cuba—to hear the rumbling engines of its 1950s automobiles; the jazz; and the rumba—is to travel back in time; to see jaw-dropping natural beauty and the artists; musicians; and folklore of legends.With access few others have had; Cynthia Carris Alonso has spent twenty years capturing Havanarsquo;s crumbling; baroque splendor. Her photographs celebrate the dreamy palette of Cuba—salmon pink; sky blue; apricot; aqua green—and reveal the contrast between patina homes; peeling stucco apartments; and the great Capitol Building; Havana Cathedral; and Hotel Nacional.With Passage to Cuba; Alonso opens the doors to an exquisite but rarely seen place. So take a stroll along the Malecoacute;n seawall; marvel at the dancers with their colorful; ornate costumes; lose yourself in Joseacute; Fusterrsquo;s spellbinding mosaic designs; or simply relax in the warm sun of the countryside; where the calm; aging fishermen spend their days and where Ernest Hemingway wrote The Old Man and the Sea.This keepsake volume is a breathtaking tribute to a land with a complex history. Itrsquo;s a lush; vibrant collection of photographs and a road map to use to embark on a remarkable odyssey.