Revueltas, Silvestre

Originally composed 1935 for the film Redes, about the fishermen of Alvarado, near Veracruz, Mexico. Film also known as The Wave. First performance of this suite Barcelona, Spain, 7 October 1937 at a concert sponsored by the Committee Against War and Fascism. Performed as a ballet, Palacio des Bellas Artes, Mexico City, November 1951, Ballet Mexicano, book and choreography by Jose Limon. Limon renamed the ballet "El Grito" (The Scream) for its first New York performance at Juilliard Concert Hall, 5 December 1952, Jose Limon and Company. --Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Redes = Nets / by Silvestre Revueltas. 1935. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53439050

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