Malpaso Dance Company brings Cuban energy, verve to Pittsburgh
Malpaso Dance Company brings Cuban energy, verve to Pittsburgh
MARK KANNY | Thursday, February 20, 2020 12:00 a.m.
Chosen names can reveal a lot. Take the Malpaso Dance Company of Havana, Cuba, which is now on tour and coming to Pittsburgh.
Malpaso is a funny name for a dance company because it means misstep in Spanish. It’s the opposite of what dancers try to do.
On one level, the name reflects the warnings that two of the three founders heard from friends that leaving secure jobs as dancers to found their own troupe could be a misstep for them.
Malpaso is also a rejection of the pretentious names some performing groups take – Lords of this or Kings of that.
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