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Leyla McCalla navigates her Haitian identity in multimedia production

November 30, 2021 by: Steve Hochman

A woman twists and gyrates, seemingly deep in a trance, silhouetted behind a screen on which images of other ceremonial dancers are projected. She emerges onto a dark stage and continues her elastic dance alongside the musicians. Cello and percussion at the start, and later banjo, with a woman singing in Haitian Kreyol. Soon the screen shows images of political rallies and demonstrations. And the music is interspersed with recordings of personal reminiscences an...

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