Associate Arts Professor and Video Artist, Cari Ann Shim Sham, collaborates with choreographer David Roussève on HALFWAY TO DAWN: THE STRAYHORN PROJECT.
Premiering at REDCAT, Los Angeles October 2018
HALFWAY TO DAWN: THE STRAYHORN PROJECT
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“It’s a real historical moment,” says Shim Sham. “Let the world have it and start healing because we need to talk about these things. This country needs to heal, and this is a step in that direction. [We need] to really talk about disparities between the blacks and whites and between everyone in this country and what we’re up against right now. We need to begin to be truthful about his situation.”
— LA Dance Chronicle, LARA J. ALTUNIAN