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Voices From Haiti

A one hour long multi-media performance, of poetry, music and the photos of Andre Lambertson, that explores the lives of people living with HIV AIDS following the devastating earthquake in 2010. The poems and songs capture the experience of Haitians and offers an intimate look at their lives.

A Cast of three performs this piece. The performance is led by Kwame Dawes and features composer Kevin Simmonds and soprano Valetta Brinson.

The piece debuted at the National Black Theatre Company in Winston Salem in 2011 to critical acclaim and has toured through out the US and in Haiti. For bookings and additional information contact Blue Flowers Arts

Watch the Voices of Haiti video poems set to music at the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting


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  • Pulitizer Center on Cirsis  Reporting: 2011


    • African Poetry Book Fund
    • Calabash International Literary Festival
    • Prairie Schooner
    • Respect Due
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