Rosana Cabán: Music for "Immigration Stories"

Friday, September 13, 2019 - 7:30pm
Gerald W Lynch Theater 524 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019     map

The CUNY Dance Initiative, the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, and Mari Meade Dance Collective present the World Premiere of immigration stories on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 7:30pm.

immigration stories, a series of dances based on true experiences about relocating to the United States, opens up the vastly different paths people take to come to this country. What began with a frustrating phone call for choreographer Mari Meade to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has evolved into a full evening of personal stories, music and dance. From a young man who was born in Germany and lived in Ghana before making his way to New York, to a Russian woman who moved to Florida as a teenager, these individual stories expand the conversation around immigration in this highly politicized time. Weaving together interviews with original compositions by Rosana Caban, Domenico Curcio, and Eran Sabo, with additional music by Chino Amobi, immigration stories combines words and movement to question assumptions around cultural identity and what being “American” might really mean. 

Tickets: $20 ($15 for students/seniors)