Coming to America: What it's like to create dance as an immigrant in the United States.

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  • Author(s): BAUER, CLAUDIA
  • Source:
    Dance Magazine. Apr2020, Vol. 94 Issue 4, p38-41. 4p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      IMMIGRANTS; DANCE performance; ISLAMOPHOBIA; DANCERS; HOPE Mohr Dance (Performer)
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on the immigrant dancers in the U.S. Topics discussed include Hussein Smko premiered Ballade: The Rain Song at the 2017 Battery Dance Festival; focus on creating work that foregrounds his experiences with war and immigration and addresses anti-Muslim prejudice; and dancer Peiling Kao's participation in Hope Mohr Dance's Bridge Project: Ten Artists Respond to "Locus."