Zarmina

Set to a cello composition by Cornelius Dufallo and inspired by a landai written by Zarmina, an Afghan poet martyr.

“I am shouting but you don’t answer

— One day you’ll look for me and I’ll be gone from this.”

Details

Premiered:: May 2012 at The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy NY
Choreographer:: Ellen Sinopoli
Composer:: Cornelius Dufallo
Costume Design:: K. Meta Reintsema
Dancers:: Laura Teeter
Video Link:: View on Youtube
Press Quote:: “…(the dancer) continually reached for the heavens and then ended with both arms extended as if in primal scream…” ~ Daily Gazette