sheila anozier joins the cast of leyla maccalla’s world premier of breaking the thermometer to hide the fever, at duke university

breaking the thermometer to hide the fever is a multidisciplinary performance set to new music by haitian-american singer-songwriter leyla mccalla and directed by kiyoko mccrae, both new orleans-based artists. commissioned by duke performances, the project explores the legacy of radio haiti-inter, haiti’s first privately owned creole-speaking radio station, and the assassination of its owner, jean dominique, in 2000. the title is derived from a proverb used by dominique to describe the spirit of haiti’s marginalized poor in the face of violence and political oppression.

duke universtiy - rubenstein arts center/von der heyden studio theater

wednesday, march 4, 2020/8 pm

thursday, march 5, 2020/8 pm

friday, march 6, 2020/8 pm