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.

contemporary arts center new orleans

friday, december 3, 2021/7:30 pm

saturday, december 4, 2021/ 2 pm & 7:30 pm

sunday, december 5, 2021/2 pm