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.

friday, may 6, 2022/8 pm

miami theater center
9806 NE 2nd ave, miami shores, fl 33138