Habibi

Premiere
Dec 9th, 2017
Dance Place – Washington, DC

Inspired by the musical sounds of the ancient Silk Road trade routes and Gary Chapman’s five “love languages,” Habibi traces the communication of love between friends, lovers and family — fusing the sounds of the east with dance of the west. Performed to traditional Hebrew song, and as well as music by Yo Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble, Hassaon Hakmoun, Shades of Black.

Weak is the flesh of man. It is the act of selflessness that bares remembrance — greater than any physical occurrence.
– Shawn Short

Love is universal, complex and simple. To be loved is to be human. Choosing the way to love can make or destroy human connectivity. In today’s world, we have to choose to sustain its efforts or the communication of love is dead.
– Shawn Short, Principal Choreographer

Original Cast
Emma Button, Allison Eguchi, Christine Motta, Momo Sakai, Heather Carlson, Phillip Fobbs, Jaylon Givan, Moyston Henry Jr, Daniel Artist, Karina Biancone, Madeleine Hobbs, McKenna May, Samuel St Juste

Length
40 mins

Costumes By
Shawn Short

Lighting by
Chris Holland