Jacky Essombe: March 21st

Jacky Essombe singing to her audience on March 21 in the Clock Tower Alumni Theatre. -Photo by Allison Declercq-Matthäs

She was forming the rhythm with the very air. Her hips, elbows, feet and hands beat an invisible series of drums surrounding her body. She was creating the rhythm of three beats. Her limbs listened to separate sounds, followed the voice of different drums and expressed themselves as individuals. The dance was wild but expressed coordination. Cooperation. She was a community in harmony.

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