Voices of Haiti Performance in Port-au-Prince

<p>On February 4, 2012, the Pulitzer Center presented a multimedia exploration of Haiti's earthquake through the lives, and voices, of Haitians confronting the ongoing consequences of this disaster, especially those living with HIV/AIDS. The performance was held at FOKAL in Port-au-Prince, Haïti, featuring poet Kwame Dawes, composer and performer Kevin Simmonds, soprano Valetta Brinson, Kreyol performers Andre Paultre and Pascale Verly, and the photography of Andre Lambertson.</p><p><em>Voices of Haiti</em> is a multimedia performance based on poems by Dawes, set to music by composer Kevin Simmonds. The work grew out of a year-long Pulitzer Center commission to report on Haiti after the earthquake, with reporter/poet Kwame Dawes, reporter Lisa Armstrong, and photographer Andre Lambertson. While in Haiti Dawes wrote poems in response to the stories he heard. These poems are at the heart of <em>Voices of Haiti: A Post-Quake Odyssey in Verse</em>. The work explores the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS after the devastating earthquake. It is a celebration of their lives and their survival. The project also encompasses reporting featured in <em>USA Today, The New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic,</em> and <em>PBS NewsHour.</em></p><p>Scroll through the playlist above to view the individual segments.</p>