I joined this production as a video projection designer. Reflecting the theme of the piece, I created a collage of historical images and words, animated them to interact with the rhythm of the poetry reading and the sound of the orchestra.

"Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln—two extraordinary men—were born within hours of one another on the same auspicious day of February 12, 1809. If one traced the origin of the human species, the other set its destination in motion. In Darwin’s Meditation for The People of Lincoln, Haitian-American composer/musician Daniel
Bernard Roumain (DBR) brings them face-to- face for a lush, orchestral event of historic proportions.The composition of the work is inspired and guid- ed by a musical and historical exploration of the island nation of Haiti. This unusual perspective illuminates new relationships between Darwin, Lincoln and Haiti and is thoughtfully and provocatively infused into all aspects seen and heard in this work.
A grandly conceived work that employs the expansiveness of a chamber orchestra conducted by Paul Haas, together with four arresting soloists—DBR (violin), Wynne Bennett (piano), Daniel Beaty (actor/playwright), and Emeline Michel (singer)—Darwin’s Meditation for The People of Lincoln sculpts the sound of liberation, survival, and legacy in the image of two of its most tireless proponents. Using original video by Yuki Nakajima, lights by Matthew Richards, and texts drawn from both Darwin and Lincoln, plus those of Obie Award- winning playwright Daniel Beaty, DBR creates a brilliantly imagined conversation between two historical giants—and a scintillating, spiritual, sonic vision of what it means to be free. Directed by D.J. Mendel and DBR"