Ayiti Bèl Nanm: absolute art at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center
“It had been a long time since I had seen a show of this caliber. On Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Ayiti Bèl Nanm offered us far more than a performance: a true moment of grace, a celebration of Haiti through what it holds most powerful — its creative soul.”
“The show abolished the borders between disciplines: text met song, theater embraced dance, bodies answered voices, and the lights extended the music. From that fusion, a true apotheosis was born on stage.”
“For an hour and a half, Haiti told its story differently. Not only through its wounds, but beautiful, deep, mystical, creative, dignified and universal. It was quite simply great art.”
The review salutes Carole Demesmin, Florence Jean-Louis Dupuy, costume designer Maëlle Figaro David, set designer Maxence Denis, composer Raoul Denis, and the full cast — Danielle Thermidor, Farah Juste, Paula Clermont Péan, Erol Josué, Wood Hyppolite, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Élisabeth Guérin, Tafa Mi-Soleil, Riva Nyri Précil, Linda Isabelle François Obas, Béatrice Kebreau, Lindsay Lederer and Katile Fuertes — before a full house in the heart of Miami.
