The young dancers of "Hyphenated" speak out:

It was truly amazing to experience your incredible grasp of what us "hyphenated kids" go thru' ! - UPPEKHA I love the circle we did yesterday. Your wisdom is truly inspiring. - NANDITA DAS My experience learning from you has been truly extraordinary. - ANEELA I never thought I could do a speech on the stage in the middle of a dance….... thank you so much. - SUBA It was a lovely opportunity to work with you. I really look forward to many more projects. - VIJI

Audience Reactions:

What a wonderful show this evening. Thank you for giving your art so honestly and gracefully. I truly enjoyed the evening. Beautiful collaborations. . Karen Kaeja,Co-Artistic Director,Kaeja d’Dance, Canada "Hyphenated" - this was a wonderful and apt dance production. As a mother of an 18 year-old daughter and a Muslim feminist intellectual, I negotiate my commitment to my feminist values, my Muslim ethical and moral values and everyday white racism and sexism and my role as a mother and a mentor to my daughter. Consequently, I closely identified with the struggles, contradictions faced by the young women dancers in "hyphenated." Amina Mire is a Phd candidate in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and a PhD candidate in the Collaborative Women Studies Program in the institute for Women Studies and Gender Studies of the University of Toronto.. - Amina Mire is a Phd candidate in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, and a PhD candidate in the Collaborative Women Studies Program in the institute for Women Studies and Gender Studies of the University of Toronto