Commission for TU Dance 2017
Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands, Artistic Directors
41 times, commissioned by The O’Shaughnessy and features the full company. Centered on the 1999 shooting of Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guineau, who was shot 41 times while reaching for his wallet. "Amongst the tragic killings and agony that a story like Amadou’s and others bring, we are able to celebrate the people who are taken from us and impact our communities through a lens of artistic practice.