So says Sherrie Silver, the precocious dancer who at the age of just 23 choreographed Childish Gambino's jaw-dropping video 'This Is America'. Having come to the UK from Rwanda at the age of five, she pursued her dream of being a professional dancer through posting YouTube videos and her talent has now seen her strike it big.
Her aims are much more laudable than merely making a fortune, though - on the contrary, she's on a mission to change the way the continent of her birth is viewed in the Global North: "We're not just about poverty, disease and sadness that you see in the media. We're also about happiness, dance, fashion and passion, and good food - lots of flavour actually." No small task - but she's certainly manoeuvred herself into a position to be able to make a significant impact.
On a related note, here's the BBC's Will Gompertz discussing the symbolism of the video. It could be a bit of a posh-dad-trying-to-understand-grime car crash, but actually it's worth a look as a way of beginning to make sense of everything that's going on.
Sunday, July 01, 2018
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