Performing Art – San Francisco

BIOGRAPHY Born and raised in Carson, CA—Sammay has spent her life exploring various styles of movement and embracing the beauty of all people. Having trained in Polynesian, modern, musical theatre, Hip Hop, contemporary, African diaspora, and urban dance choreography—she extends her advocacy for cross-cultural understanding and making progressive social impact through the arts. Her most recent theatre performance credits include BIRTHRIGHT? directed by Rhodessa Jones and SHE, WHO CAN SEE by Alleluia Panis. Sammay holds a B.A. in Media Studies and Sociology and has two minors in Dance and Performance Studies and Global Poverty and Practice from UC Berkeley. She plans to continue her development in the performing arts to bring forth untold/undertold narratives of womxn and people of color and continues to challenge societal preconceptions in a multiplicity of ways. ARTIST STATEMENT i am on a quest for deeper knowing through rooted movement and interconnected systems. i believe art is the most powerful process of self-healing and self-discovery and so i want to not only use my artistry to bring knowing and understanding to the inequities we face each day but moreover, i want to use my artistic expression to un-layer the sediment and un-cover the deception that they have attempted to bury us in. let us rise above this day and age in our most peaceful protest and let us use our movement to fuel the long-awaited movement towards peace, love, and equity.