Student. Jacmel.

We met Nesterline in Jacmel.

She speaks about performance the way others speak about prayer or memory. When she is on stage, she does not think about being seen. She enters the scene fully, letting the rest of the world fall away.

“When I’m on stage, I zone into the scene and forget about the rest of the world.”

In Jacmel, her face is familiar. She has performed in schools, at Alliance Française, at Concorde, at Suave Night Club. These spaces shaped her, and in return, she shaped the moments that passed through them.

Her dream extends beyond one city.

She wants to carry her work across Haiti, and eventually into the world. Not for recognition alone, but because she believes talent grows when it is allowed to travel.

What she speaks about most is youth.

About how often potential goes unseen. About how easily creativity is dismissed when it does not follow familiar paths. She reminds us that not every dream looks the same, and that criticism often comes from distance, not understanding.

“No need to criticize a dancer just because you’re not a dancer. Everyone gets to choose their own path. Everyone has different dreams.”

This conversation now lives inside LAKAY NOUKA.

Some stories become objects.
Others remain words.