Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre

Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre (YSDT) is a New York City based dance-theatre company founded in 2005 by Samar Haddad King, a Palestinian American artist and choreographer.

The company's mission is to create invigorating performance and education programs that expand access to - and promote understanding through - the arts.

yaa | ya (y+AH): to call or attract; often said before calling someone's name to get their attention.
samar ('sum' + 'are'): evening conversation, sleepless night, night of entertainment.

YSDT believes art should be liberating, transformative, and accessible to all. The company operates out of the United States and Arab World and is committed to uniting diverse artists and audiences in the creative process.