Suki John’s ‘Sh’ma’ Earns National Choreography Award Nomination

TCU College of Fine Arts Announcements, May 5, 2025

Suki John, professor in the School for Classical & Contemporary Dance, has been nominated for a prestigious Chita Rivera Award for Outstanding Choreography in a Feature Film for “Sh’ma: A Story of Survival.”

Over the last 30 years, John has developed “The Sh’ma Project: Move Against Hate,” a multidisciplinary body of work centered on education, empathy and resilience. Central to the project is “Sh’ma: A Story of Survival,” a choreodrama documenting her family’s traumatic experience and survival of the Holocaust. 

“I’m extremely honored and surprised to be nominated for this award alongside feature films like Emilia Perez and Wicked,” said John. “’I’m very grateful to TCU for its support.”