Sombra—Maria Helena Pinto (Mozambique)

In a stirring and stark solo performed with a bucket obscuring her face, Maria Helena Pinto illuminates the lives of “invisible” women: pushing our society forward, yet existing only in shadows.

Madame Plaza—Bouchra Ouizguen (Morocco)

Bodies and song merge in a profoundly contemporary piece featuring three Aïta vocalists, whose traditional technique includes guttural wailing and incantation.