Dance Month – Frozen Power

Have you heard of the Tanzanian ruler who used bees to protect her land from colonial forces? Litti Kidanka is the inspiration behind lan Mwaisunga’s latest creation which blends history and contemporary dance with Tanzania’s unique Taarab and urban music styles. Weaponized bees, treachery, and fatal seduction make up this epic tale of one woman’s fight to keep her land in the hands of her people.