The presentation of these eight African Queens covers three thousand years and over five thousand miles of the continent’s history. The detail of the clothing and the outright beauty of the men, women and children chosen to portray the queens and their entourages, immerses one in the depths of African tradition like the very river’s rising of the Nile itself.  It is as if a mask ceremony has begun, and you are to play spectator to the way outer trappings (informed by history and motivated by stories alive with purpose and daring) can be made to transform the mere flesh that carries the garments.  It is the essence of African ritual brought to life here, standing before us now. It is captivating, vibrate and immediate.