nasa4nasa—Noura Seif Hassanein and Salma Abdel Salam— present a bold performance rooted in feminism and beauty. Inspired by the traditional Egyptian shamadan dance, symbolizing spiritual illumination, the piece reimagines its legacy through three layered narratives.

Nine dancers, balancing candlesticks on their heads, move in solemn unison, blending 1920s folk traditions with contemporary expression. 

Sham3dan draws from a 19th-century belly dance tradition, exploring labor, control, and the body’s limits. What was once a solo act becomes a ritual of collective memory — dancers moving in powerful unison, balancing the weight of both candelabras and history.