The dance's overwrought action presents the title character, originally danced by Graham, at the center of a tangle among goddesses and related characters.
The king was about to bend down to retrieve the pearls, whereupon her husband stood up, walked across thedance floor, and crushed them under his feet, while his wife danced on.
By the end of this show, Kidjo had danced her way through the audience and back up, pulling dozens of fans onto the stage to dance with her and the band.