Whitney Plantation

On August 21, International House became a runway, but the women who walked it were never meant to disappear into the clothes. They were the point.

Where earlier nights in the series held their breath, this one exhaled — a room full of friends, laughing between songs, the low hum of conversation dissolving every time Karen's hands found the keys again. The candlelight sat sepia and warm across the bar, and Saskia's performance matched it note for note: as warm as the room itself, familiar in a way that made the whole night feel less like a show and more like a homecoming nobody knew they needed.

At the fifth session of Lilith in Loa, Zahria Sims allowed the spirits to grab hold of her and explore new heights in the space.