A shaved-head prophet screaming truth at the world — and she's never been more alive.
The Value Of Ignorance (1988): Jackie - Just Like U Said It Would B - Mandinka - Just Call Me Joe - Never Get Old - Jerusalem - Troy - I Am Stretched On Your Grave The Year Of The Horse (1990): Feel So Different - The Emporers New - Clothes - I Want Your (Hands On Me) - Three Babies - Black Boys On Mopeds - Irish Ways - I Am Stretched On Your Grave - The Last Day Of Our Acquaintance - Nothing Compares 2 U - Jump In The River - Jerusalem - Troy
Acting
Her stare could stop traffic — vulnerable and terrifying.
Direction
Two concerts, two eras of a woman on fire.
Sound
That voice cracks open something ancient in you.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 1988 'Value of Ignorance' show captured her at peak controversy — she'd just refused Grammy nominations and was boycotting the US national anthem. The 1990 'Year of the Horse' show came months before the SNL Pope photo incident destroyed her American career.
Between songs she reads letters from her mother, discusses menstruation as spiritual power, and berates the audience for talking during 'I Am Stretched On Your Grave' — making the concert feel like group therapy led by a furious priestess.
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