The 2019 Ubumuntu Arts Festival soared above all its predecessors, challenging us with profound questions: “What if the walls you build for others today become your own downfall tomorrow?” and “What if the walls we live in are built on illusions?”

The performances delved into the role of each person in dismantling human barriers, both seen and unseen—barriers of ethnicity, language, religion, social status, and the “wall within”—the one in our minds.