The Durban Playhouse Durban KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | 50 cm x 75 cm Oil on Canvas

Durban Playhouse, KwaZulu-Natal The Durban Playhouse was where Spira first began composing music with Joseph Shabalala and members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 2010. At just 22 years old, she sat at the piano, surrounded by the nine male members of the legendary isicathamiya group, none of whom had heard her play before. It was a defining moment: the future of INALA and the vision behind Sisters Grimm depended on whether creative trust and artistic synergy would emerge. It did. What followed was a deep and enduring collaboration rooted in mutual respect. This painting honours the room where trust was built, music began, and the foundation of a groundbreaking cultural project quietly took root.