Journal du Pôle
igua | sentir | feel
À Moi
about me
A.T. is a multidisciplinary queer Kenyan artist, musician, and pole performer with a career in law & financial technology, recently based in London.
They are better known for training with FKA Twigs as a pole dance & fitness instructor, videographer, and headlining the Blackstage Show at the Clapham Grand. Without a background in dance or gymnastics, they have been dancing for over 9 years, and singing since they were 6 years old.
Ritually, A.T.’s movement is rooted in expressionism. “Igua” is a word in Kikuyu, A.T.’s mother tongue, a verb meaning both “to feel" and “to listen”, in Swahili it roughly translates to “sikia”, and in French to “sentir”. By analogy, the point isn’t just to move, but to feel intimately ourselves.
Ultimately, they are inspired by the idea that pole dance is a metaphor for gender & sexuality. It is innocent, yet socially, stigma attaches to it.
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Trans & Queer
Solidarity Fund Kenya
Est. 2020
The Trans & Queer Solidarity Fund Kenya does mutual aid work to serve many LGBTQ+ Kenyans who have been systemically and, in many respects, socially ostracized because of their sexual orientation.
Founded in 2020, by Mumbi, Makena, Karwitha, and Kedolwa, began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of, “collecting and redistributing funds to LGBTQ+ Kenyans facing housing crises, food insecurity, unemployment, general safety concerns and other urgent needs.”
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