À Moi

A.T. is a multidisciplinary queer Kenyan artist and pole performer with a career in law & financial technology, recently based in London.

Recently 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 8 years.

Ritually, A.T.’s movement is rooted in expressionism. “Igūa” 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.

On the digital catwalk, they headlined Roker Atelier’s AW 2023 documentary debut at London Fashion Week and fronted a fashion campaign for Lilabare, a sustainable Kenyan designer 

As a dancer, they featured in a music film by acclaimed Vogue editorial photographer Harley Weir.

Artistically, they have also collaborated with acclaimed interdisciplinary visual artist Hamilton on set.

Behind the camera, they directed and filmed Bloom, a short motion picture commissioned by Fringe of Colour Films and curated by award-winning film director Campbell X for Sheffield Doc Fest.

Musically, A.T. performed at the Bristol Hate Crime and Discrimination Services Launch 2018 in City Hall; in Girona & Barcelona on tour with the Bristol University Music Society; and performed a solo adaptation of Warsan Shire’s ‘Home’ at the FUZE Show: the biggest student-run charity event in the U.K. which helped raise over £9000 for Bristol Refugee Rights. A.T. also played a lead role in the Bristol Operatic Society’s winter opera: A Pared Vow, and performed Puccini’s Nessun Dorma at the Society’s Arias Concert later that year.

Before Law School, A.T. attended the Berklee College of Music Summer Performance Programme as a lead vocalist and violinist, shortly after they won Operatic Soloist of the Year at Kenya National Music Festivals.

As a student, they graduated from law school at the top of their Clinical Legal Studies class at University of Bristol Law School.

A.T. is open to creative opportunities for performances, and partnerships or user-generated content with inclusive, sustainable & ethical brands.