Wakati is a powerful interdisciplinary experience in which dance, multilingual spoken word, and live sound merge into a poetic exploration of identity, memory, and belonging.
Identity is rarely fixed or unambiguous. The same body can be perceived in entirely different ways depending on place and perspective—at times as a marker of belonging, at others as a sign of otherness. This performance makes these tensions tangible. Through movement, voice, and sound, cultural memory, personal experience, and social projections are woven into a rich and layered tapestry.
Drawing on experiences between Kenyan and European contexts, Wakati opens up broader reflections on visibility, privilege, and belonging. Rather than treating identity as a fixed condition, the work embraces it as something fluid and ever-changing. It invites audiences to reflect: What remains of us when the context shifts—and how much of who we are is shaped by the gaze of others?