In this light connecting my presentation with the idea of border crossings, the provocation of this year’s JOMBA! is so helpful. Borders for me have not been ones that you can gracefully jeté over, or jump, or even assail. Border crossing has meant digging below, just before the fence, rummaging through mud, crafting in trenches, tunnelling through underneath. Getting to the other side clear, clean, triumphant and unmarked is impossible – things tug, hurt and tear. And you gather parts, reassemble something resembling a new way, and move on to the next dig.
I offer, thus, a composite film then comprising excerpts from a few of my works which aim to swim through all of this. Works that will be shown include Qaphela Caesar, rite, Body of Evidence and Hotel featuring the Siwela Sonke Dance Theatre.