"I saw this thing that was growing literally on gravel; this flower that had popped on gravel. It was the most gorgeous thing… And I use that metaphor, or that image of that seed growing on rugged [land], arid sometimes, but specifically concrete, and I kept on thinking about that. And I'm like, well, isn't this what we're doing as queer people and femme people, women in this country? Isn't this what we’re doing every day, when we dare to live?"

Join us as we journey with performance artist, activist and educator Tandile Mbatsha through their performance I AM, which premiered at the 2022 ICA Live Art Festival. Mbatsha invites us to reflect on queer histories and survival in a work permeated with deeply personal recollections, and captivating sounds and movement. 

The ICA Podcast is a creation of the Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) at the University of Cape Town. Season 3 is hosted by Nkgopoleng Moloi, and produced and edited by Catherine Boulle.

Read more about the ICA and the vision for the podcast: http://www.ica.uct.ac.za/ica/podcast/Season3.