Signs and Portents

Ten days to the world script premiere of Bwagamoyo (Migritude II) on June 3rd.

This is when I start looking for Signs to calm my nerves.

Cracks in the pavement.

Phases of the moon.

Two days ago, a Kenyan friend told me she'll arrive in Bagamoyo, the town in Tanzania, on June 3rd. Sign.

This morning, I got the poster for the Kenya Gender Festival, opening on June 3, in Nairobi. Earlier this year, the organizers asked me to feature in the opening plenary, and create an arts and performance program for the festival. Sadly, I had to decline, as I was going to be in Sweden. But I remember thinking:

Wouldn't it be fabulous to debut Bwagamoyo at the Kenya Gender Festival?

Sign.

In the end, a Sign is anything that reminds me that I'm connected. That my work is one dance in a huge global choreography, larger than I can imagine.

What a relief.