Sym Stellium – I’m a cow / you’re a b*tch

There is a tethering, between a trans body and the heart of a cow. Through this connection of needle and thread, there is also a delicate dance of weight, pain and distance. A relationship begins to form between Sym and the heart; between consumption and the burdens we carry, and the violence that is inflicted upon bodies seen as beneficial for (re)production and domination.

Through movement and meditation, Sym and heart attempt to navigate these undercurrents of patriarchal violence that exist in systems, the home and inside ourselves – and to find possible modes of resistance and refusal.

I’m a cow / you’re a b*tch was first presented by Fierce Festival at Fierce Jams 02, Midlands Sailing Club, Birmingham UK, 2026.

Co-presented with the Live Art Development Agency (LADA) as a part of the Future Kin project. Future Kin is a new network made up of ANTI Festival, LADA (UK), My Wild Flag (Sweden), Theater Rosendal (Norway) and Warehouse9 (Denmark), with funding from Nordic Culture Point. The network is dedicated to nurturing queer interdisciplinary performance practice, community and legacy across borders.

Supported by the Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland, the British Embassy in Helsinki and the Nordic Culture Point.