Speaker bios
Speaker bio: Neka da Costa Néka Da Costa is a Directing and Performance Studies lecturer in the Theatre and Performance department at the Wits School of Arts in Johannesburg. She is an academic, theatre director and artistic collaborator interested in the intersections between theatre research and performance practice. Her research explores the potential for theatre to extend its reach to marginalised and alternative audiences with various access and communication needs and abilities. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Witwatersrand. Her PhD project centres around designing and executing a performance studies curriculum which prioritises Deaf and disabled students using sense-based creative and pedagogical strategies to contribute to the decolonisation imperative.
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