Gerard Samuel

My primary research focus is contemporary Dance in South Africa and the nexus it offers for reimagining of notions of Other and Body. It is located in Dance and Performance Studies: Disability arts, Dance Pedagogy, Afro-contemporary Dance, Dance History, Modern/Contemporary Dance, Choreographic Studies and Dance Criticism. Through Post-colonial and phenomenological readings, I continue to investigate subfields of Dance discourse such as ballet, children?s dance theatre, dance as social healing, and performativity of the archive.