Genna Gardini

Genna Gardini is a Senior Lecturer (2015–2019) at CityVarsity Cape Town, specializing in performance studies, text analysis, and writing for performance. She co-founded Horses’ Heads’ Productions, a queer theatre company, and has published widely in poetry and essays. Her research focuses on intersections of Multiple Sclerosis, gender, queerness, and performance.

• Education: PhD candidate (current), researching semi-autobiographical play Many Scars

Teaching expertise includes modules like DRA259: Cultural Politics and Performance. Awards include recognition as a Top 200 Young South African and fellowships from the Institute for the Creative Arts.

Active in creative communities, she has been a visiting lecturer and collaborator in interdisciplinary performance projects. Her work bridges academic research with lived experience through performance art.