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Assoc Prof Jacki Job is an acclaimed artist-scholar at the University of Cape Town with over 30 years of international experience in dance, choreography, and theatre-making. As a pioneer of Butoh in Africa and a leading practitioner in decolonial performance strategies, her work bridges artistic innovation and scholarly inquiry.
- PhD in Dance & Performance Studies (2022)
- MA in Dance Studies (2014)
- BA Hons (First Class) in Dance Research (2013)
Her research focuses on Non-Western choreographic principles and Indigenous Methodologies, Embodied Decoloniality, Dance as Philosophy, and the Liminal Body. She explores animism, animal-human embodiment, and transformation in performance.
Her publications and creative works (2019–2025) examine decolonial aesthetics, relational body theories, and third-space choreography. Notable projects include Daai za Lady (1995–present) and And Then… (2018–2024), which earned UCT Creative Works Prizes and Naledi Award nominations.
Scientific awards include:
- UCT Meritorious Creative Works Prize (2022, 2024)
- NRF Thuthuka Grant (2019, 2023)
- David & Elaine Potter Fellowship (2016)
- Japan Foundation International Performance Grant (2011)
