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Jochem Naafs is an engaged dramaturge, researcher, and lecturer at ArtEZ University of the Arts within the Academy for Theatre and Dance. He serves as lecturer and tutor for the Bachelor of Dance program while chairing the institution's Research Circle, driving interdisciplinary academic initiatives across artistic disciplines.
His research focuses on performative research methods and the integration of critical inquiry within artistic processes, particularly examining:
- Embodiment and spatial politics through frameworks like Third Space theory
- Representation ethics in conflict zones and ecological crises
- Material culture's role in identity formation (e.g., clothing as 'first shelter')
- Decolonial approaches to artistic knowledge production
Naafs' recent work demonstrates rigorous engagement with contemporary crises, connecting Ukraine war documentation to ecological discourse through artistic lenses. His curation for APRIA reveals methodological consistency in using artistic research to interrogate power structures while resisting instrumentalization.
As an educator, he supervises undergraduate dance students in developing critical-practical frameworks that bridge performance techniques with socio-political analysis. His leadership in the Research Circle fosters collaborative knowledge exchange across ArtEZ's artistic disciplines, emphasizing how artistic practices generate unique epistemological contributions to broader academic discourse.
