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Dr. Mwenya Kabwe is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Theatre, Dance & Performance Studies (CTDPS), University of Cape Town, where she coordinates the 4th-year Acting Studio and Professional Practice courses while conducting postgraduate teaching and supervision. A Zambian-born theatre practitioner, her work bridges academia and creative practice through directing, writing, and performing.
Education:
- PhD in Theatre & Performance (University of Cape Town)
- MA in Theatre & Performance (University of Cape Town)
- BA in Theatre, with minors in African Studies and Psychology (Northeastern University, Boston)
Research Focus: Her practice-led research examines black migrant cultural production, African theatre historiography, site-specific performance, and speculative African futures. Key themes include decolonial aesthetics, collaborative methodologies, and the intersection of migration with performative identity, often explored through interdisciplinary experiments.
Publications: Scholarly output consistently engages with African performance epistemologies, migritude narratives, and reimagined histories. Recent works demonstrate heightened focus on Afrofuturist frameworks and transcontinental artistic dialogues, reflecting sustained interrogation of postcolonial cultural landscapes.
Creative & Curatorial Practice:
- Directed/devised plays including No Easter Sunday for Queers (Market Theatre), Babylon Beyond Borders (international live-stream), and A Zambian Space Odyssey
- Performed in productions like The Mountaintop (Market Theatre) and Yellowman
- Co-curator of Unrehearsed Futures conversation series and Virtual Blackout: Experiments in Future Form
- Collaborator with William Kentridge (The Great Yes The Great No) and The Centre for the Less Good Idea
