Sara Matchett

Section Head – Theatre, University of Cape Town (South Africa)

Dr Sara Matchett is skilled as a Teacher, Researcher, Performance-Maker, and Vocal Coach. She is the Artistic Director of The Mothertongue Project women’s arts collective, an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and the Fitzmaurice Institute’s Regional Co-ordinator for Africa and India. Her teaching profile centres around practical and academic courses which include, voice, acting, theatre-making, applied drama/theatre, and performance analysis. She is especially interested in interdisciplinary modes of creating. She is a committed education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused on Theatre & Performance making from the University of Cape Town. Her particular interests are in embodied practices that focus on presencing, co-sensing, collaborating and co-generating as a way of transforming egosystems to ecosystems.