The Decolonial Labour and the Gift of Sámi Performance
Professor Dirk Gindt has published a new article in Contemporary Theatre Review 33.3.
In February 2017, Sweden’s oldest and largest professional Sámi ensemble, Giron Sámi Teáhter, produced the politically outspoken production CO2lonialNATION – A Theatrical Truth and Reconciliation Commission, a collective documentary theatre project that assembled anonymized witness testimonies from all over Sápmi. Using CO2lonialNATION as a highly representative example of Giron Sámi Teáhter’s repertoire, Dirk Gindt highlights the decolonial labour of contemporary Sámi performance.
Dirk Gindt is Professor of Theatre Studies at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. He is currently working on the research project Circumpolar Performance Cultures, where he analyses the history and decolonial labour of contemporary Sámi performance in the Swedish part of Sápmi.
Dirk Gindt is serving as Head of Research in Theatre Studies and as Director for the International Master's Programme in Performance Studies.
Circumpolar Performance Cultures, financed by a four-year grant from the Swedish Research Council, analyses the history and decolonial labour of contemporary Sámi performance in the Swedish part of Sápmi. It is conducted in consultation and close dialogue with Giron Sámi Teáhter in Kiruna/Giron.
