Dwayne Toemere is a theatre maker, performer, and researcher at the ATD Lectorate. His work centres Indigenous knowledge systems and decolonial practices in the performing arts, rooted in his Surinamese-Indigenous (Lokono and Kalihna) heritage.

Through ritual, physical theatre, and collective performance, Dwayne explores themes of grief, ancestral memory, and embodied transformation. His practice blends ceremony and somatic storytelling to create healing, politically charged experiences.

During Research Month 2025, he presented a ritual performance that wove together spoken word, movement and ceremonial elements. Audiences were not just observers, but participants in a shared act of remembrance and transformation. His work invites students and colleagues into deeper awareness of Indigenous presence within contemporary artistic practice.

More info: https://dwaynetoemere.com/research