Born and raised in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Naicker works as an artist, teacher, theatre maker, writer, and academic.

 

An alumna of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the University of Cape Town, and the Institute for Creative Arts (ICA), she has continued to further her academic research in the field of performance. 

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Her artistic practice interrogates the construction of identity in the lives of South African-Indian women in the context of the city of Durban. 

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Naicker auto-ethnographically traces Hindu-feminist traditions through performance, seeking to create (performance) spaces within which transgression can occur. Naicker's use of her own body as a site and medium speaks directly to violence and the brown body.

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Notable works:

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Venus (2011)

boy (2011) 

Karuvil: In the Womb (2016)

Karuvil: Part Two (2017)

How NOT to ask for it & other tips (2016)

Questions for Amma (2017)

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