Samara Hersch is a theatre maker, director and teaching artist whose practice explores the intersection of contemporary performance and community engagement.She recently completed her Masters at Das Theatre in Amsterdam. She is interested in cross-generational discourses and non-hierarchical forms of knowledge exchange. Her works toured internationally among others at Auawirleben Festival Bern and Münchner Kammerspiele and have received several awards: for example the Jury Prize and the audience award at the Züricher Theaterspektakel. Body of Knowledge was realized in the framework oft he European Network; Be SpectACTive!.