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Okwui Okpokwasili (/ ˈ oʊ k w i oʊ k ˈ p oʊ k w ə s ɪ l i /; born August 6, 1972) is a Nigerian-American artist, performer, choreographer, and writer.
Aug 5, 2022 · T he Brooklyn-based choreographer, performer, and writer Okwui Okpokwasili is the inaugural artist-in-residence at MoMA’s Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Studio. The Kravis Studio is a dedicated performance space located within the Museum’s fourth-floor collection galleries; as its name suggests, it is a platform for artists ...
Oct 4, 2018 · Okwui Okpokwasili is a performer, choreographer, and writer creating multidisciplinary performance pieces that draw viewers into the interior lives of women of color, particularly those of African and African American women, whose stories have long been overlooked and rendered invisible.
Visiting Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Arts. okwui_okpokwasili@brown.edu. CV. Biography. Okwui Okpokwasili is a Brooklyn based performer, choreographer and writer creating multidisciplinary performance pieces.
With her resonant voice and formidable intensity, Okwui Okpokwasili creates dance theater that stirs the senses and vibrates the soul, rooted as much in the power and precision of speech as in movement.
Nov 2, 2023 · Multidisciplinary artist Okwui Okpokwasili’s new work adaku, part 1: the road opens is a continuation of her efforts to bring West African forms of dance, poetry, song, and theater into a contemporary framework.
On the way, undone is at once an homage and a pilgrimage: performers trace a path through the park to Leigh’s magnificent sculpture at 30th Street, carrying a vessel that also carries them. Okpokwasili performs with Mayfield Brooks, Anaïs Maviel, and Samita Sinha.
