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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 · The choreographer and performer talks about her new project, a story about hair and lineage, and her approach to storytelling and imagination. She also reflects on her identity as a Nigerian-Igbo woman and her relationship with MoMA's collection and audience.
Apr 14, 2017 · The ninety-minute piece draws on two momentous incidents in Nigeria: the Women’s War of 1929, when black women challenged colonial British power, and, eighty-five years later, the Boko Haram ...
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Okwui Okpokwasili is a performer, choreographer and writer creating multidisciplinary performance pieces. She is a MacArthur Fellow, a Herb Alpert Awardee in Dance, and a visiting assistant professor at Brown University.
Oct 4, 2018 · Okwui Okpokwasili is a choreographer and performer who creates multidisciplinary works that explore the interior lives of women of color. She draws on her Nigerian heritage, the Bronx, and the stories of resistance and resilience of African and African American women in her pieces.
Jul 30, 2022 · The Brooklyn-based choreographer, performer, and writer develops a new piece inspired by a fictional precolonial Nigeria and the transatlantic slave trade. The public can witness her creative process and collaborate with her through three open rehearsals and a conversation in August 2022.
Nov 2, 2023 · Multidisciplinary artist Okwui Okpokwasili discusses her new work adaku, part 1: the road opens, which explores precolonial Nigerian cultures and narratives. She reveals her influences, inspirations, and challenges in creating a slippery and complex world of dance, poetry, song, and theater.
