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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. Her multidisciplinary performances draw upon her training in theatre, and she describes her work as at "the intersection of theatre, dance, and the installation."
5 de ago. de 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.
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.
7 de ago. de 2019 · Aug. 7, 2019. In the opening scene of Okwui Okpokwasili ’s experimental one-woman masterpiece “ Bronx Gothic ” — an intoxicating blend of dance, theater and installation art — the writer,...
30 de jul. de 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.
14 de abr. de 2017 · Okwui Okpokwasili, whose new work, “Poor People’s TV Room,” is the culmination of a two-year residency at New York Live Arts. Todd Heisler/The New York Times. By Siobhan Burke. April 14, 2017....
29 de nov. de 2023 · Created by Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born, it is the first part of a speculative mythology about a precolonial African village at a moment of crisis. It’s a novel hybrid: a work of ritual...
