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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."
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.
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.
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.
14 de abr. de 2017 · An Artist Who Blurs Bodies and Genres in Protest. 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 ...
4 de oct. de 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.
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 ...
