EPISODE · May 21, 2026 · 1H 21M
A Celebration of African Theaters | African Theaters Now: A Conversation
from NYUAD Institute · host NYUAD Institute
The African continent consists of 54 countries. This conversation among African theater practitioners and scholars, necessarily diverse by expertise, engages a range of questions to understand better the term theater(s), the evolution of theaters among African countries, and this contemporary moment in Africa’s theaters. Who is making theater today in Africa—who’s writing, who’s producing, who attends? What kinds of theaters are being created? What prevalent concerns are being written, produced, and/or published in 21st -century African theaters? What are the challenges of producing theater on the continent? In what ways do theaters play a role in the lives of contemporary Africans? Panel Members Hope Azeda, Playwright and Director, Mashirika Performing Arts; Festival Curator, Ubumuntu Arts Festival Judith G. Miller, Professor of French Literature, Thought and Culture, NYU Wole Soyinka, Wole Soyinka, Arts Professor of Theater, NYUAD; Nobel Laureate in Literature (1986) Opening Remarks Abhishek Majumdar, Program Head, Theater; Arts Professor of Theater, NYUAD Moderated by Robert Vorlicky, Associate Professor of Drama, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU; Former Visiting Professor of Theater, NYUAD
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The African continent consists of 54 countries. This conversation among African theater practitioners and scholars, necessarily diverse by expertise, engages a range of questions to understand better the term theater(s), the evolution of theaters among African countries, and this contemporary moment in Africa’s theaters. Who is making theater today in Africa—who’s writing, who’s producing, who attends? What kinds of theaters are being created? What prevalent concerns are being written, produced, and/or published in 21st -century African theaters? What are the challenges of producing theater on the continent? In what ways do theaters play a role in the lives of contemporary Africans? Panel Members Hope Azeda, Playwright and Director, Mashirika Performing Arts; Festival Curator, Ubumuntu Arts Festival Judith G. Miller, Professor of French Literature, Thought and Culture, NYU Wole Soyinka, Wole Soyinka, Arts Professor of Theater, NYUAD; Nobel Laureate in Literature (1986) Opening Remarks Abhishek Majumdar, Program Head, Theater; Arts Professor of Theater, NYUAD Moderated by Robert Vorlicky, Associate Professor of Drama, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU; Former Visiting Professor of Theater, NYUAD
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