This electrifying event celebrates Awam Amkpa’s film The Man Died, inspired by the work of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Wole Soyinka
24 April 2025
The Red Theatre at The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi
Ticketed
Starting from AED 52.50
Curated by NYU Abu Dhabi’s Nathalie Handal, this gathering features an all-star lineup of writers, directors, actors, and musicians, including:
Wole Soyinka (Nigeria) – Nobel laureate
Awam Amkpa (USA-Nigeria) – Renowned interdisciplinary artist
Claudia Rankine (USA) – New York Times bestselling poet
Sir John Akomfrah (Ghana-UK) – Film director and screenwriter
Yolanda Castaño (Spain) – Spanish National Award-winning poet
Wale Ojo (Nigeria-UK) – Actor in The Man Died
Andrea Cote (Colombia) – Award-winning poet
Musical performances will include Anthony Joseph (Trinidad), Abínibí Groovy Band (Nigeria), Herve Samb (Senegal), Otis Brown III (USA), and Somi (USA-Rwanda–Uganda), among others.
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