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Nigerian Women Speak Out

January-February 2018 [1]

Photograph courtesy of the ART

 

Photograph courtesy of the ART

 

Photograph courtesy of the ART

 

Photograph courtesy of the ART

 
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Loeb Drama Center

January 26-February 11

HEAR WORD! Naija Woman Talk True, directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa (a current Radcliffe Institute fellow), is a dynamic performance piece inspired by a spectrum of true stories about women across Nigeria. Nigerian actresses combine dances, songs, and spoken word in intimate portrayals of struggles—for dignity, independence, and professional/meaningful engagement in African society. Themes both personal and universal are candidly broached in an effort to break through a culture of silence. The production, hugely popular in Lagos, had its American premiere at the Harvard Dance Center in 2016, and returns for a two-week run at the American Repertory Theater [5]. Fafunwa also discusses “Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?” [6]at the institute’s Knafel Center on February 7.

Loeb Drama Center

January 26-February 11


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[1] https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2018/01
[2] https://www.harvardmagazine.com/print/58270?page=all
[3] https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2018/01/nigerian-women-speak-out
[4] https://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=300
[5] https://americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/hear-word-naija-woman-talk-true-0
[6] https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2018-ifeoma-fafunwa-fellow-presentation