Christian Nyampeta
LIBERATION RADIO: PEOPLE WHO THINK TOGETHER, DANCE TOGETHER #7
We are pleased to present People Who Think Together, Dance Together #7, a series of conversations with Christian Nyampeta, recorded for radio (and video) rooted not in discipline, professionalism and scholarship but in friendship, love and affiliation.
The series will be broadcast live from 6pm and features:
– 24 May 2022: Olu Oguibe
– 25 May 2022: Sasha Bonét and Hannah Black
– 26 May 2022: Natacha Nsabimana and Emmanuel Olunkwa
The conversations revolve around a new understanding of the diasporic as a global condition, applicable also to those who remain in their native lands, whereby the existing ways of life are converted through forceful spiritual displacement and intense environmental transformations. They echo musical programmes and collaborative DJing of ARAC—Another Roadmap School Africa Cluster, accompanying studies in histories of art education and alternative pedagogical experiments held in Lubumbashi, Johannesburg, and Kigali.
Digital exchanges have now increased due to the global pandemic. But rather than being a novelty, remote transmission has, in fact, always existed for diasporic communities. One letter a month, one audio-cassette or VHS tape a year, one phone call or video call a week, archipelagos of identities have been kept alive over the ages by creating a chorus of sharing from a distance.
The conversations were recorded as part of Sometimes It Was Beautiful, Christian Nyampeta’s exhibition at The Solomon R. Guggenheim in New York, curated by Xiaoyu Weng.
The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts – 09-11 February 2022
We were proud to present the worldwide premiere of The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts by Christian Nyampeta – live on PASS from 09-11 February 2022. The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts, is an adaptation of The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971), a novel by the late Kenyan philosopher and writer Ali A. Mazrui (1933-2014). With it, Christian Nyampeta develops what he calls a “multiform audio-social structure”, portraying a battle between individualism, universalism and social collectivism in After Africa. For further reading on …
THE AFRICANS – ACT 3 [VERDICT] – 11 FEBRUARY, 6PM
We present ACT 3 [Verdict] of The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts by Christian Nyampeta – live on PASS 11 February 2022, 6pm. The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts, is an adaptation of The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971), a novel by the late Kenyan philosopher and writer Ali A. Mazrui (1933-2014). With it, Christian Nyampeta develops what he calls a “multiform audio-social structure”, portraying a battle between individualism, universalism and social collectivism in After Africa. [Artwork: The Agora by Obi Okigbo (as part of …
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THE AFRICANS – ACT 2 [TRIAL] – 10 FEBRUARY, 6PM
We present ACT 2 [Trial] of The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts by Christian Nyampeta – live on PASS 10 February 2022, 6pm. The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts, is an adaptation of The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971), a novel by the late Kenyan philosopher and writer Ali A. Mazrui (1933-2014). With it, Christian Nyampeta develops what he calls a “multiform audio-social structure”, portraying a battle between individualism, universalism and social collectivism in After Africa. [Artwork: The Clearing by Obi Okigbo (as part …
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THE AFRICANS – ACT 1 [ARRIVAL] – 09 FEBRUARY, 6PM
We present ACT 1 [Arrival] of The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts by Christian Nyampeta – live on PASS 09 February 2022, 6pm. The Africans, A Radio Play in Three Acts, is an adaptation of The Trial of Christopher Okigbo (1971), a novel by the late Kenyan philosopher and writer Ali A. Mazrui (1933-2014). With it, Christian Nyampeta develops what he calls a “multiform audio-social structure”, portraying a battle between individualism, universalism and social collectivism in After Africa. [Artwork: The Shrine by …
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