Reimagining Tragedy from Africa and the Global South

ReTAGS Speaker Series | Act 2 | Prof. Femi Osofisan

Act 2 of the ReTAGS Speaker Series.

This Speaker Series took the form of a Q&A with Prof. Femi Osofisan about his latest African tragic adaptation, 'MÉDÁYÉ: A Rehearsal' (a re-reading for the African stage of Euripides' Medea). The adaptation was streamed online (for a limited time with permission from the author) as a play-reading. Performed by Faniswa Yisa, Olalekan Balogun, Morapeleng Molekoa, Motlatji Mjamba, Sivenkosi Gubangxa, Lesego Chauke, Thapelo Hlongwane and Elikem Kunutsor.

Presented online (Zoom meeting) on Monday 16 August 2021 at 15:00 SAST. Chaired by Prof. Mark Fleishman.

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Prof. Femi Osofisan is a critic, poet, novelist, essayist, lecturer, editor, publisher, culture activist, the most prolific, most performed and the most enthusiastically received playwright in Nigeria. He is known for his critique of societal problems and his use of African traditional performances and surrealism in some of his novels. Among the literary awards and commendations he has won are prizes from the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) for both drama (1980) and poetry (1989) and in 2004 he was awarded the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM), the highest academic prize in the country.

Mark Fleishman

Femi Osofisan

Classical Reception Studies

Greek Tragedy

Theatre Studies

Theatre Adaptation

Postcolonial Literature

African Storytelling

Gender Studies

2021-08-16

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