Okwui Okpokwasili

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born: Adaku, Part 1: The Road Opens at BAM

Gig Alerts | Nov 24, 2023

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born: adaku, part 1: the road opens at BAM
Nov. 28-Dec. 2. 7:30PM. $44.50+up

The Nigerian-American artist Okwui Okpokwasili is a writer, a choreographer, and a musician. Her works have earned her several Bessie awards as well as a Macarthur Fellowship – the so-called “Genius Award,” though the Macarthur Foundation hates when we say that. Still, if the shoe fits…  Okpokwasili and her longtime collaborator Peter Born are presenting a new work as part of BAM’s Next Wave Festival, called Adaku, Part 1: The Road Opens, which runs Nov. 28-Dec. 2. Limited tickets are available. 

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