A Celebration of African Theaters | From Page to Stage: The Art of Translating Plays from Africa

This conversation among African playwrights and translators focuses on the challenges when translating dramatic texts by African writers into English or French. What is lost (and/or gained) when translating a text’s original language into another language? Why is translation important (or not) in 21st-century global culture? What are the geopolitical, linguistic, and ethical issues raised by translating African works from their original languages into English or French? Panel Members

• Hope Azeda, Playwright and Director, Mashirika Performing Arts; Festival Curator, Ubumuntu Arts Festival
• Judith G. Miller, Professor of French Literature, Thought and Culture, NYU
• Wole  Soyinka, Wole Soyinka, Arts Professor of Theater, NYUAD; Nobel Laureate in Literature (1986)

Moderated by

• Robert Vorlicky, Associate Professor of Drama, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU; Former Visiting Professor of Theater, NYUAD