Onwu Di Njo @ World Arts West Festival
Drawing from her Igbo ancestry and culture, this workshop invites participants to connect to their ancestral cultures and explore/create song or spoken word as tools for grief and commemoration of loved ones who have died. Onwu Di Njo is part of Nkeiruka Oruche’s ‘Obi gbawara’m//My Heart Shattered or What happens after I die?’ (OGB) researching and documenting traditions of death and grief in Igbo culture, and the African diaspora. The session will feature an introduction/context, song sharing, personal connection, and creation time inspired by the project.
Onwu Di Njo: grief circle & creative writing ONLINE
Onwu Di Njo: A Community grief circle & creative writing workshop for people who have lost a parent, child, or sibling. Co-facilitated by Nkeiruka and collaborator Micheal French this interactive workshop will explore our personal connections with death and using creativity as a tool to support our grief and commemoration.
Theatre in Video: Mixtape of the Dead & Gone #1- Egwu Ahamefula + Artist Q& A
A one-night only Theatre in Video showing of ‘Mixtape of the Dead & Gone #1- egwu ọnwụ Ahamefula’, a shit-just-got-real Afro-dance-theater piece following Ahamefula moments after her death, in a tussle with Asa-#7, a Messenger called from ‘Onye Ozi’ Ancestor app, sent to collect them.
There will be a post-show Q & A with the creator/director Nkeiruka Oruche and some cast members sharing their creative process, a report-back on their cultural exchange trip to Nigeria, and what future plans lie ahead. You’ll also be invited into some interactive activities with song, movement and practices surrounding grief.