Mfoniso Udofia

Mfoniso Udofia is a Nigerian-American playwright, storyteller, actor, and educator known for her acclaimed nine-play Ufot Family Cycle, which explores the experiences of Nigerian immigrants and their descendants in the United States. Quotes Immigrants are the most imaginative people because they leave everything to create a new everything. Discussing immigration, imagination, and the inspiration behind the Ufot Family Cycle, Mfoniso Udofia on Expanding the Canon and Exploring Queerness. I have seen joy. I have seen pain. I have seen fortitude of spirit. Explaining her desire to portray the full complexity of the Nigerian community rather than focusing solely on suffering, Mfoniso Udofia on Expanding the Canon and Exploring Queerness. There is this thought that you cannot be African and gay. Reflecting on African identity, queerness, and the effects of colonialism on cultural understandings of sexuality, Mfoniso Udofia on Expanding the Canon and Exploring Queerness. I am not willing to decenter queer narratives from my work. On the importance of queer representation in her storytelling. Mfoniso Udofia on Expanding the Canon and Exploring Queerness I started out writing one. I started off real regular. It was one play. Describing how what became the nine-play Ufot Family Cycle began as a single play. Studio 889 Interview with Mfoniso Udofia It needed to have one form of art that I could do in my home and know it was just for me. Explaining why she kept music private while pursuing writing professionally Studio 889 Interview with Mfoniso Udofia External links Category:Living people Category:Nigerian writers Category:American playwrights