Koffi Kwahulé
Koffi Kwahulé (born 1956) is an Ivorian writer. In 2006 he won the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma for his novel Babyface, published by Éditions Gallimard; he also won the Grand Prix Ivoirien des Lettres for 2006. A native of Abengourou, Kwahulé began his artistic studies at the National Arts Institute in Abidjan.
Also recorded as Koffi Kwahule
Koffi Kwahulé
- Born
- 1956 · Abengourou.
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast
- Occupation
- writer
- Education
- University of Paris
- Honours
- honorary doctorate of Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France · Grand prix de littérature dramatique · Édouard Glissant Prize · Prix Émile Augier
- Languages
- French
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Upon receiving a state scholarship, he continued his studies in France, working at the école Nationale Supérieure des arts et des techniques du Théâtre de Paris. He received a doctorate in theatrical studies at the Sorbonne. Since 1977, he has written close to twenty plays, some of which have been published by Lansman and Théâtrales. His language has been described as musical, influenced by the rhythms of jazz. Today Kwahulé is among the most popular African playwrights in the world; his work has been translated into numerous languages, and his plays have been shown in Europe, the United States, and Canada.
Koffi Kwahulé studied at University of Paris. The recorded working language is French. Distinctions recorded are honorary doctorate of Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France, Grand prix de littérature dramatique, Édouard Glissant Prize and Prix Émile Augier.
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Koffi Kwahulé appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a dramaturge, actor, director and writer (born 17 May 1956). Koffi Kwahulé was born on 17 May 1956.
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- 1.Boris Hainaud. Entretien avec Koffi Kwahulé. OpenEdition Books.
- 2.KWAHULE Koffi. Les Francophonies - Des écritures à la scène.
- 3.Koffi Kwahulé, le 30 avril 2010, dans le cadre d'une rencontre organisée par l'université De Strasbourg
Bibliography printed in the source article · 24
- Gilles Mouellic, « Misterioso » 119 de Koffi Kwahulé
- Alex Lorette, Choralité, fable, 8 personnages dans « Misterioso 119 » de Koffi Kwahulé
- Virginie Soubrier et Sylvie Chalaye (coordination), Fratries Kwahulé : scène contemporaine chœur à corps, Africultures n° 77-78.
- Gilles Mouëllic (entretien avec Koffi Kwahulé), Frères de son : Koffi Kwahulé et le jazz, Éditions Théâtrales, Paris, 2007
- Caroline Barrière, Le Théâtre de Koffi Kwahulé : une nouvelle mythologie urbaine, L'Harmattan, Paris, 2012, 236 p.
- Virginie Soubrier, Le théâtre de Koffi Kwahulé : l'utopie d'une écriture-jazz, Rodopi B.V., Amsterdam, 2014, 306 p.
- Fanny Le Guen, Le Théâtre de Koffi Kwahulé : belles de jazz, Éditions Acoria, Paris, 2016
- Sylvie Chalaye (coordination), Koffi Kwahulé, Éditions Classiques Garnier, Paris, 2019
- Dominique Traoré, Pour une poétique du dialogue dans le théâtre négro-africain d'expression française, université Paris-Sorbonne, 2005 (thèse)
- Edwige Gbouablé, Des écritures de la violence dans les dramaturgies contemporaines d’Afrique noire (1930-2005), université Rennes 2, 2007 (thèse)
- Fanny Le Guen, Belles de jazz : voix et violence des figures féminines dans le théâtre de Koffi Kwahulé, université Paris-Sorbonne, 2012 (thèse)
- Virginie Soubrier, Koffi Kwahulé : une voix afro-européenne sur la scène contemporaine, université Paris-Sorbonne, 2009, 392 p. (thèse)
- Christopher D. Love, Creating tragic spectators : rebellion and ambiguity in world tragedy, The University of Michigan, 2009, UMI Microform 3354315 (thèse)
- Agathe Bel-Frankian, La poétique de la truculence dans les théâtres contemporains des diasporas afro-descendantes en France, au Brésil et aux États-Unis (Koffi Kwahulé, Marcio Meirelles, Suzan-Lori Parks), UFBA-Salvador de Bahia et université Paris-Sorbonne, 2014 (thèse)
- Ndome Sylvie Ngilla, Nouvelles dramaturgies d’Afrique noire du chaos, University of Minnesota et Université Paris-Sorbonne, 2014 (thèse)
- Busari Kawthar Omowunmi, Le féminisme dans l’œuvre théâtrale de Koffi Kwahulé, Ahmadou Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, 2015 (thèse)
- Thomas Horeau, Le jazz et la scène : l'expression jazzistique à l'aune de la théâtralité, université Paris-VIII, 2015 (thèse)
- Germain Tehoua, Les modalités de la nouvelle esthétique des théâtres négro-africains : l’exemple de Koffi Kwahulé, université de Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire, 2017 (thèse)
- Isabelle Elizéon-Hubert, Esthétiques de la « Mondialité » sur les scènes contemporaines : corps et écritures du déplacement (Pippo Delbono, Koffi Kwahulé, Bernadot Montet et Robyn Orlin), université Paris-Sorbonne, 2017 (thèse)
- Rebecca Loescher, Relational narratives: constructing meaning in contemporary literatures in french, Johns Hopkins University, 2017 (thèse)
- Selim Rauer, Les frontières de l'exil, ou Les différentes figures et territoires de l'étranger, University of Minnesota et université Paris-Sorbonne, 2019 (thèse)
- Raphaëlle Tchamitchian, Dramaturgie/jazz : le théâtre de Susan-Lori Parks : poétique et expérience créatrice, Colombia University New York et université Paris-Sorbonne, 2019 (thèse)
- Richard Gbétey, Identité et postures universalistes chez « les enfants de la postcolonie », université d'Abomey-Calavi, Benin, 2020 (thèse)
- Kassime Kamagaté, la place du jazz dans Cette vieille magie noire de Koffi Kwahulé, université Félix Houphouet Boigny, mémoire de master, 2019.
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