Kene Igweonu

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Kene Igweonu (19**-19**) is an academic, specialising in African theatre.


Biography

He studied for an honours degree in performing arts at the University of Ilorin, followed by a doctorate in drama and theatre from Royal Holloway, University of London.

Began his teaching career at the University of Benin, has also taught at Royal Holloway (University of London), the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Swansea Metropolitan), and

He was the founding Coordinator of the Centre for Innovative Performance Practice and Research at University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Swansea Metropolitan). Principal Lecturer and Faculty Director of Knowledge, School of Music and Performing Arts, Cant

interest in actor and performance training, directing, black British theatre, theatre and performance in Africa and its Diasporas, as well as cultural and performance theory.

He was the founding chair of the African Theatre working Group of the IFTR

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He serves on the editorial board of the South African Theatre Journal

Editor of Trends in Twenty-First-Century African Theatre and Performance and author of





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