Writer and Director Eva Doumbia in Atlanta: Between Theater, Memory, and Transmission

WHERE: Atlanta

WHEN: November 2 to 12, 2025.

From November 2 to 12, 2025, Villa Albertine and Emory University will welcome Eva Doumbia to Atlanta for a series of workshops, talks, and meetings with local academic and cultural communities.

A writer, director, and founder of the theater company La Part du Pauvre, Eva Doumbia creates deeply engaged work at the crossroads of theater, personal narrative, and major postcolonial questions. Her practice explores identity, memory, and silenced stories, as seen in her acclaimed piece Autophagies.

A Familiar Voice in the U.S.

This is not Eva Doumbia’s first time in the United States. In 2022, she undertook a residency in New Orleans with Villa Albertine to begin adapting Autophagies for American audiences. The following year, in 2023, she presented the U.S. premiere of the show at the Invisible Dog Art Center in New York, in a unique format blending theater, culinary performance, and documentary storytelling.

A Rich Program in Atlanta and Georgia

In Atlanta, Eva Doumbia will lead a variety of activities in partnership with Emory University, Spelman College, Georgia Tech, and the University of Georgia in Athens. The program includes workshops, public talks, classroom visits, and collective discussions on themes such as decolonization and socially engaged artistic creation.

An Invitation to Rethink the World

Eva Doumbia’s visit reflects Villa Albertine’s commitment to fostering transatlantic cultural dialogue and amplifying powerful artistic voices that connect personal narratives with collective history, and art with social consciousness.

This event is part of the programming of the season France-Atlanta 2025.