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Written and directed by Eva Doumbia, Le Iench<\/em> (French slang for \u201cThe Dog\u201d) is the centerpiece of an ambitious, multi-stage collaboration with Spelman College. In the project’s first phase, Doumbia worked with translator Am\u00e9lia Parenteau and Spelman students on the English adaptation of the play, with the support of Villa Albertine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new residency marks the next step in the collaboration. Alongside creative workshops with Spelman students, Doumbia will begin casting performers for the future American production of the play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The long-term vision for the project is to restage Le Iench<\/em> with an all-American cast and to donate the original stage set to Spelman College, allowing the production to continue touring across the United States and fostering the play’s lasting presence within the college’s artistic community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A\u00a0leading\u00a0voice\u00a0in\u00a0contemporary\u00a0French\u00a0theater, Eva Doumbia\u00a0is\u00a0an\u00a0author\u00a0and\u00a0director\u00a0whose\u00a0work\u00a0explores the intersections of race,\u00a0gender, and class. Of\u00a0Malian\u00a0and\u00a0Ivorian\u00a0descent,\u00a0she\u00a0founded\u00a0the\u00a0theater\u00a0company\u00a0La Part du Pauvre<\/em> and\u00a0is\u00a0renowned\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0“theater\u00a0of\u00a0urgency”\u2014and\u00a0is\u00a0renowned\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0“theater\u00a0of\u00a0urgency”- an artistic approach that combines sociological insight with poetic expression. Throughout her career, her work has consistently brought forward voices and stories that have too often been marginalized in the national narrative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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