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Dieudonné Niangouna

Dieudonné Niangouna (Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, 1976) is a Congolese playwright, novelist, poet, actor and theatre director.[1][2]

Dieudonné Niangouna
Born13 February 1976
Ouenzé, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Occupationplaywright, actor, director, novelist, poet
LanguageFrench
Notable awards2021 Prix du jeune théâtre Béatrix-Dussane–André-Roussin [fr] (Académie Française young playwright award)

Career

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Born in the poor quarters Crâneurs et Mouléké of Ouenzé, Brazzaville, in 1976, Niangouna first studied art at the École nationale des Beaux-Arts (National School of Fine Arts) in Brazzaville before turning to theatre and becoming a well-known comedian, director and playwright.[2] His plays Attitude Clando and Inepties volantes were performed at the Festival d'Avignon in 2007 and 2009, respectively.[3]In 2013 he was associated artist (Artiste associé) of the 67th edition of the Festival d’Avignon.[4]

Niangouna was in 2003 one of the founders of the International annual december theater festival Mantsina sur scène  [fr] in Brazzaville.

In 2021 the Académie Française awarded him the Prix du jeune théâtre Béatrix-Dussane–André-Roussin (French theatre award for a young playwright) for his body of work.[5]

Plays by Niangouna

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Year Title Theater Role
2007 2147, l'Afrique Playwright
2009 On ne priera pas l'oxygène, le grand écart Playwright
2009 Les Inepties volantes Festival d'Avignon Playwright, director, actor
2011 Ciel dans la ville, Afrique - France Playwright
2012 Ilda et Nicole Actor
2013 Shéda Festival d'Avignon Playwright, director, actor[4][6]
2015 Le Kung-Fu Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne Playwright, director, actor
2019 Trust / Shakespeare / Alléluia Playwright, director, actor[7]
2021-2022 De ce côté Théâtre du Nord, Lille Playwright, director, actor

Publications

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  • Carré blanc, suivi de, Pisser n'est pas jouer (in French). Yaoundé, Cameroun: Interlignes. 2006. ISBN 9956-435-04-X. OCLC 62697265. 48 pages.
  • Traces: récits & pièces (in French). Le Puy-en-Velay France: Carnets livres. 2007. ISBN 2-916154-19-1. OCLC 470645993. 438 pages. Stories and plays.
  • Les Inepties volantes, suivi de Attitude clando (in French). Besançon, France: Les Solitaires Intempestifs. 2010. ISBN 978-2-84681-287-0. OCLC 668371864. 92 pages. Play.
  • Le Socle des vertiges (in French). Besançon, France: Les Solitaires intempestifs. 2011. ISBN 978-2-84681-333-4. OCLC 760989465. 77 pages.
  • Acteur de l’écriture. Du désavantage du vent (in French). Besançon, France: Les Solitaires intempestifs. 2011. ISBN 978-2-84681-385-3. OCLC 857378590. 59 pages.
  • Sony chez les chiens : suivi de Blues pour Sony : théâtre. Acoria éditions. 2016. ISBN 9782355721557. OCLC 971578347. 80 pages. Plays.
  • Trust / Shakespeare / Alléluia (in French). Les Solitaires intempestifs. 2019. OCLC 1142724546. 120 pages. Play.
  • Rêve en carton (in French). Project'îles. 2021. ISBN 978-2-493036-01-8. OCLC 1289939402. 180 pages. Poetry.
  • Papa tombe dans la lune (roman). Fictions & fantaisies (in French). L'Œil d'or. January 2022. ISBN 978-2-490437-13-9. OCLC 1294273445. 230 pages. Novel.
  • La Mise en Papa (roman) (in French). L'Œil d'or. January 2023. ISBN 978-2-490437-20-7. OCLC 1371290451. 275 pages. Novel.
  • Salve d'honneur pour orchestre à papa : roman. Fictions & fantaisies. Paris: L'Œil d'or. 2024. ISBN 9782490437351. OCLC 1433687059. 572 pages. Novel.

Secondary literature

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  • Thérésine, Amélie (2013). Le Théâtre de Dieudonné Niangouna. Corps en scène et en parole (in French). [Paris]: Acoria éditions. ISBN 9782355721168. OCLC 859151000. 151 pages.

References

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  1. ^ JFP (April 2013). "Dieudonné Niangouna". festival-avignon.com. Festival d'Avignon. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Mezath, Meryll (5 October 2011). "Théâtre : Dieudonné Niangouna, un fou de la parole en route pour Avignon 2013" [Theatre: Dieudonné Niangouna, a madman of the spoken word on his way to Avignon 2013]. starducongo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Dieudonné Niangouna. Acteur/trice, Dramaturge. République du Congo" (in French). Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sourd, Patrick (10 July 2013). "Avignon : combat des chefs entre Stanislas Nordey et Dieudonné Niangouna" [Avignon: a battle of wits between Stanislas Nordey and Dieudonné Niangouna]. LesInrocks.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 7 November 2024..
  5. ^ "Palmarès de l'année 2021" (PDF). academie-francaise.fr (in French). Paris, France: Académie française. 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  6. ^ Méreuze, Didier (11 July 2013). "Dieudonné Niangouna surcharge sa barque. Shéda de Dieudonné Niangouna, Carrière de Boulbon". la-croix.com. Retrieved 10 September 2013..
  7. ^ Présentation sur theatre-quartiers-ivry.com.
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Videos

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  • Video on YouTube. Video duration 01m:59s. Uploader Slice Up, 2017. Niangouna explains briefly: "The problem of the rabbit who was killed by the hunter is not the same as the problem of the hunter who killed the rabbit." French spoken with English subtitles.
  • Les Inepties Volantes / Dieudonné Niangouna et Pascal Contet on YouTube. Video duration 03m:02s. Uploader BonlieuSN74, 2011. French spoken, music by Pascal Contet.
 

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