Host Dr. anitafrika as a Visiting Artist-Scholar with Performance, Teaching, and Research Components
International bookings are now open for 'shx mami wata', the critically acclaimed biomyth monodrama written, directed, and performed by Dora Award-winning artist-scholar Dr. d’bi.young anitafrika. Rooted in Black diasporic storytelling, Jamaican dub poetics, Africanfuturist imagination, and decoliberative performance practice, the work explores race, gender, sexuality, spirituality, colonialism, memory, and liberation through a transformative theatrical ceremony inspired by the Black Atlantic water spirit Mami Wata. Beyond the stage, Dr. anitafrika offers a comprehensive scholar-artist residency model that connects theatre, Black Studies, Education, Literature, Creative Writing, Gender Studies, Performance Studies, and community-engaged research through the Anitafrika Dub Praxis. Residencies may include performances, keynote lectures, faculty development programs, student workshops, graduate research seminars, and community engagement initiatives. At a moment when the world needs innovative approaches to equity, belonging, critical pedagogy, and creative inquiry, Dr. anitafrika's work provides practical, embodied methodologies for reimagining how we teach, learn, create, and build community together. Available worldwide for festivals, theatres, universities, cultural institutions, and interdisciplinary arts programs. Booking: booking@anitafrika.me | dbiyounganitafrika.me
SHX MAMI WATA WRITTEN, DIRECTED, & PERFORMED BY DR. D'BI.YOUNG ANITAFRIKA GLOBAL TOUR 2026-2028
"d'bi.young anitafrika's 'shx mami wata' is an electrifying collision of fantasy, fugitivity, and fearlessness—a ritual theatre experience that leaves audiences transformed."
DORA AWARD WINNER FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE | DORA AWARD NOMINATION FOR OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
Following a critically acclaimed run in Tkaronto (Toronto), award-winning playwright and performer Dr. d’bi.young anitafrika brings 'shx mami wata & the pxssywitch hunt' to audiences worldwide.
The second work in the celebrated Orisha Trilogy, this electrifying biomyth monodrama invites audiences to gather at the sacred river of the erotic and political to witness the rising of Mami Wata, the ancient African water spirit of transformation, desire, and liberation.
Set in present-day Xaymaca/Jamaica, the play follows four friends whose lives are shaped by the enduring legacy of colonial anti-queer laws, religious conservatism, and the politics of secrecy. Through dub poetry, ritual movement, masquerade, multimedia, and immersive soundscapes, long-buried truths surface, forcing each character to confront the tensions between loyalty, identity, survival, and freedom.
A breathtaking fusion of fantasy, fugitivity, and fearlessness, 'shx mami wata & the pxssywitch hunt' is a theatrical ceremony that celebrates erotic autonomy, Ancestral power, and the resilience of the humxn spirit.
90 minutes of transformative biomyth monodrama magic from a true TOUR DE FORCE of contemporary theatre.
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