Cover title. Bodé Owa, born in Lagos, Nigeria and now living in Antwerp, is an actor, dancer, musician, and author/director of 4 plays. In his words, "this book is a collection of ruminations that I had during the making of the making of the theatre piece "Negrociations. It consists of short, short stories, commentaries on existential fear, opinions and poems, sometimes with an erotic tint."
Summary:
You might wonder: could these stories be true experiences of the author? Yes or No, it doesn't matter. The words in the texts that Bodé Owa has written for 'Intimate Negrociations' are not cloaked in any glamorous gowns, they are bare naked. They release a reality which confronts without aggressive shouting or fierce moralising. Bodé Owa was born in Lagos, Nigeria but now lives in Antwerp, Belgium. He attended St. Finbarr's college, Lagos, Jazz studio, Antwerp and Het Hoger Instituut voor dans, Lier, where he later lectured for five years. He has travelled extensively as a freelance actor, dancer and musician. He wrote and staged the plays, Black Vlaming, Towering Trees, Visible roots, Negrociations... He is an avid realist.
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