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Nhyira Oforiwaa Asante
All Laughs Aren't Love
(2025)
An exploration of Ghanian Akan funeral traditions in comparison to Eurocentric views of ending and death
World Premiere commissioned and presented by Jamaica Performing Arts Center | Queens, NY
Choreography by Nhyira Oforiwaa Asante
Music by Moses Sumney, Fontomfrom Ensemble Eyisam Mbensuom, Samora Pinderhughes, Slikback, Amber Mark, Obuoba J.A Adofo, Emma Ofori
Costume Design by Xorali Plange
Performers: Lerato Ragontse, Jordann Stoute, Hannah Howell, Nhyira Oforiwaa Asante
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