William Kentridge and Homi K. Bhabha in conversation

Artist William Kentridge and Professor Homi Bhabha, one of the most significant thinkers on postcolonialism, discuss the main themes of Kentridge’s opera, including the links between Surrealism and the negritude literary movement, as well as migration and the anti-colonial struggles of the Second World War era.

The textual and visual techniques employed by the artist are also explored, from montage and hybridization to Surrealist, Dadaist, African, and Caribbean inspirations, all of which contribute to the immense inventiveness of Kentridge’s new operatic creation.