Dieudonné Niangouna

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

Career 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. In 2013 he was associated artist (Artiste associé) of the 67th edition of the Festival d’Avignon.

Niangouna was in 2003 one of the founders of the International annual december theater festival 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.

Plays by Niangouna 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 2015 Le Kung-Fu Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne Playwright, director, actor 2019 Trust / Shakespeare / Alléluia Playwright, director, actor 2021–2022 De ce côté Théâtre du Nord, Lille Playwright, director, actor 2022 Portrait Désir MC93 (fr), Seine-Saint-Denis, Bobigny Playwright, director, actor

Publications 48 pages. 438 pages. Stories and plays. 92 pages. Play. 77 pages. 59 pages. 80 pages. Plays. 120 pages. Play. 180 pages. Poetry. 230 pages. Novel. 275 pages. Novel. 572 pages. Novel.

Secondary literature 151 pages.