From Nov. 17 through 20, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), CalArts’ center for contemporary arts in downtown Los Angeles, and The Broad Museum present the international debut of artist William Kentridge’s durational performance, Houseboy by Ferdinand OYONO.

The performance is presented in conjunction with the exhibition, William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows, on view at The Broad Nov. 12, 2022 to Apr. 9, 2023. (Ticket holders receive same-day access to the exhibition. REDCAT and The Broad are located just across the street from one another.)

Based on the 1956 novel Une Vie de Boy by Cameroonian diplomat Ferdinand Oyono, the 120-minute-long performance is directed by Kentridge and explores themes of historical participation, archival memory, and post-colonial identity. South African performers are featured and a large charcoal drawing by Kentridge serves as the theatrical backdrop. Accompanied by live music and percussion, this staged interpretation of Oyono’s novel creates an immersive multimedia experience that muses on agency and trauma and directly folds into the artist’s multidisciplinary practice on view at The Broad.