Welcome to today’s episode, “Rethinking African Arts and Theatre: History, Myth, and Performance.” In this conversation, the focus is on how African art forms do more than entertain; they preserve memory, encode belief systems, and provide raw material for reconstructing African history and theatre traditions. The discussion draws especially on ideas about Yoruba theatre and the broader argument that myths, legends, tales, divination and performance are crucial archives for African pasts and presents.