Mawukplorm Harriet Abla Adjahoe
Lecturer of Technical Theatre, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Resident Associate 2026–27
- Current Project
- The Scenography of Sovereignty: Orality, Gender, and the Decolonization of Ghanaian Performance Space
- Project Discipline
- Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies
- Fellowship Title
- Resident Associate
About Fellow
Mawukplorm Harriet Abla Adjahoe has taught technical theatre in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana since 2024. She holds a PhD in African Studies from a joint program between the University of Cape Coast and the University of Hildesheim in Germany, an MPhil in Theatre Arts from the University of Ghana, and a BA in Theatre Arts from the University of Cape Coast. Her doctoral research was supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) through the SDG Graduate School “Performing Sustainability: Cultures and Development in West Africa.”
Adjahoe’s research operates at the intersection of technical theatre, cultural sustainability, and eco-drama, focusing chiefly on sustainable set design that uses biomimicry and circular economy principles to repurpose waste materials into functional theatrical environments. Recently, she has expanded her focus to the structural dynamics of performative geographies.
Adjahoe also serves as the artistic manager for Performing Positivity (PerPos) Ghana and has lent her expertise as a national team member for the UNESCO-Aschberg Programme and as an Intangible Cultural Heritage trainer for the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
Selected Publications
- Adjahoe, Mawukplorm Harriet Abla. Waste as Resource: Rethinking Scenic Design through Biomimicry for Sustainable Ecology. Hildesheim: Universitätsverlag Hildesheim, 2026.
- Adjahoe, Mawukplorm Harriet Abla. “Creative Resilience in Urban Theatre: Sustainable Set Design as a Catalyst for Cultural Expression and Community Engagement.” CEScontextos Debates, no. 37 (2026): 27–36.
- Adjahoe, Mawukplorm Harriet Abla. “Designing with Waste: A New Paradigm for Set Design in Theatre Productions in Ghana.” In Performing Sustainability in West Africa: Cultural Practices and Policies for Sustainable Development, edited by Eric Debrah Otchere, M. Lettau, and C. Y. Mtaku, 101–19. London: Routledge, 2022.