Tale of Black Histories (Histoire de nègre) By Édouard Glissant (1972) Martinique, Caribbean Directed by Keith Josef Adkins/The New BlackFest A night on the new stage at the legendary Apollo Theatre featuring borrowed texts from postcolonial literature, primary historical documents, Creole songs, new ensemble-based scenes, and Glissant’s original writing, Tale of Black Histories was created by Glissant and his colleagues at the Institut Martiniquais d’études (IME) in 1971–72 and performed for thousands of working-class spectators throughout Martinique. The play tells a tale that crosses time and space to stage the histories of slavery, colonialism, and anti-black violence, and the people’s resistance against these forces. Directed by Keith Josef Adkins with actors and activists. In a new adaption by translator and dramaturge Emily Sahakian and Adkins.