Antoine Ndaye Muikilu

Antoine Ndaye Muikilu is a Professor at the National Institute of Arts (Kinshasa) and a member of the ERIAC (University of Rouen Normandy). His research focuses on Congolese theater history, colonial cultural dynamics, and ethnolinguistic studies. He holds a Doctorate in Comparative Literature from the University of Lorraine and a Doctorate in Theology from the Catholic University of Congo.

His academic roles include:

• Directeur Scientifique of the Centre d'Édition et de Diffusion pour la Promotion du Théâtre (CEDPT)
• Past roles at the Institut National des Arts in Kinshasa including administrative and cultural diffusion roles
• Key contributor to theater historiography in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Research interests span:

• Colonial-era missionary theater
• Cultural exchanges between missionaries and local populations
• Proverbs in Tshiluba language
• Historical analysis of Congolese media (e.g., La Croix du Congo)

Recent scholarly contributions include analyses of:

• Ethnolinguistic aspects of Congolese theater
• Colonial-era dramaturgical strategies
• Historical documentation of theatrical performances

He has coordinated international conferences on Congolese theater and contributed to peer-reviewed journals such as Notebooks of the Institute for Research and African Studies and African Literary Studies.

Current projects include thematic classifications of Tshiluba proverbs and studies on the 50th anniversary of Congo's ecclesiastical hierarchy.