The Arts

Bread and Butter: Connecting cultures through Marburg stage

Bread and Butter: Connecting cultures through Marburg stage

By Prisca Sam-Duru On a warm evening in Marburg, Germany, a bakery became an unlikely stage for a powerful conversation about humanity.That was precisely on May 16, 2026, in Marburg, Germany. The premiere of Bread and Butter, an international theatre production by Kininso Creative (UK/Nigeria) and Hessisches Landestheater Marburg (HLTM), transformed a simple kitchen space […]
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Raqib Bashorun yearns for a state of utopia, bliss, freedom

Raqib Bashorun yearns for a state of utopia, bliss, freedom

It was another wonderful outing for artist and teacher, Raqib Bashorun, who is unarguably, one of the most prominent contemporary artists in Nigeria as he unleashed another knock on the failure of Nigerian leaders in his solo exhibition tagged Realm of Freedom, an exhibition of recent work by leading contemporary sculptor Raqib Bashorun.

NANTAP celebrates 2017 theatre day with Osusu, Beyond the Garb

NANTAP celebrates 2017 theatre day with Osusu, Beyond the Garb

The National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) will on Monday, March 27th, 2017, join all theatre practitioners across the world to celebrate the 2017 World Theatre Day (WTD) with the performances of Osusu and Beyond the Garb.

Verdant Zeal explores African beauty for the needy

Verdant Zeal explores African beauty for the needy

The popular saying that “travelling is part of education” was brought to the fore last week when Verdant Zeal group after visiting over 9 African destinations under the aegis of the annual expedition tagged “VZ Explore” showed the public their findings in a photo exhibition tagged Journeys and Discoveries.

Four virgins in search of suitors

Four virgins in search of suitors

Several centuries ago, in a remote village somewhere in Africa, a strict but handsome widower, a hunter by occupation, was said to have four daughters who were adjudged to be the most beautiful virgins in the entire land.

When MTN Foundation beneficiaries thrilled the audience

When MTN Foundation beneficiaries thrilled the audience

Good music, so much soul, and something extra, best describes the atmosphere at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos, when MTN Foundation Alumni electrified it with beautiful melodies from classical music to opera, contemporary Nigerian tunes and a good measure of string and wind instruments. The enlivened audience kept screaming for more.