Other People’s Sundays
By Nasirudeen Muritala I have watched families eat togetherthrough windows I was never invited behind,a father stealing meat from his child’s plate,a mother complaining about the messwhile secretly smiling at it. They make ordinary things look sacred,school runs, arguments, birthdays,someone shouting from upstairs,“Have you seen my keys?” and another voice answering from the kitchen.I used […]
Who will be the guests?
Who will be the guests in ‘five star hotel’ built in the National Theatre Complex ? .My guess is as good as yours. Businessmen, tourist, politicians. Let’s stop there,suppose all these people want to unwind before they turn in after the day’s work out?. What do they turn to before they turn in?
NAFEST 2013 to promote peaceful co-existence
The Federal Government has reiterated its determination to exploit virtues of cultural heritage and other tourism potentials in the country, to foster mutual understanding and peaceful co-existence among the populaces. The Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke stated this in Abuja, while briefing Newsmen on the NAFEST 2013 tagged: “Culture, Peace and National Transformation”. The 27th edition of National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST 2013) kicked off in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital on the 14th and will run to 21st September 2013 .
Three shortlisted for Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Advisory Board for the Nigeria Prize for Literature has released the final shortlist of three Poets for the 2013 edition of the prize. The three shortlisted writers, are Tade Ipadeola (The Sahara Testaments), Amu Nnadi (Through the window of a sandcastle) and Promise Ogochukwu (Wild Letters).
Unveiling SARO The Musical , Broadway style
Stage performance in theaters in the country for some time now have suffered a setback which gave room to the thrive of home videos and indigenous movies. Despite the efforts of the Theater masters like Hubert Ogunde and alike, not much has been done to revamp the industry which draws formidable crowd to National Theater and other Art centers as it was then.
At NAL, elite chart way forward for public culture
The Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL), held its 15th Convocation Lecture and the investiture of new fellows, penultimate week at the University of Lagos(UNILAG) and topping the agenda at the occasion was the need to address the decaying values of Nigeria.
