African Metropolis Film Premiere in Lagos.
African Metropolis Premiere: Inviting all Art and Film lovers to the Lagos premiere of African Metropolis, a short-film compilation initiated by Goethe-Institut South Africa and executive producer Steven Markowitz. The film was produced with funding from GT Bank and the Hubert Bals Fund. The film screening…
Benin City Host Whose Centenary? Art Project.
Benin City will be the location of the first exhibition of the project Whose Centenary? on the 6th and 7th of December 2014, featuring nine accomplished artists from Nigeria, a renowned Nigerian poet and an international curator, Inês Valle. The art project Whose Centenary? is…
Saving a Dying Culture. The Magic of the Aso-oke Exhibition
It was a rush of nostalgic feeling for me at the Aso-Oke, Woven Beauty Exhibition which was recently held at the Red Door Gallery Victoria island Lagos by Tunde Owolabi. It reawakened memories of my grandmother and her love for the priceless Aso Oke which…
Exhibition: Aso Oke- The Woven Beauty by Tunde Owolabi
*AsoOke – The Woven Beauty* is an exhibition aimed at depicting the cultural value, significance and beauty of Aso-Oke, a fabric that originates from the Yoruba culture of Nigeria. It is the fabric without which kings cannot be crowned and a bride’s look is lacking….
PHOTOS: MUSON Festival Jazz Night,the Magic of BEZ and Imoleayo
The bar was raised last night at the MUSON Festival Jazz Night,a night that brought all the crème de la crème of Lagos out of their comfort zone to listen to good jazz tunes. The event was opened by composer-arranger and wonderful saxophonist Imoleayo Balogun…
PHOTOS: SPAN Makes a Grand Appearance at the 2014 MUSON Festival
It was a day for creativity at its best through the art of dance. The Society for Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN) which is a registered non-governmental organization committed to delivering world-class performing arts education in Nigeria conducted a workshop aimed at instructing and enlightening…
PHOTOS: JAGUA NANA –THE MUSICAL PREMIERES AT THE MUSON FESTIVAL 2014
Agip Recital Hall of the MUSON Centre played host to lover of arts, artistes,scholars, students and artisans who trooped out enmasse to watch the much anticipated musical by Wole Oguntokun ‘Jagua Nana’ an adaptation of Cyprian Ekwensi’s book. ‘Jagua Nana‘ is a story about the…
Grand Opening of MUSON Festival 2014 “Coming of Age”
The MUSON Festival 2014 is one music festival all lovers of classical music,stage play and Art shouldn’t not miss. At the 2014 kick off of the Festival yesterday,it was a pretty sight to see the who is who in Nigeria. An evening that brought all…
The Fela we got to know. Finding Fela Film Premiere
DAY 1 The annual Felabration Festival kicked off at the New African Shrine yesterday at exactly 6:00 PM with the premiere of the documentary film, ‘Finding Fela’ which directed created by Alex Gibney. Various Individuals of repute trooped out en-masse to be part of this…
Bridging the gap.MUSON Festival 2014 Press Conference
It was a gathering of creative artistes, musicians, lover of arts, entrepreneurs,Gentlemen of the press and the “elites” today at the press conference held in Commemoration of the forthcoming 18th annual MUSON Festival themed “Coming of Age”. This press conference was no different as it…