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 […]
As We Vote – Save The Nigerian Art
We are not sure that Mr. President has been properly informed of the reasons why the cradle of Nigerians artistic creativity needs to be sold to the Arab Emirate to be converted to a replica of the Dubai Mall and to build a Five Star Hotel in the name of Hospitality and nation building for Tourism.
Art, culture a perfect blend for tourism promotion – Solomon Ogbonna
BY MOSES NOSIKE Chief Solomon Ogbonna is one Nigerian that can’t do without art, culture and tradition. He advises governments to draw the world to Nigeria for tourism and economic boost through the trio. His vision and passion for artistic invention was an ancestral heritage from the art loving family of late Chief Aguene Nwinyinya […]
Nigerian Artistes – How we must vote
A good diplomatic smile and handshake can arrange, yearly exhibition of our art works. Dance, Drama, Sculpture, Photography etc. every Ambassador could organize different programmes every year.
Martin Luther King Jr statue lands in Africa
As the year sets in with promising activities in the visual art sector, several art projects are lined up to make it a remarkable one. From all sections of the art industry, artists are gearing towards all forms of art workshops, exhibitions, festivals and seminars to foster the development of the industry. One of such projects that will raise the art industry and booster the image rebranding of Nigeria this year 2015 is the coming home to Africa for the first time, the iconic Martin Luther King Jnr. Statue which is expected in Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria.
Artistes in dilemma: How do we vote?
We are force by conviction and the circumstances to vote for survival. We are allowed existence in the past, sustained by what the colonial masters called “beggars licence” which allowed artist to perform (entertainment) for peanuts or dash to beggars. That mentality was carried along by governments thereafter.
