PLAY gets second chance
The second edition of ‘Poetry,
Laughter, Arts &You’ (P.L.A.Y), a pan-Nigerian poetry festival
sponsored by Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), will hold on October 15 and
16 at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Like the first edition held at the same
venue and also bankrolled by GTBank, this year’s edition will highlight
the entertainment and didactic values of performance poetry.
Speaking on preparations for the event,
producer, Ben Tomoloju, disclosed that rehearsals will start in a
fortnight at Arts Ville, Isolo, Lagos. He said other participants have
been contacted and added that about 40 poets, dancers, musicians,
singers, and designers will be involved in the rehearsals.
“The central figures are definitely the
Nigerian poets across the generation. But the festival is designed to
be total in terms of input from various disciplines in the performing
arts. The scope is really wide,” added the playwright and former deputy
editor of The Guardian.
The maiden edition of ‘P.L.A.Y’, held
on October 29 and 30, 2009, featured music, dance and poetry
performances. It was used to honour journalist and poet, Eddie
Aderinokun, who celebrated his 70th birthday recently. Sulaiman
Ayilara, popularly known as Ajobiewe; singer, Yinka Davies; poet, Akeem
Lasisi; and musical group, Nefertiti, were among performers at the
maiden edition.
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