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NGUGI WA THIONG’O TO HEADLINE\u00a0<\/strong>AKE FESTIVAL IN 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Abeokuta, Ogun State will stand still once again as it hosts an outstanding roster of writers, thinkers, artists, filmmakers, musicians, book lovers and art enthusiasts at the fourth edition of the\u00a0Ake Arts and Book Festival<\/strong>2016.<\/p>\n

We are pleased to announce that our dates for this year are\u00a015-19 November\u00a0<\/strong>and the festival will take place\u00a0at Arts and Culture Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s edition is themed\u00a0\u201cBeneath this Skin\u2019\u2019 and\u00a0<\/strong>we are delighted to have Distinguished Professor, renowned writer, and literary icon\u00a0Ng\u0169g\u0129 wa Thiong\u2019o<\/strong>\u00a0as our headliner at the 2016 edition of Ake Arts and Book Festival. He will sit in conversation with\u00a0Okey Ndibe\u00a0<\/strong>about his life and works. He will also be talking about his latest book\u00a0Birth of a Dream Weaver.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

The festival will also host\u00a09 book chats<\/strong>\u00a0which will feature 18 authors like\u00a0Alain Mabanckou,\u00a0Helon Habila, Laila Lalami, Petina Gappah, Teju Cole, Panashe Chigumadzi, Tendai Huchu, Chinelo Okparanta, Noviolet Bulawayo, Jowhor Ile, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Odafe Atogun, Tade Thompson, Toni Kan and\u00a0many more.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In our\u00a012 stimulating panel discussions where we will engage both new voices and established ones,\u00a0we\u00a0will focus on\u00a0identities, race, gender, mental health in fiction, the rise and fall of African economies.\u00a0<\/strong>We will also\u00a0explore exciting genres such as\u00a0erotica<\/strong>,\u00a0horror fiction<\/strong>, and\u00a0prison stories.<\/strong>\u00a0At the\u00a02<\/strong>\u00a0art exhibitions, we will see the works of\u00a0Laolu Senbanjo<\/strong>\u00a0whose \u201cSacred Art of the Ori\u201d featured on\u00a0Beyonce\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0latest album\u00a0Lemonade;<\/strong>and\u00a0Fatima Abubakar<\/strong>\u00a0who captures the lives of the people of Borno State in a stunning series of photographs. An acoustic music concert with\u00a0Brymo<\/strong>,\u00a0Falana<\/strong>,\u00a0Adunni<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Nefertiti<\/strong>\u00a0will also entertain the audience at the Festival.<\/p>\n

Our\u00a0Festival Film is\u00a0<\/strong>the documentary\u00a0Hissene Habre: A Chadian Tragedy,\u00a0<\/strong>an account of the horror inflicted on the Chadian people during Hissen Habre\u2019s rule. We will also premier our Festival of Short Films\u00a0<\/strong>to celebrate this form of visual storytelling and the people who are fuelling its rapid growth in Nigeria. The short films to be screened are: A\u00a0Mother\u2019s Journey<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Sade Adeniran<\/strong>,\u00a0No Good Turn<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Udoka Oyeka<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Salt<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0Umar Turaki.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WORKSHOPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fiction Writing<\/strong>\u00a0with \u00a0Noviolet Bulawayo<\/strong>,\u00a0Helon Habila<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Sarah Ladipo Manyika – 15 November 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Script-Writing<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0Inya Lawal<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Victoria Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0The<\/strong>\u00a0Story Republic –<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graphic Short Stories\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0Sebastian Loerscher – 14, 15 November 216<\/strong><\/p>\n

POETRY<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the much-anticipated\u00a0Palm Wine and Poetry<\/strong>\u00a0Evening,\u00a0<\/strong>attendees will enjoy outstanding performances by, poets like\u00a0Titilope Sonuga, Lebo Mashile, Ogaga Ifowodo, Micheal Kelleher and Dike Chukwumerije,\u00a0<\/strong>while sipping on a calabash of deliciously fresh palm wine.<\/p>\n

DRAMA AT AKE FESTIVAL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ake Arts and Book Festival is one of the most exciting cultural events\u00a0on the continent. It is organised by the\u00a0Book Buzz foundation with support from its valued partners;\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0EU, Ogun State Government, Annoying Logo, Etisalat Nigeria and Park Inn, Abeokuta.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can register\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and get the Entertainment Bundle at a special discount price from August 22, OR in person at the Ake Festival Registration Point from 15 November, 2016.<\/p>\n

Full details of the Ake Arts and Book Festival programme will be available for download on\u00a0October 1, 2016<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We look forward to sharing more exciting news about the festival with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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