World Theatre Day To Dazzle The World

 WORLD THEATRE DAY TO DAZZLE THE WORLD

 

 

Ebika Anthony

 

It is going to be a marriage of literary and artistic activities that will give birth to fun, excitement and unforgettable moments. Stars will parade and shine in the broad light of day as the Ado-Awaye Tourism Heritage Development Initiative (ATHDI) and the Oyo State Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), will hold the 2022 World Theatre Day (WTD) celebration With great pomp and ceremony.

 

Holding from March 25 to 27, 2022, the celebration will take place at the foot and on top of Ado Mountain, a wonderful mountain harbouring tourist attractions such as Elephant Tree, Ladebo Cave, Ishage Boulder, Iya Alaro Lake as well as Iyake Lake that are the two known suspended lakes in the world. 

 

Amongst others, activities slated for the 2022 World Theatre Day celebration include traditional and modern musical shows, dance performances, poetic renditions, historical narratives, drama presentations, personality awards and a special schools’ drama contest that will attract plaques and monetary awards for winners. 

 

According to the organizing committee made up of respected men and women of the society, the 2022 World Theatre Day celebration in Ado-Awaye, will be attended by various theatre artistes, government functionaries, traditional rulers, culture activists, arts director, arts administrators, tourists, promoters of tourism and arts lovers. 

 

Interestingly, the celebration is being uniquely planned to create a platform for socio-cultural interactions amongst participants and guests, a platform for the discovery, exposition and promotion of literary and artistic talents, and also serve as a unity forum. 

 

Since the year 2022 is tagged the 60th Anniversary of World Theatre Day, the Ado-Awaye Tourism Heritage Development Initiative and the Oyo State TAMPAN are prepared to dazzle the world with a talk-of-the-town celebration.  This celebration which enjoys the royal blessing of the Alado of Ado-Awaye, HRM Oba Ademola Olugbile Folakanmi, no doubt, will record the biggest crowd of performing artistes in Nigeria.

 

With utmost respect, all theatre artistes, arts lovers, friends and well-wishers are specially invited to witness and partake in this World Theatre Day celebration without any inhibition.

 

Notable Projects of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers, their Links and Blogs

 

NOTABLE PROJECTS OF THE SOCIETY OF YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS, THEIR LINKS AND BLOGS

 

READ ACROSS NIGERIA (RAN): WITH SUPPORT FROM DR. WALE OKEDIRAN

 

https://www.creativewritingnews.com/join-the-read-across-nigeria-project/, http://waleokediranatsixtyone.blogspot.com, http://hafsatabdulwaheed.blogspot.com, https://zaharaddeenkallah.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/reviving-reading-culture-kano-writers-celebrates-okediran/

 

FAGUNWA DAY (WITH SUPPORT FROM FAGUNWA FOUNDATION AND NELSON PUBLISHERS) - SEVEN EDITIONS 2011-2017:

 

http://ajumoka.blogspot.com/2014/03/third-edition-of-fagunwa-day-in-pix.html, https://www.nairaland.com/3146658/pictures-taken-during-5th-edition, http://societyofyoungnigerianwriters.blogspot.com/2014/03/third-edition-of-fagunwa-day-in-pix.html, https://tribuneonlineng.com/celebrate-d-o-fagunwa-annually-wole-adedoyin, http://fagunwadayonline.blogspot.com/, https://fagunwaday.wordpress.com/

 

END SARS NATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION:

 

https://endsarsnationalpoetrycompetition.blogspot.com, https://tersambaki.wordpress.com/2021/02/27/synw-and-ihrafs-endsars-national-poetry-anthology-endsars-rhythms-finally-released-2/, http://societyofyoungnigerianwritersblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/end-sars-national-poetry-competition.html

 

CHINUA ACHEBE LITERARY FESTIVAL AND MEMORIAL LECTURE: INITIATED BY IZUNNA OKAFOR: NOW IN ITS SIXTH EDITION:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinua_Achebe_Literary_Festival, https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-east/495780-immortalise-achebe-association-begs-anambra-govt.html, https://phenomenal.com.ng/2021/11/immortalise-achebe-writers-beg-obiano/

 

NATIONAL WEEK OF REMEMBRANCE FOR DEPARTED WRITERS:

 

https://nawredonline.blogspot.com/

 

AFRICAN WOMEN’S WRITING PROJECT:

 

https://africanwomenswritingproject.blogspot.com/

 

BOOK OF THE MONTH PROJECT:

 

https://synwbookofthemonthseries.blogspot.com/

 

WRITER OF THE MONTH PROJECT:

 

https://synwyoungwritersofthemonth.blogspot.com/

 

INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH PROJECT:

 

https://synwyoungwritersinterview.blogspot.com/

 

AFRICAN BOOK WEEK: -

 

https://africanbookweek.blogspot.com/

 

WORLD BOOK DAY HUB:

 

https://worldbookdayhub.blogspot.com/

 

CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK:

 

https://cbwnigeria.blogspot.com/

 

NATIONAL BOOK AWARENESS WEEK:

 

https://nabawknigeria.blogspot.com/

 

NATIONAL BOOK HUB:

 

https://nationalbookhub.blogspot.com/

 

READING SHAKESPEARE PROJECT:

 

https://readingshakespeareproject.blogspot.com/

 

SYNW COVID-19 INFORMATION AND RESOURCE HUB:

 

https://synwcovid19informationhub.blogspot.com/

 

MENEGIAN SARO WIWA COVID-19 COURSE:

 

https://menegiansarowiwacovid19course.blogspot.com

 

CREATIVE WRITING (QUARTERLY WORKSHOPS) – IBADAN WRITERS TRAINING CENTRE:

 

 http://societyofyoungnigerianwriters.blogspot.com/2014/03/ibadan-writers-training-centre-2014.html, http://societyofyoungnigerianwriters.blogspot.com/2014/03/ibadan-writers-training-centre-and.html  

 

DIGITAL (E-BOOK PUBLISHING PROJECT):

 

On www.obooko.com, https://synwpublications.wordpress.com/2014/04/17/publications-of-the-society-of-young-nigerian-writers/  

Names and States of the Fifty Three Registered Members of the International Women’s Writing Guild (IWWG)

 

NAMES AND STATES OF THE FIFTY THREE REGISTERED MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WRITING GUILD (IWWG) USA, FACILITATED BY THE SOCIETY OF YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS (SYNW)

 

1.      Abdul Azeez Suliyat – Osun State

2.      Abughdyer Mwuese Stephanie – Benue State

3.      Ademola Oluwabukola Christianah – Oyo State

4.      Adeniyi Folasade – Oyo State

5.      Adeogun Olasumbo Comfort – Ogun State

6.      Adeoye Abigeal Adesewa – Osun State

7.      Adeyemi Bukola Comfort – Osun State

8.      Ahmed Aisha – Osun State

9.      Ajayi Temilade Hannah – Ogun State

10.  Angelica Chinecherem Uwaezuoke – Enugu State

11.  Anowo Eniola Jean-Jacques – Ogun State

12.  Ashiru S. Adedamola – Oyo State

13.  Ayobami Charis Olushola – Oyo State

14.  Ayobami Odunyemi – Osun State

15.  Betty Ige – Kwara State

16.  Chigozie Anuli Mbadugha – Anambra State

17.  Darasimi Adeoye – Ogun State

18.  Emmanuella Edun-Adedeji – Lagos State

19.  Glory Olutayo – Osun State

20.  Hauwa'u A Suleiman – Kano State

21.  Henry Ndifreke Precious - FCT

22.  IyinOluwa Akintola – Oyo State

23.  Jidechukwu Angela Nwabueze – Anambra State

24.  Kehinde Adenike Oluwatoyosi – Osun State

25.  Maduekwe Cynthia Chinenye – Cross Rivers State

26.  Ofuma Atuanya-Mbadiwe – Anambra State

27.  Olomide Fatiha Opeyemi – Oyo State

28.  Olomide Tawa Oluwaseyi – Oyo State

29.  Oluwatobiloba Grace Lawalson – Ondo State

30.  Oluwole Omolola – Ogun State

31.  Onyinyechi Iheanyi – Imo State

32.  Oyebade Monsurat Adenike – Ogun State

33.  Oyetunji Moyinoluwa Sarah – Oyo State

34.  Sakinat Yusuf – Kaduna State

35.  Shalom Emejulu  - FCT

36.  Temitope Akinfenwa – Oyo State

37.  Tinuade Dorcas Omitoogun – Oyo State

38.  Tosin Afe – Osun State

39.  Uchendu Ifeyinwa Jemimah – Imo State

40.  Adeola Habibat Alabi-Olatunji – Lagos State

41.  Adesewa Oyinkansola - Lagos State

42.  Onwukwe Marykate Chizoba - Enugu

43.  Alimat Taiwo Sulaiman – Oyo State

44.  Nneoma Michelle Egeonu – Anambra State

45.  Odilichukwu Juliet Nwankwo – Anambra State

46.  Peace Uchenna Okpalanma – Anambra State

47.  John Gloria Oluchi – Abia State

48.  Okali, Lucy Chioma – Anambra

49.  Okonkwo, Chisom Lucy – Anambra

50.  Mary Ndukwo – Oyo State

51.  Ajobo Haleeah Oluwalaanumi – Oyo State

52.  Makinde Temiloluwa Abimbola

53.  Shittu Misturah Ajoke