TODAY at the Eko Theatre Carnival is Day 4, and like the previous days of the 8-day carnival which started since Sunday, July 31, the menu card is loaded with ‘feasts’ of creative performances via the stage and the screen.
The Eko Theatre Carnival has gone midway already and the excitement keeps rising by the day, stated Chief Priest of the communal “rites of feastings,” Segun Adefila, the multi-pronged artiste and culture advocates, who gave the outlines for today’s events as follows:
First Feast
Chef: Kininso Koncept Productions.
Menu: KF LAB.
Genre: Workshop.
Duration: 2 hours.
Time: 10am-12Noon.
Venue: Kininso Hub, 19 Sanyaolu Street, off Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun.
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2nd Feast.
Chef: Footprints Art Ambassadors.
Menu: Things That Cause Regret at Old Age.
Genre: Integrated Arts.
Duration: 25minutes.
Time: 4pm.
Venue: Art Factory, 32 Awofodu Street, Shomolu
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3rd Feast.
Chef: Poetry Club of Freedom Hall.
Menu: Poetry Party and Music.
Genre: Music and Poetry.
Duration: 80 Minutes.
Time: 5pm.
Venue: Art Factory.
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4th Feast
Chef: Jubilian Ngaruwa.
Menu: Afterlife.
Genre: Film.
Duration: 37 minutes.
Time: 7pm.
Venue: Art Factory.
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DAY 3 RECAP
ON the activities of yesterday, Day 3, Adefila, founder-director of the hosting organisation, Crown Troupe of Africa as well as CEO of Crown Art Factory, located in deep Shomolu-Bariga, reports:
Day 3 was an eye opener and a day of reflection. It started with the seminar led by my brother, friend, filmmaker and CEO of KAP Hub, Kunle Afolayan. He, like a seasoned practitioner, that he is, spoke elaborately to the seminar topic: Economics of Pop Culture. He successfully managed to blend profundity with simplicity as he dissected his discourse with the audience largely made up of young artists at different stages of career development.
If they were awed by his big presence, the humility of his interaction set them at ease as he took them through the journey of the heydays of his father, Adeyemi Afolayan, the legendary filmmaker popularly known as Ade Love; his own humble beginnings and growth to his present status. He urged his young audience to pursue their passion with purpose and be contended with their little achievements as they aspire for more. The session ended with the screening of one of his documentaries, ORISA.
After the film screening came a contemporary dance piece by Green Arrow Arts titled JOURNEY. The piece explores the human life from the beginning, the hopes, the tribulations and triumphs. JOURNEY takes a philosophical look at how humans confront what life throws at them.
Day 3 ended with the host company, Crown Troupe of Africa’s ritual performance titled DANCING WITH FELA, to celebrate the living legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti whose transition clocked 25 years.
To have a glean of the performance, click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/crowntroupeofafrica/videos/1380845452396001
