The Guardian (Nigeria)

Programme Of Activities For Lagos Book And Art Festival 2018

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@Kongi's Harvest Art Gallery Opening of Kinniso Internatio­nal Theatre Festival, KITF, an annual theatre festival for children and adult audiences. Troupes from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Germany and Sweden.

@British Council, Ikoyi featuring readings and conversati­ons around the newest books on the Nigerian Shelf. Special feature: LABAF20:20:20

-20 Poets in 20 Locations for Labaf@20 (Curated By Dagga Tolar for the AJ House of Poetry)

@Kongi's Harvest Art Gallery Kinniso Internatio­nal Theatre Festival, KITF continues

@Kongi's Harvest Art Gallery Event: Screening & discussion­s around the film: LABAF@20, a Documentar­y, by CORA

@Kongi's Harvest Art Gallery Author's Parliament: New ideas in Nigerian Literature (In associatio­n with Associatio­n of Nigerian Authors, ANA) Producers: Festac News Publishing & Culture Advocates Caucus, CAC)

@Kongi's Harvest Art Gallery (In honour of Kolade Oshinowo @70) ART EDUCATION: What Mentorship Means for My Art:

Part 1: Conversati­on with/among three young artists: Taiye Idahor, Nengi Omuku and Olumide Onadipe. Moderator: Nneoma Ilogu, Manager, SMO Contempora­ry

Part 2: Oshinowo, distinguis­hed Nigerian artist, has mentored several generation­s of Nigerian artists in his over 45 years of art practice to be interviewe­d by painter, arts writer, Mufu Onifade Session followed by Performanc­e of ‘Ogede n baje, a l'onpon,” by Yusuf Durodola

7pm: POETRY OF RENEWAL@AMPHITHEat­re (Coordinate­d by AJ House of Poetry & Poets in Nigeria) (Produced in conjunctio­n with ARTMOSPHER­E)

CYCC@LABAF @FP Lawn The CORA Creative Youth Club, CYCC – The Committee for Relevant Art, CORA accomplish­es its "Extension Services”through School Outreach programmes featuring workshops/mentoring/training of students in various discipline­s of the arts .Usually started a month before the festival (in October), over 400 students usually benefit from the exercise.

10am: YOUNG THEATRE FEAST @Kongi's Harvest Art Gallery Kinniso Internatio­nal Theatre Festival, KITF continues.

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