Convergence of African arts debuts in Abuja

A festival of African art, Beeta Arts Festival is set to hold in Abuja. The convener, Bikiya Graham Douglas, in a statement said, “The Beeta Arts Festival is a meeting point for different expressions of arts from across Africa. It gives performers opportunities and develops talent, allowing us to see each other, learn from each other […]

A festival of African art, Beeta Arts Festival is set to hold in Abuja. The convener, Bikiya Graham Douglas, in a statement said, “The Beeta Arts Festival is a meeting point for different expressions of arts from across Africa. It gives performers opportunities and develops talent, allowing us to see each other, learn from each other and collaborate with each other.”

Organised by Beeta Universal Arts Foundation, Douglas said the festival themed, ‘re-imagine’ debuts in Abuja on the 12th to 14th of November 2021 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel and the Art-Tech District, Abuja.

“It seeks to foster arts development and cultural unity by synergising various art forms, including stage plays, film screenings, concerts, poetry, art exhibitions, training, workshops, book readings, conversations and lifestyle events,” the statement read.

Participating films in the festival are from Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Ethiopia, Egypt, Tunisia, and Nigeria.

“There would be stage performances from Nigeria and Egypt at the festival, stage plays written by winners and finalists of the Beeta Playwright Competition, Olarotimi Fakunle—prolific thespian will be producing the theatre segment of the festival with the highly successful ‘Room 7’ by John Ekpeno Ukut leading the pack starring Nollywood uprising star Tope Oloniyowon, while Tony Edet (Thin Tall Tony) will be directing a play called ‘Cancelled’.

The festival features conversations with prolific director Kunle Afolayan, award-winning actress/director and producer Lala Akindoju, President of NANTAP Israel Eboh, NLNG prize winner Abubakar Ibrahim and acclaimed playwright Paul Ugbede etc.