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Venues: Freedom Park,
Broad Street, Lagos & Others
November 4-10, 2019
21st
Theme: Dedicated to the memory of DAVID H. DALE (1947-2019) TRA
Founded 1991
MON. NOV. 4 TUE. NOV. 5
9am: CYCC@LABAF @FP Lawn Creative workshops and expressions continue
Focus: Craft making workshop, Performance art workshops and competition;
Mentoring by notable creative artists
(Coordinated by Lynda Amadi of Events by Nature)
10am: DEMAS NWOKO SYMPOSIUM @Kongi's Harvest
Event: The Demas Nwoko SymposiumA 2-day symposium on the application
of critical design and technology in practice and through education.
(Directed by Ayo Arigbabu of DADA Agency)
2pm: BOOK PRESENTATION @Kongi's GalleryPresenting the book, Victor Ekpuk:
Connecting Lines Across Space and Time, (Ed. Toyin Falola, PhD)
4.30pm: PERFORMANCE ART@Festival Arena
5pm; EXHIBITION @Museum BuildingOpening of AND THE CENTRE REFUSES TO HOLD:
Homage to Things Fall Apart@60
(Curated by Krydz Ikwuemesi (PhD) of Sankofa Centre for Art and Heritage)
6pm: READERS' PARLIAMENT @Kongi's HarvestEvent: THE JOY OF READING
Theme: What's Reading all AboutA gathering of writers and book lovers on
the importance of Reading -- in homage to the written word.(Host: Chuma Nwokolo, Writer)
7pm: THE POETRY OF ARRIVAL@FoodcourtThe session present new and young poets expressing themselves in poetic form on
new and fresh ideas that could contribute to the process of nation building.
(Curated by Eriata Oribhabor of the POETS IN NIGERIA)
WED. NOV. 6 THUR. NOV. 7 FRI. NOV. 8
9am: CYCC@LABAF @FP Lawn Creative workshops and expressions continueFocus: Developing writing and reading skills;
Public Speaking(Coordinated by Lynda Amadi of Events by Nature)
10am: DEMAS NWOKO SYMPOSIUM @Kongi's Gallery
Formation and Curriculum building of /for a proposed distributed learning system
(Continued from Tuesday, November 5 Session)(Directed by Ayo Arigbabu of DADA Agency)
3pm: BOOK PRESENTATION @Kongi's Gallery
Presentation of SILVER LINING, an anthology of poetry and essays
by Nigeria Centre of PEN International(Curated by Folu Agoi, President PEN Nigeria)
st4pm: 1 READERS' FORUM @Kongi's Gallery
Theme: LEADERS ARE READERS: WHY I READ WHAT I READ
Two notable Leaders in Nigeria's economic space, discussing their choice of books
and why they favour such.
7pm: NIGHT OF THE ANCESTORS @Foodcourt
Bisi Silva. Okwui Enwezor. Pius Adesanmi. Paul Emema. Eddie Ugbomah. Molara Ogundipe.
Stella Oyedepo. David Dale. Jide Ogungbade. Frank Okonta. Idowu Nubi.
(Produced by the Friends of the Arts,
FoA & Culture Advocates Caucus, CAC)
9am: CYCC@LABAF @FP Lawn Creative workshops/expressions continue
Focus: Finale of the CYCC activities – Do Your Own Thing(s) – contests among the youths.Adjudication/presentation of certIficates and awards(Coordinated by Lynda Amadi of Events by Nature)
9am: GREEN FESTIVAL @Foodcourt Opening of Creative workshops and
expressions by the Children/Students' segment (Directed by Sola Alamutu)
(Produced by CATE & CORA)
(Celebrating 20 years of Children and the Environment, CATE
11am: MENTORSHIP @FoodcourtTheme: My Encounter with The Book
The actress, Monalisa Chinda, mentors students on importance of
reading and education. (Session also called
The BOOK in my LIFE)
1pm: SYMPOSIUM @Kongi’s GalleryTheme: EMERGE: Breaking into the NEW
Keynote: Awam Amkpa, Global Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, NYU USA
Chair: Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi, CEO, Tanus Comm.
3pm: COLLOQUIUM @Kongi's GalleryTheme: Literature and the Return of Hope
i.U topia for Realists and How We Can Get There, by Rutger Bregmanii. Afonja: The Rise, by Tunde Leyeiii. We Were Eight Years in Office?
by Ta-Nehi Coates
5pm: SEMINAR @FoodcourtTheme: Obstacles to Emergence
i. The Old Drift, by Namwali Serpell ii. Why Not? Citizenship, State Capture, Creeping Fascism and Criminal Hijack
of Politics in Nigeria, by Pat Utomiiii. Do not Die in their War, by Dele Farotimi
7pm: AWARD PRESENTATION @FoodcourtKEN SARO WIWA PRIZE FOR REVIEW…
Contestants to review two of the three books:i. Afonja The Rise, by Tunde Leye
ii. Three Women, by Bunmi Oyinsaniii.Where are you from, by Lola Akande
Presentation of winning entries
7.30pm: ARTHOUSE FORUM @Amphitheatre
Events: Performed Readings of:i. Afonja The Rise, by Tunde Leye
ii. Three Women, by Bunmi Oyinsan(Produced by BookArtsVille.com & CORA)
8pm: JAZZ 'n CONVERSATION Live Concert @Foodcourt
A night of Jazz, highlife and afrofusion (Produced by Peter Fisher for
the PF Music Group)
SUN. NOV. 10
9am: GREEN FESTIVAL @Foodcourt Creative workshops and expressions by the Children/Students' segment
of LABAF continue
11am: FILM SCREENING Kongi's Harvest @Theme: Why They Don't Want Us
Understanding Xenophobia, Afrophobia (Produced by IREP Documentary Film Forum)
2pm: YOUNG WRITERS/READERS
PARLIAMENT @Kongi's Gallery
Young authors read and discuss their works with the audience
(Produced by CORA Youth Creative Club)
4pm SEMINAR @Kongi's GalleryEvent: Keys To The Knowledge Economy
Theme: Emerging into What?Readings and discussions around:
, by Keith RichardsNot Quite an Insider(Ex-MD of Guinness; Ex-MD Promasidor)
Interlocutor: Toyin Akinosho, Editor-in-Chief, BookArtVille.com
4:30pm: ART STAMPEDE @Kongi's Gallery
Theme: State Actors and The Return of The Book
Heads of federal and state agencies in charge of literacy give reports on what
they are doing to promote reading culture.
7pm: 1000 POETS FOR CHANGE @FoodcourtPerforming poets across ages, styles and
orientation give a befitting Closing literary party to the week-long festival.
(Directed/Produced by Efe Paul Azino, and Samuel Orhiaki Osaze)
8pm: CLOSING GLEE @Main Stage THE SAKARA REVIVAL CONCERT
Celebrating the musical legacies of the maestros – Yussuf Olatunji aka Baba L'egba; Oseni Ejire and Lefty Salami
Balogun through the music of their offspring.(Produced by Hakeem Adenekan of
DIO Africa)
SAT. NOV. 9
9am: GREEN FESTIVAL @Foodcourt Creative workshops and expressions by the
Children/Students' segment of LABAF continue
11am: MENTORSHIP @FoodcourtTheme: My Encounter with The Book
Actor, motivational coach, Femi Jacobs, author of the Rise, mentors students on
importance of reading and education
12noon: FILM SCREENING @Kongi's Gallery
Title: The Disciples of Marcel Duchamp
(56 mins; Joseph Perez, Spain)(Presented by Jelili Atiku Foundation
& Afiriperfoma)
1pm: PERFORMANCE @Festival arenaTheme: E don Tey Wey We Deh, a performance art by Jelili Atiku
1.30pm: COLLOQUIUM @Kongi's GalleryTheme: Narratives of Emergence
Reading and conversations around i. Becoming, by Michelle Obama
ii. My Promised Land: The Triumph & Tragedy of Israel, by Harry Shaviz
Moderator: Aduke Gomez, Lawyer, Writer
3.30pm: COLLOQUIUM @Kongi's Harvest
Theme: Breaking into the NEW
Reading and Discussions around: I. Entrepreneurship: The SLOT Way, by Nnamdi Ezeigbo
II. Start up Nation, by Dan Senor & Saul SingerModerator: Deji Toye, Lawyer, Writer
5pm: SYMPOSIUM @Kongi's Harvest Art GalleryEvent: INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE
Theme: The Long Drought and The New HarvestSubject 1 How we wangled through-The
collapse of the Book Industry, the poetry of hunger and the Jackboots of the military dictator
Subject 2: How we have emerged-The new architecture of literature, publishing and
the return of readers
9pm: DRAMA @AmphitheatreJankariwo, by Ben TomolojuDirected by Segun Adefila for
Crown Troupe of Africa)(Hosted by DEPARK THEATRE for CORA)
7pm THE FESTIVAL PARTY @Main stageArthouse party celebrating landmark birthdays of
distinguished members of the Nigerian cultural Industry:
Wole Soyinka@85. Tunji Oyelana@80. Lere Paimo @80.THE 60S CLUB
Theo Lawson . Segun Ojewuyi . Mahmoud Ali-BalogunMoji Bamtefa . Tope Babayemi . Nobert Young. Jerry BuhariGeorge Ufot . Edmund Enaibe. Kunle Adeyemi. Awam Amkpa
THE OCTOGENARIANS
Directed by Sola Alamutu. Produced by CATE & CORA
10am: PUBLISHERS' FORUM @Goethe InstitutTheme: How to Capture 200 Million
Readers in Five YearsPublishers, writers, book enthusiasts,
activists discuss opportunities & stubborn challenges in the publishing eco-systemSpecial: Digital Publishing & Copyright
Imperative - Presentation by Nigeria Copyright Commission, NCC
(In assoc with Quramo Publishing)
4pm: ARTHOUSE FORUM @Kongi's Gallery(Dedicated to memory of Bisi Silva)
Theme: The Gatekeepers Discussions around the impact of emerging
Gallerists on the Visual Art ecosystem(Coordinated by Kennii Ekundayo of Odumije)
6pm: AUTHORS/READERS CONVENTION @Kongi's Gallery
Theme: LAGOS_2070: TRANSCENDENCE
Writers, architects, technologists, scientists, economists, futurists, artists, urbanists... anyone who can imagine a positive outcome for the city of Lagos
converge to unravel the mystery together Curated by Ayo Arigbabu of DADA Books)
8pm: GRIOTS n’BARD @Foodcourt
GAB, the popular monthly Village Square of Spoken Word Poetry and related arts
stages a special session.(Curated by Adebola Afolabi (REZthaPoet)
of Biege & Crow Nigeria
2pm: SEMINAR @Kongi's GalleryEvent: PRAXIS HANGOUT
Theme: Indigenous Literature and Translation(Curated by Tee Jay Dan, Editor in-chief Praxis Magazine
4.30pm: ART PROJECT @Kongi's GalleryTheme: Wole Soyinka:
Timeless Memories: Elastic Effects(In celebration of Wole Soyinka@85)
Curated by Damola Adebowale of ASIRI Magazine)
5pm: BOOK TREK @Amphitheatrefeaturing. Readings and conversations
around the Festival Books and the newest books on the Nigerian shelf by writers across
age, genre and orientation
9am: Opening of CORA YOUNG CREATIVE CLUB Workshop and performances by
students from 30 schools in Lagos(Coordinated by Lynda Amadi of Events by Nature)
7pm: WRITERS’ CONVENTION @FoodcourtAn evening of exchanges between
writers and their audiences featuring performances and conversations etc.
(Host: Tee Jay Dan) (Produced by Praxis Magazine Online)
4pm: EXHIBITION OPENING @Kongi's Gallery:
85 Verses for Wole Soyinka @85 Curated by Femi Coker of
Femi Coker Art Warehouse
Title: Majele: When the Load is Returned to Owner, the Rest is the Rest by Yussuf Durodola
The performance is centered around the connection between body and space which
sustain the existence of the soul.
T h e m e :
9pm: ARTFIESTA @FoodcourtPresenting a variety of artistic sketches
-- Drama, Music, Poetry and Movie..
(Produced by Culture Advocates Caucus, CAC)
8pm: DRAMA @Festival ArenaJOIN-BODI, an Agit Prop/Guerilla drama about reuniting Nigerian communities and reigniting
solidarity after the 2019 elections. It campaigns against discord, hatred, and hate speeches etc.
(Created by The Company. Directed by Joshua Alabi.
Produced by Kininso Koncepts)Hosted by DEPARK Theatre
Remembering Comrades-in-Arts who recently left...
(Produceb by Jelili Atiku Foundation & Afiriperfoma)
Moderator: Kayode Komolafe, Dep. MD, ThisDay Newspaper
Moderated by: Reuben Abati, anchor, Arise TV The Morning show
12noon: TRIBUTES @Kongi's GalleryYoruba Lakotun, the periodic Cultural
Renaissance show celebrates the life and times of the indigenous author, Oladejo Okediji (1929-2019) - Reading and Conversation
(Curated by: Olutayo Irantiola of PEO Davies)
(Moderator: Chuma Nwokolo, Writer)
