ALL is now set for the maiden edition of the Creative Arts Training targeted at youths in Ajegunle, Lagos. A total of 28 candidates were shortlisted from 130 that did their screening at Ayota Arts Centre, Ajegunle in March this year. The training holds from May 16 to 20 at Millennium Senior Secondary School, Tolu, Ajegunle. The aim is to promote Nigeria’s peace and unity.
With the theme BornTroWay (born throw away), the creative arts training initiative has the objective to promote individual self-expression, artistic skills, teamwork and integration through the arts among a group of talented youths living in the suburb of Lagos metropolis.
The training, no doubt, will enhance the knowledge of youths in the area of communication, orientation and the creation of cultural contributions.
The workshop that cuts across music, drama, dance and poetry has such resource personalities as Ade Bantu (music), Ropo Ewenla (drama), Segun Adefila (dance) and Dagga Tolar (poetry/spoken word).
Candidates selected for the 5-day workshop are drawn from between age 14 – 23.
According to the producer, Ilaria Chessa, “The Project was born from the inspiration of the music matters (www.musicmattersafrica.org) and Bantu Crew (http://bantu.tumblr.com/) who believe that art aggregates, repositions and expands the innate, sometime hidden talent of our youths in Nigeria. It is a voluntary initiative that involves artists and positive individuals that believe in arts as a tool for positive change.
“Music Matters is an Africa-based movement that recognises the centrality of music for achieving multiple objectives across the globe, including the promotion of universal love and peace. Its vision is to celebrate Africa in her rich diversity through the expression/recognition of her art and to use art as instrument for positive change, self-expression, teamwork and unity. Music Matters is the promoter and producer of the BornTroway Project together with Bantu Crew and with the collaboration of Framewalk. It is also the soundtrack producer for the feature film Ghetto Red Hot.”
He further revealed that the theme chosen for the creative workshop in Nigeria, “is a metaphor for the way we ordinarily look at our society, our people, life and our surroundings: with prejudice”.
It is the desire of the project organisers to inspire a ‘re-think’ of the public attitude towards the less privileged. It invites people to re-experience everyday life with all senses open; be better inclined to connect with what happens around us; be less indifferent and by so doing learn something new. It is also with the recognition that those abandoned by society are not giving up on themselves or on the idea of a better world. Rather, they are not giving up on the idea of change as they embrace it, express it, live it, and turn the negative into positive.
For the organisers, BornTroWay is a reminder that we, all without exceptions, can make our contribution to see things differently, help each other and make positive change happen”.
While the training methodology for the workshop builds on the experience of the cross-cultural art-based Framewalk programme, which originated in Germany with the aim that art and culture must discuss and consider new ways forward and that creative ideas go hand in hand with constant change, which they must adapt in playful ways to new developments and situations. The Training modules will include music (from spoken word to shayo music); dance (from contemporary to street dance); and drama (improvisational theatre). Future training modules may include fine arts/visual beautification of public spaces, photography, script writing, and filmmaking.
As part of the project, it aims to travel across geopolitical zones, ethnic and religious groups, including cities such as Port Harcourt, Jos, Kaduna and Maiduguri. And in each of these cities some 25-30 young people living in marginal areas will be auditioned, selected and trained.
On the musical show that would tour Nigeria, the best seven or eight member team from each city’s workshop is to be selected to be part of a national musical show production that will tour the country with a view to bringing fresh and combined perspectives of young artists from different geographical, ethnic and religious denominations of Nigeria, who will showcasing their talent and and use it to promote peace and unity amongst the various people of Nigeria.
With the theme BornTroWay (born throw away), the creative arts training initiative has the objective to promote individual self-expression, artistic skills, teamwork and integration through the arts among a group of talented youths living in the suburb of Lagos metropolis.
The training, no doubt, will enhance the knowledge of youths in the area of communication, orientation and the creation of cultural contributions.
The workshop that cuts across music, drama, dance and poetry has such resource personalities as Ade Bantu (music), Ropo Ewenla (drama), Segun Adefila (dance) and Dagga Tolar (poetry/spoken word).
Candidates selected for the 5-day workshop are drawn from between age 14 – 23.
According to the producer, Ilaria Chessa, “The Project was born from the inspiration of the music matters (www.musicmattersafrica.org) and Bantu Crew (http://bantu.tumblr.com/) who believe that art aggregates, repositions and expands the innate, sometime hidden talent of our youths in Nigeria. It is a voluntary initiative that involves artists and positive individuals that believe in arts as a tool for positive change.
“Music Matters is an Africa-based movement that recognises the centrality of music for achieving multiple objectives across the globe, including the promotion of universal love and peace. Its vision is to celebrate Africa in her rich diversity through the expression/recognition of her art and to use art as instrument for positive change, self-expression, teamwork and unity. Music Matters is the promoter and producer of the BornTroway Project together with Bantu Crew and with the collaboration of Framewalk. It is also the soundtrack producer for the feature film Ghetto Red Hot.”
He further revealed that the theme chosen for the creative workshop in Nigeria, “is a metaphor for the way we ordinarily look at our society, our people, life and our surroundings: with prejudice”.
It is the desire of the project organisers to inspire a ‘re-think’ of the public attitude towards the less privileged. It invites people to re-experience everyday life with all senses open; be better inclined to connect with what happens around us; be less indifferent and by so doing learn something new. It is also with the recognition that those abandoned by society are not giving up on themselves or on the idea of a better world. Rather, they are not giving up on the idea of change as they embrace it, express it, live it, and turn the negative into positive.
For the organisers, BornTroWay is a reminder that we, all without exceptions, can make our contribution to see things differently, help each other and make positive change happen”.
While the training methodology for the workshop builds on the experience of the cross-cultural art-based Framewalk programme, which originated in Germany with the aim that art and culture must discuss and consider new ways forward and that creative ideas go hand in hand with constant change, which they must adapt in playful ways to new developments and situations. The Training modules will include music (from spoken word to shayo music); dance (from contemporary to street dance); and drama (improvisational theatre). Future training modules may include fine arts/visual beautification of public spaces, photography, script writing, and filmmaking.
As part of the project, it aims to travel across geopolitical zones, ethnic and religious groups, including cities such as Port Harcourt, Jos, Kaduna and Maiduguri. And in each of these cities some 25-30 young people living in marginal areas will be auditioned, selected and trained.
On the musical show that would tour Nigeria, the best seven or eight member team from each city’s workshop is to be selected to be part of a national musical show production that will tour the country with a view to bringing fresh and combined perspectives of young artists from different geographical, ethnic and religious denominations of Nigeria, who will showcasing their talent and and use it to promote peace and unity amongst the various people of Nigeria.
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