Exploring bridges between Nollywood and theatre

Last week I attended a SONTA (Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists) conference at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, held from 14-16 November, themed 'Nollywood and Theatre for Development: Exploring the Bridges of Interaction.' The goal of the conference was to examine connections between Nigeria's popular film industry and theatre for development, which encourages audience participation in solving community problems. Unfortunately, I missed a presentation of a film and a music album made by ABU Theatre Arts students and keynote addresses by Nollywood scholar Onookome Okome and Theatre for Development expert Michael Etherton, one of the founders of the Theatre Arts Department at ABU.
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