We’re sure you’ve seen different posts about people who had so much fun at #AkeFest and #Ake2016 everywhere on your social media lately. Trust us not to miss out on the excitement.
What is Ake Festival?
Ake Arts & Book Festival is an annual, 5-day cultural immersion where novelists, poets, dancers, actors, illustrators, activists, musicians and artists storm the historic city to share their work and ideas.
This year’s event was the fourth edition and held at the Arts and Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta between 15 – 19, November, 2016.
The theme for this year was ”Beneath this skin’‘ and conversations focused on identity, race, individuality, prison stories and horror fiction in Africa. It featured 18 authors in 9 book chats, 2 art exhibitions, 1 stage play, 1 in-depth interview, school visits, 12 stimulating panel discussions, 5 film screenings, 4 creative workshops, 1 music concert, a tour to historic sites and a night of poetry performance.
FCMB was one of the sponsors of the annual arts and book festival in the culture rich town of Abeokuta and it was a great experience. Here are some pictures from the event.
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