The Lagos Worldwide Theatre Pageant (LITF) is ready to return for its 2025 version.
Recognised as one in all Africa’s main worldwide theatre occasions, LITF 2025 goals to rework Lagos, Nigeria into a world stage for world-class efficiency, inventive dialogue and cultural change. From red-carpet galas and premieres to immersive road theatre, the competition intends to seize the colourful spirit of Lagos and showcase the inventive pulse of a continent redefining up to date storytelling.
This yr’s version will characteristic 20 productions throughout 5 phases, with representatives from Nigeria, South Africa and the USA. Alongside the performances, the programme will embody masterclasses, networking occasions and cultural showcases.
Audiences can stay up for pop-up performances, reside music, meals stalls, and inventive markets.
Pageant Highlights
- Monday tenth November – Theatre Meets Meals: A curated night of gourmand eating, cocktails, reside performances and networking with Lagos’s cultural tastemakers.
- Tuesday eleventh November – Director’s Night time: A gathering of visionary administrators and creatives celebrating inventive innovation and cross-cultural collaboration.
- Wednesday twelfth November – LITF x U.S. Embassy Night time: An unique outside night of quick performances by the U.S. delegation and cocktails underneath the celebrities.
- Thursday thirteenth November – Conversations & Tradition: A masterclass collection that includes theatre luminaries Aubrey Sekhabi (South African State Theatre), Ms. Valerie Inexperienced, Govt Director at Dance Entropy Inc & Inexperienced Area, Professor Segun Ojewuyi (Southern Illinois College), Professor Jaemin Park (Southern Illinois College), and Mrs Bolanle Austen-Peters, Founding father of LITF.
- Friday 14th November – Opening Night time Gala: A red-carpet night of artistry and class, that includes performances from BAP Productions, award displays and appearances by main figures within the arts and tradition sectors.
- Saturday & Sunday (Fifteenth-Sixteenth) November – Essential Occasions: Two full days of theatre throughout a number of phases, together with family-friendly performances, inventive workshops and over 20 distributors providing meals, drinks, artwork and crafts, culminating in a grand finale celebration.
“That is greater than a celebration of the humanities; it’s a platform for inventive change and cultural diplomacy. Annually, native and worldwide artists come collectively to collaborate, carry out and inform tales that resonate throughout borders“, stated Bolanle Austen-Peters, founding father of LITF. “The competition embodies the ambition of a brand new inventive period in Africa, anchoring Lagos as a world cultural hub. Via LITF and Terra Kulture, I’m deeply dedicated to nurturing African expertise, celebrating our tales, and making certain our voices are heard on the world stage. That is how Nigeria’s wealthy heritage meets world creativeness, and the way the following technology of creatives will lead the way forward for the humanities in Africa and past.”
Vanessa Jev, Pageant Director, additionally famous: “This yr’s competition celebrates the facility of storytelling to attach individuals. LITF 2025 is the place creativity, tradition and group collide, an area the place Lagos meets the world. The competition embodies the power and ambition of a brand new technology of African creatives shaping the way forward for world theatre. It’s a platform for dialogue, collaboration and discovery, showcasing how Nigerian expertise continues to encourage audiences throughout the globe.”
Discover out extra about LITF right here.