7 things to expect from art and book festival
This year's theme is This F-Word and conversations will focus largely on creative women doing amazing things both on the African continent and beyond.
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The programme will hold at the Arts and Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta from November 14 -18, 2017.
Below are five things to expect from the art and book festival:
1. This year, Ake Festival will see Brymo launch his first book.
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2. Toke Makinwa will be hosting a session of women empowerment.
3. The festivals will bring "Quarter Life Crisis", a one-woman play by London based Actor and Playwright Yolanda Mercy.
4. The event will feature 12 authors in 6 book chats, 1 art exhibition with 5 incredible female artists, 1 stage play, 2 storytelling sessions, school visits, 12 stimulating panel discussions, 5 film screenings, 1 musical concert with 5 amazing women.
5. Attendees should also be prepared for a tour of historic sites and a night of poetry performance.
6. Somali-American poet Ladan Osman, South Africa's Koleka Putuma, Poetra Asantewa from Ghana, Wana Udobang and Mariam Bukar Hassan from Nigeria will thrill fans with their magical performances
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7. A short movie "Stand Down Soldier" directed and produced by Jeryl Prescott Sales will be screened at the festival.
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