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Speaking in Other Tongues: A Translation Workshop with Brane Mozetic and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún

For writers, linguists, or anyone with a passion for global literature and culture, Speaking in Other Tongues offers a unique opportunity for storytellers looking to expand their works into other languages. Join acclaimed Nigerian and Slovenian writers, poets and linguists, Brane Mozetic and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún in a special hands-on session, with dialogue and discussions, and a collaborative exploration of texts that deepen our understanding of the transcultural subtleties that make literary translation a critical practice in a globalized world.

📅 27th October, 2023
🕒 11am
📍 Alliance Française | Mike Adenuga Center, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi
🎟️ ₦3,000 (Limited seats available).

From Memory to the Back Seat – A Performance Poetry Workshop with Nana Asaase

This Performance Poetry workshop would seek to explore various facets of the creative process, from conceptualization, through writing till the performance hits the last row. It would be an interactive multi-disciplinary performance art conversation and time of sharing. By the end of this workshop, relevant topics like sources of creative ideas and memorization techniques, would have been covered. It would see practical demonstrations from both facilitator and participants, as well as group activities. Come with questions, contributions, confusions and experiences.

📅 27th October, 2023
🕒 1pm
📍 Alliance Française | Mike Adenuga Center, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi
🎟️ ₦3,000 (Limited seats available.)

Gotta Find Peace of Mind: A Working Artist’s Guide to Selfcare and Wellness

Moderated by Aanu Jide-Ojo, we channel the collective wisdom of seasoned psychotherapist, Amanda Iheme, and celebrated author and mental health advocate, Bassey Ikpi, for a conversation exploring sustainable artistic practices that center self-care and wellness, emotional resilience in the arts, and strategies for maintaining mental equilibrium amidst creative pressures.

📅 27th October, 2023
🕒 3:30pm
📍 Alliance Française | Mike Adenuga Center, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi
🎟️ FREE ENTRY (Registration required)

“I Hear You”: Readings and Performances by Nigerian and Slovenian Poets in Translation

Three Nigerian poets join three Slovenian poets and writers in reading and performing each other’s work in their own language. Don’t miss Àrẹ̀mọ Gemini, Karlo Hmeljak, 78th Psalmist, Veronika Razpotnik, Ismail Bala, and Brane Mozetic as they expand portals of knowledge through the collaborative practice of literary translation.

📅 27th October, 2023
🕒 4:35pm
📍 Alliance Française | Mike Adenuga Center, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi
🎟️ FREE ENTRY (Registration required)

Here and Now: Anthology Launch

Celebrate the culmination of a profound transatlantic journey at the launch of the “Here and Now” anthology, a collaborative project between LIPFest, Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s creative writing center, and the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD). Published as a special edition of the festival’s second annual print issue of Márọkọ́, this unique collection is a testament to the magic that unfolds when diverse voices converge, inspired by their shared experiences across Scotland, Ghana, and Nigeria.

📅 27th October, 2023
🕒 5:45pm
📍 Alliance Française | Mike Adenuga Center, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi
🎟️ FREE ENTRY (Registration required)

Tell It Slant… A Poetry Concert Like No Other

Don’t miss this evening of poetry, music, and a pulsating symphony of local and international voices, with performances by: Jericho Brown, Bassey Ikpi, Genevieve Carver, Nana Asaase (Host), Toby Abiodun, Deborah Johnson, Apiorkor, Karlo Hmeljak, Dwin the Stoic, Iyanu Adebiyi, Tanasgol Sabbagh, and David Odiase.

📅 27th October, 2023
🕒 8pm
📍 Alliance Française| Mike Adenuga Center, 9 Osborne Road, Ikoyi
🎟️ ₦3,000 (Limited seats available.)

FESTIVAL EVENTS

Speaking in Other Tongues: A Translation Workshop with Brane Mozetic and Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún

From Memory to the Back Seat – A Performance Poetry Workshop with Nana Asaase

Gotta Find Peace of Mind: A Working Artist’s Guide to Selfcare and Wellness

“I Hear You”: Readings and Performances by Nigerian and Slovenian Poets in Translation

Here and Now: Anthology Launch

Tell It Slant… A Poetry Concert Like No Other

The Ghost of Sankara: Reframing Leadership and Society in Africa Around an Ethical Core

Where Will Our Voices Go: The Future of African Stories

The World According to Eloghosa w/Kola Tubosun and Eloghosa Osunde

The Tools We Have: Civil Society and the Struggle to Save Nigeria

Danfo For Sale: Party Politics as a Vehicle for Change Conversation

Ancestral Imaginings: Festival Keynote by Yusef Komunyakaa