Playback Nigeria Theatre Festivals
Transforming social issues through theatre
Since 2018, Playback Nigeria with the support of AIT and NAPPS FCT has organized the International Children’s Theatre Festival under the umbrella of the Playback Nigeria Theatre Festival. The performances focus on myriad challenges faced by children and which are rarely discussed publicly, for fear of being criticized and ostracized by society. Through art modes such as theatre, drama, music, dance and spoken word, these issues are discussed in a safe and creative space.
OBJECTIVES
The objective of the International Children’s Theatre Festival 2022 is to:
· To use the performance as tools to raise social awareness about unpopular issues children are faced with including harmful traditional practices and proffer community based solutions in addressing them.
· Support young performers in creating theatre and performance art that can be witnessed in real time by artists and audiences from all over the world.
· Introduce the performers to new performance style and techniques through direct mentorship,
International Children’s Theatre Festival 2022
The International Children’s Theatre Festival 2022 will be held in Abuja Nigeria with live and virtual performances from all over the world on the 24th and 25th of June 2022.
The festival performances will be divided into categories and will run for 2 days with collaboration between school-based troupes and international drama facilitators.
- School based performances: With partnership with selected schools in Nigeria, the CTF 2022 will feature 20 live theatre performances at the festival venue in Abuja.
- International Performances: With partnership with international based children theatre programs, CTF Virtual edition will feature performances by school students from other countries.
- Theatre Workshop for Children: artists who work on Theatre/Drama for Children will workshop and perform child-friendly contents for children online. This will include storytelling theatre, skills workshops, clowning etc.
Performances at the iCTF 2022 will include Physical Theatre, puppetry and shadow theatre, playback Theatre and Improv and applied theatre, musical performances etc.
OUTPUTS
The
International Children’s Theatre Festival 2022 will provide an opportunity for
the performers to create new diverse performances that are unique and
different. The performances will be witnessed by real life audience members via
different platforms (physical and online) on the 24th and 25th
of June 2022.
PERFORMERS: School children
ages 4 – 18 years
CAST TYPE:
Solo performers, including performances with not more than 10 actors.
PERFORMANCE DURATION: 15
minutes – 20 minutes Max (recommended)
ACTIVITIES
AND FESTIVAL DURATION
The
Children’s Theatre Festival 2022 will be held on the 24th and 25th of June 2022
as a two day activity.
SCHOOL REGISTRATION
Interested
performing schools can register to perform at the iCTF 2022 HERE
- A participation fee of N70,000 (Seventy Thousand Naira) is required before registration can be accepted.
- This fee covers your; scheduling in the festival programme, use of hall for final rehearsal and performance, General publicity, and inclusion of your school logo in the festival publicity materials.
- Schools are responsible for the production/rehearsal process and welfare of their actors including; transportation, costume and props, personalized set design, feeding among other areas not listed.
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
Parents of Interested performing artists (Children) can register to perform at the iCTF 2022 HERE
- A participation fee of $300USD (Three Hundred US Dollars) is required before registration can be accepted.
- This fee covers your child’s participation at the ICTF both virtually and physical.
PARTICIPATION
The iCTF 2022 will be ticketed. Individual Children, Schools and Groups interested in witnessing the performances are required to purchase a ticket through the iCTF advertised platforms (Pre-booking or at the gate). There are 2 groups of tickets; Daily Tickets (Covers each day) and Festival Tickets (Covers both days)
HOST PARTNERS
Playback Nigeria, organizers of the Playback Nigeria Theatre Festivals working closely
with independent and corporate mentors from the international community.
