Africa’s first theatre festival tagged TheatreMania Africa Festival (TAF), has been receiving more support and endorsement for the festival.
Embassies and media firms that recently endorsed the festival are Sahawari Republic Embassy in South Africa, United States-based Premium World Brand Management, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Oba Adejuyigbe E.A.O. Adefunmi II, Paramount Ruler of Yoruba people (North America & Diaspora), Rosie Motene’s WAKA Agency and Planet Image Productions (Producers of Good Morning Africa and Owners of PRTV).
In different letters of endorsement, they conveyed support for the initiative to celebrate Africa Theatre and its practitioners.
Sahawari Republic Embassy letter reads “It is with honour to confirm our participation and support for this festival, the Embassy will engage the Saharawi Ministry of Arts” the statement read.
Ms. Olamiji Pearse of Premium World Brand Management said in her own letter “I am pleased to endorse the objectives and strategies of the said TheaterMania Africa Festival and express PWBM’s commitment to not only work alongside as a partner, but also as an intricate piece in the Diaspora, leveraging our industry’s credibility to see this festival successfully to completion” she averred.
Meanwhile, Oba Adefunmi, Oloyotunji of Oyotunji Village. USA, the ruler of Yorubas in North America and the Diasporas, in his endorsement letter, said he would continue to support the galvanisation of theatre practitioners in Africa; driving traffic back to the stage for grand and creative displays of African arts.
TAF is a reward system to appreciate African acts and other stakeholders in the entertainment industry and also showcase the best of African Theatre. The festival is expected to be full of glamour, grandeur, color, excellence and excitement. It is going to be an annual festival.
The mission is to produce a world-class, television theatre/stage/dance/music award ceremony that will promote and add value to Africa and the Entertainment industry in Africa through a standard broadcast machinery.
The build-up activities and events which include world press conference, advocacy on malaria scourge in Africa, logo/media and nominees unveil, jury’s meeting and submission of Theatre works, etc, will take place in South Africa, Ghana, Malawi and Kenya before the main event in Nigeria this year.
TheatreMania Africa Festival (TAF) is an initiative of TheatreMania Africa Concepts and Eagles House Global Resources with the support of the media partner of the project from South Africa, Content Africa Initiative (PTY) Ltd.
