Films
The documentary titled, “For the Love of Dance’’ is set to be screened on August 29 at the Simi Johnson Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. An Enhance 360 production, it explores different perspectives on issues of development, industry and growth of dance in Nigeria over the past 20 years through the eyes of leading dance professionals.
Its first private screening had in attendance Mr. Steve James, the former president Guild of Nigerian Dancers (GOND), Adedayo Laide (Ijodee Arts), Sarah Boulos Chair, Society for the Performing Arts in Nigeria (SPAN) and master dance and choreographer, Qudus Onikeku, who is the founder, Qdance Centre, Lagos.
Wajo is a multi-faceted dance focused project targeting dancers and lovers of towards celebrating the diversity of Nigerian and African dance cultures before the global audience. Wajo started in April 2013 as a monthly dance event at the Freedom Park and has since developed into a full-fledged dance project.
Wale Johnson, the programmes manager, Wajo said “with projects like this, the dance scene will become more sustainable because Wajo intends to push dance materials to bigger platforms local and international, where dance will compete equally with other art forms.” During the pandemic, Wajo created an online conversation on instagram called ‘Dancenotes’ where several top industry players discussed the effects of Covid-19 and sustainability during the lockdown.
“We also invited professionals from diverse fields to shed light on key issues that affect dance businesses, issues like insurance, branding, intellectual property, health to mention a few,” he added.
