Prof. Tunji Azeez to Interview Beautiful Nubia, MARCH 19, 2023
Toyin Falola
Prof. Tunji Azeez to Interview Beautiful Nubia, MARCH 19, 2023
Tunji AZEEZ is a Professor of Theatre, Film and Cultural Studies, co-founder and former Acting Head, the Department of Theatre Arts and Music, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria. He has a B.A. (Hons) in Dramatic Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University with a specialization in Playwriting and directing and an M.A. and PhD in Theatre Arts from the University of Ibadan with a specialization in Dramatic Literature, Theory and Criticism. He is a versatile writer, content developer and director whose feet bestride the stage, screen, and radio. Some of the organizations he has consulted, written, or developed contents for include BBC Media Action, Flints Production, M-Net Africa Magic Original, 32 FM, Voices for Change, Goldmyne Productions, Centre Stage Productions, Media Concepts International Studios, SMAT Media, (producers of MTV Shuga 5 &6) Aardschap Foundation, Netherland and, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Viacom and many others.
As a scholar-artist, he is one of the few people who combine theory with practice. This has earned him invitations to give talks at fora with industry players. He has also served as a resource for young artists and budding filmmakers. Through his troupe, Optimom Arts Konsotiom (OAK), he trained many young people who are today major names in Nigeria’s entertainment industry.
He firmly believes that the arts, generally and particularly the performing arts, can/should be used to impact lives positively and make the world a better place. Therefore, as a cultural worker and scholar, he has worked in the field for almost three decades, writing and producing plays for the stage, radio, film, and television. His organization, Optimon Arts Konsotiom (OAK) now Uptimum Arts and Media), a consultancy outfit, has trained artists, researched into folktales, history and legends, and transformed the same into drama for social change. This organization has also honed participants’ understanding and discussion of issues at various conferences. The organization has been engaged to perform well-researched, educative, and entertaining plays and songs at many international and local conferences on such issues as HIV/AIDS, Female Genital Cutting (FGC), Visco Virginal Fistula (VVF), Girl Child Marriage, Prostitution, Human Trafficking, Reproductive and Family Health, Child Abuse and Neglect, Social Violence, War, Conflict, Resolution, and Empowerment, etc. He has published extensively on gender/feminism, war and peace, and cultural and film studies.
He has also delivered lectures and keynote addresses and facilitated workshops in different areas. He is currently consulting for KAP Film and Television Academy, a film and television production school founded by one of Nigeria’s most influential filmmakers, Kunle Afolayan.
He is a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), a fellow of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP), a Fellow, of the Institute of Policy Management Development, Vice President, Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA) the umbrella body of all Theatre, Film and Media scholars in Nigeria and winner of several research and travel grants. He was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA).
Sunday, March 19, 2023
5:00 PM Nigeria
4:00 PM GMT
11:00 AM Austin CST
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