Moremi – An African epic of romance, sacrifice and bravery It also breaks from some of the traditions of African plays in that a female character (Moremi) is at the forefront of how the story develops and is decided. Moremi is a brave, beautiful woman of valour who...
Osun organised the African Millennium Cultural Exchange Programme in the summer of 2001 which was titled – Flash of Lightning. We took 10 local artists around Nigeria for three weeks, giving them the opportunity to interact and learn about the traditional music, dance...
R.O.A.D, a 2002 project, was performed by the famous Nigerian Lamidi Ayankunle Yoruba Bata Ensemble and Ayan Agalu Cultural Troupe, in collaboration with Osun. They came particularly for this tour to England to perform and simultaneously workshops sharing their skills...
At Osun Arts we are helping school children in the UK to celebrate the 210 Year Anniversary of the act that banned the slave trade in the British Empire being passed in Parliament by working with children all over the UK through our participatory workshops so they can...
The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to 1926 in the United States when it started as Negro History Week. It was first proposed by historian Carter G Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. After the first year, Negro...
