ABUJA – Mr Kayode Aiyegbusi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ‘BlackBones’ theatre company, has [pro_ad_display_adzone id=”10″]listed lack of funding and insecurity as some of the challenges facing the development of private theatre in Nigeria.
Aiyegbusi, who is also the director of Arts and Culture Department, Centre for Arts and Culture, Abuja,
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made the statement on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He said: “Setting up private theatre requires huge funding which the operators may not be able to afford because it is capital intensive.
“It requires a place to rehearse, a place to house artistes, purchase of equipment, costumes among others.“
Aiyegbusi urged the three tiers of government to assist operators of private theatres with loans and other logistics to enable them compete with their foreign counterparts.
“The British Council, the German Embassy, the Chinese and French institutes consistently exhibit theatrical performances sponsored by their government.“ he said
The director said that insecurity was another challenge facing operators of private theatre in Nigeria.
“Nigerians are scared of where there is crowd; they prefer to watch movies, listen to radio programmes in the comfort of their homes.
“This situation has adversely affected the number of people who patronise the theatre,’’ he said. (NAN)