The three-day Enina Theatre Festival, with the theme “Performing Diversity, Staging Inclusiveness” is set to hold from Friday, 25 to Sunday August 27, 2023 at the Victor Uwaifo Creative hub, Benin City, Edo State.
The Edo State Skills Development Agency- EDOJOBS is in charge of organizing this inaugural theater festival, #ENINAFEST, with assistance from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the German government. carried out by the GIZ-SKYE initiative of the Deutsche Gesellschaft for International Cooperation.
In addition to EDSOGPADEC, Azura-Edo, Olivia table waters, SuperFm 88.1FM Benin, and Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Benin as partners, His Excellency, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State will serve as the event’s host.
The festival is being planned to foster the development of creative skills, particularly in the field of theater, and will generate over 1,000 short-term job opportunities for youngsters in the state, according to the managing director of the Edo State Skills Development Agency, Mrs. Violet Obiokoro.
Obiokoro reiterated the significance of hosting this maiden ENINA THEATRE FESTIVAL, which would showcase the rich cultural heritage of Edo State through the lens of culture, arts, tourism and talents to the creative economy and open more opportunities to create jobs for youths in the state.
Currently, registrations to attend the festival is ongoing on the official #ENINAFEST website.