By Thelma Abbey, GNA
Accra, Aug. 20, GNA - Adesa Festival, the first ever annual event to be organised in Ghana by Philjoe Multimedia & Play House.kom would see a celebration of Ghanaian oral arts, on Friday, August 24.
The festival, would honor storytelling legends such Grace Omaboe popularly known in showbiz circles as "Maame Dokono" and Ama Boabeng, a pioneer of the concert party shows.
The event, is to rekindle the good old flame of the natural and indigenous Ghanaian theatre, which appears to be running into extinction, with the birth of the new age and a fete of oral arts.
The theme for this year’s edition is “The Oral Arts Revolution, The Role of Everyone” with the slogan “Pimpinaaa...Nanaaaaa!”
The maiden edition, would feature conversations, workshops and interviews with legends and teachers of Ghanaian folk and spoken art including; Prof. Kofi Anyidoho, Grace Omaboe, popularly known as ‘Maame Dokono’, Prof. Lade Wosornu, Dr. Mawuli Adjei and young artistes as Chieff Moomen, Oswald Okaitei, Nana Yaa Yeboaa, Nana Asaase, Nii Commey, Theophilus Nii Adjei Badger, as well as oral arts icons in Ghana—the legendary Amandzeba and Abeiku Santana.
Interesting segment would be a tribute moment for the creative legends/icons—Prof. Atukwei Okai, Dr. Kobena Eyi Acquah, Kojo Laing, Jewel Ackah, CK Man, Paapa Yankson & Nana Turkson who passed this year.
The festival, which would take place at the James town Café, is intended to engage old and young artistes who are in the businesses of oral arts, such as storytelling, poetry, music, comedy, video screening and other spoken arts in conversations, workshops, round table discussions, exhibition and performances.
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