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An overview of what I intend to achieve in the following timeline:
June - September 2024
October - December 2024
January -May 2025
June - September 2024
During this timeline, I will be undertaking the following activities:
- Create and premiere a performance titled "The Metropolitan City of Àbíkú" as part of my MA major project.
- Design a poster to attract audiences and market the performance. (See proposed poster)
- Premiere the performance at the Liminal Festival, curated by the MST MA performance faculty.
- Conduct a short tour of the performance to Warple Mews Studio, London, invited by British artist Polly Alakija.
- Leverage the Warple Mews Studio performance to network with organizations such as the Triangle Network, GasWorks, UN and UNICEF, facilitated by Mrs. Alakija's contacts.
- Utilize this opportunity to align my work with Mrs. Alakija's arts for social development initiatives, enhancing networking and funding prospects.
-Send application to Here & Now Showcase, Edinburgh August 2025
- Continue building a relationship with Z-Arts Center to strengthen connections within the UK.
The
Metropolitan
City OF
ÀBÍKÚ
An outdoor audience participatory performance
by Tolulope Ami-Williams.
Date: 13th September, 2024
Time: 4:00 pm
Venue: All Saints Park, Oxford Road. Manchester
For bookings and enquiries, email
OCTOBER - DECEmber 2024
Upon my return to Nigeria in October, I will undertake the following activities:
- Perform "The Metropolitan City of Àbíkú" at the Deputy British High Commission Residence in Lagos, invited by Deputy British High Commissioner Johny Baxter.
-Promote press releases and give workshops to share the performance idea and empower my community.
- Carefully document the project and propose it to producers/curators for 2025 international festival tours such as Here & Now Showcase, Edinburgh, Emergency by hÅb, Think Tank Live by Spill, 7A*11D International Performance Art Festival Canada, Venice International Performance Art Week and ProHelvetica.
-Attend the above festivals to build relationships towards my application for the next season.
- Submit the performance footage for screenings in major cities experiencing gentrification to reach a wider audience.
Alongside this showcase, I will:
- Develop my project "The Voice of Trees," which began at the artist development studio of Z-Arts Center in March 2023.
- Seek a residency to develop a working method and invest in the documentation of my interdisciplinary performances.
- Apply for Akoje Residency, Scotland, to secure this dedicated period for development.
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Click the button below to access the application form.
JANUARY - MAY 2025
Touring the Process
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Depending on the success of my applications and the relationships established with arts and culture organizations, I will undertake the following activities:
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- Tour the project development process for "Voice of Trees" through workshops at community centres across Nigeria and the UK.
- Culminate the materials developed from these workshops to produce the final performance piece.
- Showcase the final performance piece in both the UK and Nigeria.
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Beyond this period, I will focus on a world tour of my performance "The Metropolitan City of Àbíkú" across major metropolitan cities around the globe.