A dedication and solo exhibition
focusing on Nigeria’s and Africa's first Nobel
Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has
begun at the Teatro Verdi in
Pordenone, Italy.
According to a statement by Dr.
Chidi Achebe, son of playwright, Prof. Chinua Achebe, the
programme for the festival
includes poetry reading,
exhibitions, theatre adaptations,
workshops and runs through
March 24,2012, involving the
whole town.
Soyinka is attending the event
until Monday evening. He is
expected to attend the Sunday
morning opening of the
exhibition of fellow Nigerian
artist and photographer
Akintunde Akinleye.
On Monday, Soyinka will receive
the Seal of the city at City Hall, at
an event to be attended by local,
state and national dignitaries
from all over Italy. In anticipation of Soyinka’s
attendance, over 200 school
students from throughout the
district have studied Soyinka’s
work in recent months.http://abubaka./2012/03/10/talk-of-africa-italian-festival-to-honour-wole-soyinka/