Things To Do In Lagos This Weekend

Lagos is the place to be. This city is reeving up for a great weekend and what a great way to start than by looking up some great events in Lagos.

Here are some events taking place in Lagos this weekend:

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A series of events is taking place at the German Cultural Center in Lagos this October weekend

1. Remembering The Future Of Design

Design, by definition, is an exercise that constantly engages the future by taking place in the present, referencing the past and projecting into the future.

With this notion in mind, the artist / designer / animator Ibrahim Ganiyu spent a week with veteran artist and designer Demas Nwoko to interact with him, understudy his work and have conversations with him on the future of design at his studio and factory in Idumuje-Ugboko.

The exchange has inspired sketches, illustrations, and a thought process itching to be exhibited, perhaps as an unfinished graphic novel or design manual.

Venue: Goethe Institut, City Hall Lagos

Date: Wed Oct 28th – Sun Nov 1st

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2. Digital storytelling Workshop

Venue: Goethe Institut, Lagos
Date: Thu Oct 29th 11:00 – Sat 31st 15:00
 The workshop aimed at uniting story tellers, artists, and dreamers of different backgrounds and experience levels in exploring different techniques of image based storytelling with practical tips on using digital tools for storytelling.
Targeted at young writers, artists and other creative people who are curious about using digital tools for story-telling and more established artists who want to mentor younger ones in creating futuristic worlds populated with futuristic characters; and co-ordinated by Dream Arts & Design Agency in collaboration with ReelKids.
3. Schools Debate II
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Venue: Goethe Institut
Date: Fri Oct 30th 11:00 – 15:00
Secondary school students from schools in Lagos are having it out at a debate centered on the festival theme; for what is an African Futures festival without the voices of the leaders of that future?

4. iMagineering Lagos presents: Lagos 2060

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  Date: Fri Oct 30th
 Time: 17:00 – 19:00

iMagineering Lagos, is a collective of creative technologists, writers and cultural producers that explores the multifaceted issues within the city’s scope and trajectory by re-imagining Lagos for the future.

 

With the current trend of future thinking and growing importance of technology, especially in emerging markets, the collective are ambassadors of scenario planning as a way to encourage radical thinking that involves a wider cross-section of society than more formal processes of city-making and social commentary allow.

 

Located somewhat between science fiction and an illustration of the social / political implications of technological change, the Lagos2060 project is an interactive installation that combines video with performance art to juxtapose future global aspirations versus local realities and the possible contradictions that could arise in this.

 

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5. Dance Performances By Team Pyramid-X

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Date: Fri Oct 30th

Time:n19:00 – 22:00

African Futures_Lagos will feature two dance pieces that speak to the theme with immense beauty. Look out for Africaman Original by Qudus Onikeku (contemporary dance) the piece encourages you to eliminate any possible future by eliminating death by entirely occupying the present and now!

 

Also look out for Team Pyramid-X’s (Hip-hop, mixed) presentation of The Man of Change– a dance narrative that explores the meeting and blending of cultures and technologies through the allegory of a clash of dance forms.

 

 

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