Talk is not Cheap!

If you love debating, this may be your opportunity to become a star by your words...and maybe for once, talk is not cheap.

WAPI in August will feature performances from underground artists & auditions for the latest TV Reality Show – The Debaters!

Inspire Africa in collaboration with the British Council and other partners will be bringing to you a TV reality show – The Debaters. The Debaters will run for 13 weeks and will engage 14 participants in live debates on current social, political and economic issues in Nigeria. The 14 participants will be selected at auditions in Kano, Lagos & Port Harcourt.

A brand new Toyota Avanza + 3 million naira cash are some of the prizes to be won!

Details for auditions:
Lagos Regional auditions: 8 & 10 August 2009
Time: 9am – 4pm

National audition & Lagos WAPI event: 29 August 2009
Theme: 101 ways to get high without drugs
Time: 11am – 5pm
Venue: British Council, 20 Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi

Kano
Wapi screening & Regional auditions: 12 & 13 August 2009
Time: 9am – 4pm
Theme: 101 ways to get high without drugs

WaPi Kano Event: 15 August 2009
Time: 10am – 4pm
Venue: British Council, 10 Emir Palace Road, Kano

Port Harcourt
Regional auditions: 17 & 18 August 2009
Time: 9am – 4pm
Venue: British Council, Plot 300 Olusegun Obasanjo Way
GRA II
Port Harcourt

WAPI, May Event

If you are a visual or verbal artist whose talent is yet to be discovered, then WAPI is the place to be!

WAPI offers a platform for visual, verbal and all other forms of artists in the underground to be discovered as they showcase their art in Words and Pictures focusing on a selected theme.

Does Obama's election as the US president signify a positive change for Nigeria as a country? What do you think about the current economic situation worldwide and how has it affected Nigeria? Express yourself in Words & Pictures as we explore the themes – 'Naija, yes we can!' at WaPI Kano and 'Got the Crunch' at WaPi Lagos ...Please find details below.

Kano

Date: Saturday, 9 May 2009

Venue: Alliance Francaise, 22 Magajin Rumfa Road

Time: 10am -4pm

Theme: Naija, yes we can!

To participate, e-mail: upattai@yahoo.com

Lagos

Date: Saturday, 16 May 2009

Venue: British Council, 20 Thompson Avenue, Ikoyi

Time: 10am -4pm

Theme: Got the Crunch?

To participate, e-mail: wapi@one1mgt.com or info.nigeria@ng.britishcouncil.org

Please note performances should be centred on theme.

ENTRY IS FREE. SEE YOU THERE!