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Bolanle Austen-Peters: Creating New Theatre in Lagos

Follow Bolanle Austen-Peters, artistic director of Terra Kulture as she creates her new play Fela and the Kalakuta Queens.

From the first script meeting to the final rehearsals, In the Studio follows Bolanle Austen-Peters, the artistic director of Terra Kulture in Lagos, as she develops and crafts her latest musical play. Called Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, the show tells the story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti and his 27 wives, or his Queens as he called them.

Presenter: Peter Okwoche
Producer: Andrea Kidd

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27 minutes

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Tue 9 Jan 201823:32GMT
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