Theatre Royal Stratford East has collaborated with New World Nigeria on a project called 30 Nigeria House that will award 30 young artists of Nigerian descent up to £3,000 to develop their work, as a spinoff to the theatre holding Nigeria's Hospitality House during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The theatre is looking for artists in the UK of Nigerian descent and in Nigeria aged 18 to 25 years with fresh perspectives in theatre, dance, film animation, poetry, spoken word and music. The 30 chosen artists will attend the launch of the Nigeria Hospitality House, which is located at the theatre from 20 July to 12 August, and eight will share their work as part of Nigeria House.
Mr Waheed Olagunju, spokesman for New World Nigeria, said, "We are delighted to be working with Theatre Royal Stratford East to realise our vision of bringing Nigerian culture to the world. Nigeria has a proud cultural history and we are thrilled to begin the search for the next generation’s most promising artists."
For more information on the event and how to enter, see www.30nigeriahouse.com. The deadline for entries is 5PM on 18 June.