Nigerian Independence Day with Dan Hoyle's -Tings Dey Happen' - FRIDAY & SATURDAY (9/28-29)
CULTURE
PROJECT CELEBRATES
NIGERIAN
INDEPENDENCE DAY
WITH
DAN HOYLE'S
"T
I N G S D E Y H A P P E
N"
POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSIONS
SET FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY
(9/28-29)
ECONOMIST CORRESPONDENT
VIJAY V. VAITHEESWARAN,
DAN HOYLE AND AFRICAN
JOURNALISTS TO PARTICIPATE
New
York, NY – Culture Project (Allan
Buchman, Artistic Director) announced today that its
production of
Tings Dey Happen ,
the solo show that explores oil politics in Africa's
Niger Delta, written and performed by
Dan Hoyle,
will celebrate the 47th anniversary of Nigerian
Independence (October 1st) with a weekend of
post-performance discussions beginning Friday and
Saturday, September 28 & 29.
Following the performance on
Friday, September 28,
an impressive list of panelists will discuss the
issues raised in Hoyle's acclaimed show.
Scheduled to participate are:
Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran,
award-winning correspondent for
The Economist and
co-author of ZOOM:
The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the
Future ;
Ashok Gupta,
a senior expert in clean energy at National Resources
Defense Council (NRDC);
Jack D. Hidary,
co-founder of Vista Research and EarthWeb;
Andrew Shapiro,
founder and CEO of GreenOrder, a sustainability
strategy and marketing firm;
Aimée Christensen,
founder of Christensen Global Strategies, a
consulting firm specializing in eco-friendly business
solutions and
Tings Dey Happen author
and star
Dan Hoyle.
On
Saturday, September 29,
another post-performance forum will feature a panel
of African journalists from around the world
discussing the play's subject matter, this time from
a much more personal perspective. Scheduled to
participate are:
Dr. Chika Onyeani,
Publisher of the
African Sun Times;
Professor Chudi Uwazurike,
a Senior Fellow at City College, City University of
New York,
Eziomano Jerry Itimi,
President/Founder of "Project CONDIDIA," a coalition
of Niger Deltans;
Omoleye Sowore,
Publisher of
Sahara Reporters;
Lisa Vives,
Executive Director of the Global Information Network
and
Oyiza Adaba,
a U.S Correspondent for
Africa Independent Television
(AIT).
For
Tickets Contact Culture Project at 212 925 1900 or
visit
www.cultureproject.org