Delta State Government Pledges Support For Theatre Arts Practitioners

Theatre Arts practitioners in Delta state have been challenged to raise the bar of their practice in order to attract greater recognition.

The state commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Emma Chinye, gave the charge in Asaba while playing host to a delegation of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners during a courtesy visit.

Mr Chinye said by their practice,  theatre artistes could do a lot to promote peace, unity and understanding among the diverse cultures in the state and country at large, stressing that greater passion for theatre arts was all the practitioners needed to launch themselves into national and global reckoning.

The commissioner congratulated NANTAP on the celebration of the World Theatre Day in the state and pledged the state government’s partnership with the body to advance theatre practice.

Mr Chinye said the state government would look into the requests by the Theatre Arts practitioners with a view to attending to them.

The leader of the delegation, who is also the National Secretary of NANTAP, Dr. Uche Anyamele, Saud the visit was to inform the commissioner about this year’s celebration of the World Theatre Day and to seek greater cooperation and support of government for theatre practice in Delta state.

Dr Anyamele stated that the World Theater Day was to celebrate theatre practice and the professionals, noting that Delta state government’s interest in the development of theatre practice was commendable.

He called on government to establish a Cultural Centre in the state to give greater effect to theatre practice and announced that the state would be hosting the 2020 National Convention of the Association.

The state chairman of NANTAP, Comrade Chris Ifezime, thanked the state government for its support so far for theatre practice and solicited greater partnership that would take theatre practice in the state to higher heights.