Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts is a Nigerian film academy situated in
Ikoyi,
Lagos State, Nigeria. It was founded by
Joke Silva and
Olu Jacobs
Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, (born 11 July 1942), known professionally as Olu Jacobs, is a Nigerian actor and film executive. He has starred in several British television series and international films. Olu Jacobs has been hailed by many as one ...
in 2012.
Background
Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts was selected as part of Nigerian Cultural Expressions at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
where they presented 3 full length plays (
Wole Soyinka’s
The Lion and the Jewel
''The Lion and the Jewel'' is a play by Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka that was first performed in 1959 in Ibadan. In 1966, it was staged in London at the Royal Court Theatre. The play chronicles how Baroka, the lion, fights with the modern Lakunle ...
, Fred Agbeyegbe’s The King must dance naked and
Sefi Atta’s A Naming Ceremony), a mini film festival as well as a mini poetry festival.
In January 2022, the Lagos State Government handed over the management of Glover Memorial Hall to Lufodo.
Program
The academy issues a
NBTE National Certificate in Acting after students complete their program and casts them in a film or theatre production.
Notable alumni
*
Kaylah Oniwo, Nigerian actress
*
Ebinabo Potts-Johnson
Ebinabo Potts-Johnson (born 1988) is a Nigerian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Universe 2007 and has represented her country in the Miss Universe 2007 competition in Mexico City on 28 May. She ...
, Nigerian model and actress
Notable faculty
*
Kemi Akindoju, Nigerian actress - facilitator
* Joke Silva, Nigerian actress - director of studies
References
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Film schools in Nigeria