Coronavirus Pandemic
Vidyanidhee Vanarase, Secretary-General, International Theatre Institute (ITI), on Saturday urged artistes across the globe to use the digital space to work closely and promote global peace amid COVID-19.
Vanarase made the call during an online meeting organised by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) to address emerging trends in the Nigerian culture industry.
The meeting had the theme: ‘New Frontiers in Skills Acquisition during COVID-19’.
The secretary-general said that it was time artistes across the globe shared more experiences and looked for areas of collaboration to deepen knowledge and foster international peace.
“We in India share so many things in common with Africans; artistes all over the world need to stand together, talk about their experiences as COVID-19 ravages the world.
“This will help to generate ideas evolving from different parts of the world, thereby resulting in different forms of collaboration.
” This will equally facilitate organising theatre festivals in the long run post COVID-19,” he said.
Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Clara Escandell, urged Nigerian Government to use the mass media to carry out education on various skills.
According to her, skill acquisitions were germane to individuals and national growth.
She advised that the general system of education should be transformed since the COVID-19 pandemic had forced people to minimise physical contacts.
(NAN)
– Jun. 14, 2020 @ 8:45 GMT |
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