Bolanle Austen-Peters

Bolanle Austen-Peters
Born (1969-02-04) 4 February 1969
Residence Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Alma mater Command Secondary School, Ibadan
International School Ibadan
University of Lagos
London School of Economics
Occupation lawyer, businesswoman
Organization Terra Kulture
Spouse(s) Adegboyega Austen-Peters

Bolanle Austen-Peters is a Nigerian lawyer and businesswoman.[1]

Early life and education

Austen-Peters was born on 4 February 1969. She is the daughter of Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.[1][2] She attended the Command Secondary School Ibadan, the International School Ibadan and the University of Lagos for her undergraduate studies and earned a master's degree in International Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.[1]

Career

Austen-Peters worked with her father's law firm before working with the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights in Switzerland and later moved to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and the United Nations Development Program. She founded the Nigerian arts, education and cultural organisation, Terra Kulture in 2003.[1]

With the creation of Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions (BAP), in 2013, the theater production of SARO the Musical, received a number of accolades and reviews from the BBC and Sky news,[3][4] and has since produced five additional commissioned plays. In December 2014 and April 2015 BAP Productions produced SARO the Musical 2[5] at the Muson Centre involving music, drama and dance. Austen-Peters further produced a Broadway-style musical production titled Wakaa The Musical[6] from 30 December 2015 to 3 January 2016 at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos.

BAP Productions' Wakaa the Musical was the first Nigerian musical to be staged in London's West End,[7][8] playing at Shaw Theatre from 21 to 25 July 2016.

Austen-Peters worked as a Consultant to the Ford Foundation Lagos and helped raise millions of dollars for the Museum through Arts and Business Council.[9][10]

In 2015, she commenced production of the film 93 Days[11] (2016),[12] a feature film on the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria which premiered on 13 September 2016 in Lagos. It was selected for premiering and viewing at The Toronto International Film Festival,[13] The Chicago Film Festival,[14] The Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles,[15] The Johannesburg Film Festival,[16] The Africa Film Festival in Cologne/Germany,[17] and nominated for a RapidLion Award.[18] It also received the highest nominations in the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, a total of thirteen nominations, receiving an award for best lighting designer.[19][20][21] 93 days was nominated in 7 categories for the 2017 African Movie Academy Awards, which was the highest nominated film in 2017 AMAA.[22]

In 2016 she conceived a plan to build the first purpose built private theater in Nigeria, Terra Kulture Arena,[23][24] which opened on 25 and 26 March 2017.[25] Since then, she has been working on two projects, bringing Saro The Musical London Edition to the Shaw Theater from 24 to 29 August 2017 and Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, which will premiere in December 2017.[25]

Personal life

She is married to Adegboyega Austen-Peters, the son of the late Olofin Ijaye of Lagos,[26] with children.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ibukun Awosika (2009). The "Girl" Entrepreneurs. Xulon Press. pp. 47–61. ISBN 9781607915072.
  2. ↑ Demilade Oresanya. "Terra Kulture @10: Making Nigerian Arts, Culture and Lifestyle a priority". CP Africa. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian musical Saro highlights migrants to Lagos".
  4. ↑ Adeola Ojedokun. "At Last, Saro The Musical Premieres". Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Saro:The Musical 2 returns with…". The Vanguard.
  6. ↑ "THE GUARDIAN- After Saro Comes Wakaa! The Musical". Waka the Musical. November 21, 2015.
  7. ↑ Thomas Page (March 16, 2016). "Stage sensation "Wakaa!" becomes first Nigerian musical to hit London". CNN.
  8. ↑ Mary Ekah. "Nigeria's 'Wakaa The Musical' Goes to London". ThisDay. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Rita Ohi. "Austen-Peters: Living for the love of art". BusinessDay. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Terra Kulture has organised over 200 exhibitions-Austen-Peters". The Punch. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  11. ↑ http://wakaathemusical.com/yahoo-news-smash-nigerian-musical-set-to-hit-london-stage/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "93 days: The Ebola story needs to be told – Bolanle Austen-Peters". The Vanguard. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "93 Days". Toronto International Film Festival.
  14. ↑ "Chicago Film Festival: 93 days".
  15. ↑ "Pan-African Film Festival: 93 days".
  16. ↑ "93 Days: The Movie that Brought Nigeria International Respect".
  17. ↑ "African Cinema Shines in the 24th Annual New York African Diaspora International Film Festival".
  18. ↑ "RapidLion Award Nominees". Bsharp Entertainment.
  19. ↑ "93 Days Top AMVCA Award Nominations List". The Guardian.
  20. ↑ "'93 Days' And '76' Lead The AMVCA 2017 Nominations – 'A Trip To Jamaica' Shows Up Too".
  21. ↑ "Nigeria: '93 Days' Gets Highest Nominations in 2017 Amaa List". Daily Post. Daily Trust.
  22. ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201705160082.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ↑ Anote Ajeluorou (March 29, 2017). "Moment of glory for Austen-Peters as Terra Kulture Arena opens". The Guardian.
  24. ↑ "Nigeria's first privately owned theatre, Terra Kulture Arena is here". Culture Custodian.
  25. 1 2 "Bolanle Austen Peters unveils 'new look' Terra Kulture Arena".
  26. ↑ "Bolanle Austen-Peters steps out with hubby". The Punch. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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