Second World Festival of Black Arts (FESTAC '77)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Second_World_Festival_of_Black_Arts_(FESTAC_'77)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:FESTAC_'77
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nigeria
gptkbp:endDate 1977-02-12
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second World Festival of Black Arts (FESTAC '77)
gptkbp:legacy promotion of Pan-Africanism
FESTAC Town, Lagos
influence on African diaspora arts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lagos,_Nigeria
gptkbp:logo gptkb:FESTAC_mask
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:National_Theatre,_Lagos
gptkbp:notableEvent art exhibitions
music performances
theatre productions
parade of nations
colloquium on African culture
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Nigerian_government
gptkbp:participants over 16,000
gptkbp:precededBy First World Festival of Black Arts (Dakar, 1966)
gptkbp:purpose celebrate African culture and heritage
gptkbp:startDate 1977-01-15
gptkbp:theme Black and African Civilization and Arts
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries over 50
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Festival_Mondial_des_Arts_Nègres_(1966)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8