Ghana Recognises Buratai, Adesewo Contributions To The Arts

Broadway Theatre Festival Ghana will award two Nigerian retired Major General T. Y. Buratai and Jerry Adesewo for their contributions to the arts.

Buratai is the founder of the T. Y. Buratai Literary Initiative – an entity that promotes literacy among youths through the donation of book boxes to schools and universities.

The initiative is also the organiser of the T. Y. Buratai Young Adult Literature Competition, which awards young adult fiction writers a grand prize of N1.5 million and N250,000 to top six writers from the nation’s six geopolitical zones.

Adesewo is the founder and artistic director of the Arojah Royal Theatre (ART) and the convener of the Abuja International Theatre Festival and Awards (ABITFA). As a development theatre company, ART deploys theatre as a tool for dialogue, change and cultural diplomacy.

Buratai will be conferred the Broadway Theatre Festival Ghana’s ‘Special Recognition Award for Art Patronship’ while Adesewo will receive the ‘Excellence Award for Contributions to Theatre’, at the event scheduled to hold from October 5 to 13 at the School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Accra.
Also participating at the festival is the Diamond Global Academy, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, winner of the HIASFEST 2025 Theatre Category, founded by poet, author and teacher, B.M. Dzukogi.

Broadway Theatre Festival started as an advocacy platform in 2012, which aimed at promoting theatre studies at secondary schools and changing the theatre narrative in Ghana.

Today, the festival celebrates the living and transferable cultural heritage of Africa, particularly Ghana. This heritage comprises dances, music, stories, and traditions spanning generations and has continued to inspire contemporary creatives.

“This festival is where the past meets the present and where African voices find new strength on the global stage. It is Africa telling its own story on its own terms, with the world watching.”

The eight-day event will feature traditional and contemporary stage performances and discussions with panelists from Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Togo, the United States and Ghana. There will also be masterclasses, workshops and a special Heritage Day spotlighting Ghana’s cultural vibrancy and the communal spirit that unites Africa.

“By gathering voices from different corners of Africa and the diaspora, the festival demonstrates how the arts can break barriers, build connections and create new possibilities for collaboration,” the organisers said.