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Bolanle Austen-Peters
Bolanle Austen-Peters is a Nigerian lawyer, theatre and film director, producer, and cultural entrepreneur. She founded Terra Kulture and BAP Productions, institutions associated with Nigerian stage productions, film, cultural promotion, and creative-skills training.
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Nigeria · Lawyer, Theatre director, Film director
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- Lawyer
- Theatre director
- Film director
- Producer
- Cultural entrepreneur
At a glance
- She founded Terra Kulture in 2003 and is also the founder of BAP Productions.
- Her stage-production credits include Saro The Musical, Moremi the Musical, Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, Death and The King’s Horseman, and The Trials of Brother Jero.
- BAP Productions credits her as director and producer of the historical drama House of Ga’a.
- She founded the Terra Academy for the Arts, which is connected to a Mastercard Foundation-backed creative and entrepreneurial training partnership.
Cultural institutions and entrepreneurship
Austen-Peters founded Terra Kulture Arts and Studios Limited in 2003 to promote Nigerian languages, culture, and arts. Terra Kulture identifies her as its founder and owner and lists her as a director and producer. She also founded BAP Productions, a theatre and film company focused on Nigerian stories, and the Lagos International Theatre Festival.
Work on stage and screen
Her theatre work includes production credits for Saro The Musical, Moremi the Musical, Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, Death and The King’s Horseman, and The Trials of Brother Jero. Saro The Musical, identified by BAP Productions as its inaugural stage production, was staged in Lagos in 2013. Her film work includes directing and producing the historical drama House of Ga’a.
Creative-skills training
Austen-Peters established the Terra Academy for the Arts to support creative-skills training for young Nigerians. She stated that the academy was established in 2021, while the Mastercard Foundation dates its related Art & Entrepreneurship Academy partnership with Terra Kulture to 2022–2027. The available sources do not expressly reconcile the academy’s establishment date with the start of the foundation-backed partnership.
Timeline
- Founded Terra Kulture Arts and Studios Limited.
- Saro The Musical, identified by BAP Productions as its inaugural stage production, was staged in Lagos.
- Austen-Peters stated that the Terra Academy for the Arts was established in 2021.
- The listed 2022–2027 period for the Mastercard Foundation’s Art & Entrepreneurship Academy partnership with Terra Kulture began.
- Directed and produced House of Ga’a for BAP Productions.
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Current context
- Terra Kulture lists Austen-Peters as its founder and owner and identifies her as a director and producer. The team page does not state effective start dates for the listed director and producer roles.
- The Mastercard Foundation lists its Art & Entrepreneurship Academy partnership with Terra Kulture as running from 2022 to 2027. The foundation lists a target of empowering 65,600 young Nigerians; this is a target rather than a verified completed-outcome figure.
Biographical facts
- Austen-Peters is identified as a Nigerian lawyer, theatre and film director, producer, and cultural entrepreneur.
- Terra Kulture was founded to promote Nigerian languages, culture, and arts.
- BAP Productions describes itself as a theatre and film company focused on Nigerian stories.
- Forbes Afrique featured Austen-Peters in February 2023 coverage of cultural figures associated with its Top 50 Forbes Afrique Women package.
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- Terra Kulture Founder and owner; director and producer 2003–present
- BAP Productions Founder present
- Terra Academy for the Arts Founder present
- Lagos International Theatre Festival Founder present
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