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Cornelius Onyekaba
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Onyekaba Cornelius 

Coordinator and Curator of Unilag Africaribbean Carnival and a film and Creative Economy scholar.

Four people in white cloth dresses on stage.
Essay

Theatre as a Partner in Environmental Sustainability Awareness in Delta State, Nigeria

11 September 2025

To raise awareness of environmentally destructive behaviors in their community, faculty and students at Dennis Osadebay University adapted a poem about ending cultural pollution into a play about the consequences of environmental pollution. In this essay, members of the team reflect on this production and its efficacy.

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