Bolanle Austen-Peters
- January 9, 2024
- Lawyer
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Bolanle Austen-Peters Biography
| Name | Bolanle Austen-Peters |
| Birthday | Feb 4 |
| Birth Year | 1969 |
| Place Of Birth | Ibadan |
| Home Town | Oyo State |
| Birth Country | Nigeria |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Parents | Afe Babalola |
| Spouse | Adegboyega Austen-Peters |
Bolanle Austen-Peters is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on February 4, 1969 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Austen-Peters is born on February 4, 1969. The daughter is of Chief Afe Babalola, who was a Senior Advocate from Nigeria. She was a student at The Command Secondary School Ibadan as well as Ibadan International School, the International School Ibadan and the University of Lagos for her undergraduate studies. She received a master’s with a concentration in International Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
As of 2013, the actress launched her own production company , Bolanle Austen- Peters Productions (BAP). The company began its journey into the Nigerian theatre scene through its debut show, SARO the Musical. The production received critical reviews and praises from the BBC as well as Sky News. Between the months of December 2014 and April 2015, BAP Productions performed SARO the Musical at the well-known Muson Centre. The musical was one of the very first Nigerian musical staged in the London’s West End and Shaw Theatre. The production was staged at The London West End at the Shaw Theatre. In December of 2015, BAP Productions performed its second production, Wakaa the Musical. The show was performed in Lagos and was staged at the London’s West End from 21 to 25 July 2016. In December of 2017, Bolanle Austen-Peters brought to the stage and directed the iconic Fela as well as The Kalakuta Queens musical. The critically acclaimed musical has grown to be the largest production from West Africa having had over 120,000 people watching it. and will be screened on television in Lagos, Cairo and down south of Pretoria between 2017 until 2020. It is the musical based upon the true story of the famous Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti and the women who stood with his side. Bolanle Austen-Peters also directed the year 2018 Moremi the Musical which tells the tale of the 13th-century Yoruba legend queen who freed citizens from Ife from the sway of their adversaries. She directed Moremi the Musical, received high praises and reviews by professor Wole Soyinka describing its as; “a theatrical Landmark in Nigeria’s theatre history”.
In the year 2015, BAP commenced production of the film 93 Days (2016), which is a feature-length film on the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria that debuted on September 13, the 13th of September in Lagos. It was chosen to premiere and screening during the Toronto International Film Festival, The Chicago Film Festival, the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles, the Johannesburg Film Festival and The Africa Film Festival in Cologne/Germany and nominated for the RapidLion Award. It also garnered the highest nominations at the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards with a total of 13 nominations. The film also won an award for the most outstanding lighting designer. It was nominated for 93 days in seven categories for 2017. African Movie Academy Awards, which was the highest-nominated film of the 2017 AMAA.
Bolanle Austen-Peters Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Lawyer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Bolanle Austen-Peters is one of the richest Lawyer from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bolanle Austen- Peters 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Bolanle Austen-Peters (born on February 4, 1969) is an Nigerian businesswoman, lawyerand the director of award-winning films and theatre. She is the co- founder and managing director of Terra Kulture, a Nigerian cultural and arts center situated within Lagos, Nigeria.
Then, in 2003 she established Terra Kulture. Terra Kulture Arts and Studios Limited is an organization for education and recreation created to help increase the diversity and richness of Nigerian languages as well as culture and arts. Terra Kulture is also the first privately-owned ultra modern stage in Nigeria. It has helped provide jobs to many Nigerian performers, some of whom have gone on to become significant Nigerian celebrities and top industry professionals. Additionally, Terra Kulture opened its doors to theatre groups in need of a space to perform in. The result was that the theatre industry saw an incredible increase in Nigeria. Terra Kulture is also a proponent of culture through its Nigerian restaurant and bookstore, that offers classes in Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa as well as regular book readings that feature well- known Nigerian as well as African works. Terra Kulture has gone on to hold more than 300 art shows 135 plays as well as 65 book readings. over 100,000 people, both youngsters and adult, in addition to school trips. Students have also attended its classes in languages. It is a popular tourist spot in Lagos, Terra kulture receives over 100,000 tourists and visitors each year.
In 2019, BAP Productions released The Bling Lagosians, a movie about the lifestyle of the high class of Lagos, which became the one of the highest grossing Nollywood films in history. Furthermore, 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]
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Who is Bolanle Austen-Peters Dating?
According to our records, Bolanle Austen-Peters married to Adegboyega Austen-Peters. As of December 1, 2023, Bolanle Austen-Peters’s is not dating anyone.
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Bolanle Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Bolanle Austen-Peters celebrates birthday on February 4 of every year.
Who is adegboyega Austen Peters?
NameTitleSince
Dorman Long Engineering Ltd.| Chairman| –
Austen Peters & Co.| Principal| 1999
Who is Bolanle Austen Peters husband?
Adegboyega Austen-Peters
Who is Bolanle Austen Peters father?
Afe Babalola
Who owns terra culture?
Nigerian lawyer Bolanle Austen-Peters founded Terra Kulture in 2003. The center is a restaurant, serving Nigerian cuisine, bookstore and cultural venue, hosting exhibitions of Nigerian art, theater, and book readings as well as language classes in the three main Nigerian languages, Hausa, Ibo and Yoruba.
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