Ibi Mfoniso Kontein

@ibikontein

Shirley’s Daughter✨ @ibisbookcorner 🌱 @sabiartslimited 🎭 We are either ephemeral, or a lifetime🌤️
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Went on TVC’s @wakeupnigeriatvce to talk about theatre as an advocacy tool✨ Loved every moment spent talking about story telling, and the work we do @sabiartslimited Women in the what? The arts😘 🎥 @shotbychels.s . #theatre#theater#womeninthearts
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1 year ago
To everyone who’s helped me keep these children in school for the past six years, me and kids say thank you! Through inflation and fee hike, lack of funds, through everything. Thank you! It is for them that we show up. For them, it will forever be worth it❤️ . . #kids#love#help#fyp#children
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3 months ago
Cette année, je me choisis. C’est pour moi, seulement pour moi. Joyeux anniversaire, ma bébé. Tu es plus que suffisante.
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4 months ago
Year 27; Let it all work out 🌸 📸 @prernavitch ❤️
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4 months ago
Dear Applicant the play returns for its FINAL RUN! We started in Lagos at the Fringe Festival, went on to the Peckham Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and now we’re back right where it all started. It’s the last run of Dear Applicant, and we want you to be seated in our final audience. We’re bringing our international audience favorite home. It’s the theatre experience that only @sabiartslimited can give. I would love to have you there! Link to register is in my bio. . . . . . . . . . #theatre#fringefestival#lagosevents
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6 months ago
“Children are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded.” - Jess Lair Children’s Day this year was special. I spent it doing what I love; training some incredible kids in theatre and storytelling at the Institut Français du Nigéria. Free sessions, pure joy. With the support of @sabiartslimited and @ifnigeria we created space for imagination, voice, and play. And honestly? Working with children reminds you of the best, most honest version of yourself; the one that still believes in magic. The talent? Wild. Pure. Unfiltered. Another session is coming soon! Big thanks to the Institut for backing the arts — and our future. . . . #theatre #stageplay #arts #naija #institutfrançais #childrensday #storytelling #kidsintheatre
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9 months ago
In collaboration with @ifnigeria , Tiny Thespians is back! This children’s day, we’re giving kids and teens a full day of theater training to inspire them through acting, storytelling, and to grow their performance skills. It’s fun, it’s free, and it’s for kids age 5-16 years. Tutor: @ibikontein 🗓️ May 27th, 2025 ⏰ 10:00am 📍Institut Français du Nigeria. 52 Libreville Crescent, Wuse 2, Abuja. 🎟️ Entry is free, but registration is required. ⛔️SLOTS ARE LIMITED(kindly register your kid on time, to secure their spot) https://forms.gle/iRXdsdWEayBE6SgZ6 (Link also in bio) . #childrensday#institutfrançais#theatre
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11 months ago
UK, we’re coming! Dear Applicant the play, will be at the Peckham Fringe Festival. First staged in 2024 at the Lagos Fringe Festival, we’re bringing back this gripping and hilarious stage play. Written & Directed by @ibikontein Produced by @sabiartslimited and @konirewafilms In collaboration with Theatre Peckham! @theatrepeckham @thepeckhamfringe If you’ve ever applied for a job, gotten ghosted, or faced the madness of unrealistic employers, this one’s for you. Show times: May 23rd, 8:00pm May 25th, 1:30pm & 5:00pm. Venue: Theatre Peckham - Studio 1, 221 Havil St London SE5 7SB Ticket link in bio. Official media partners @krakstv . #uk#stageplay#dearapplicant#kraksevent#peckhamfringe#arts
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1 year ago
This Easter? We’re back! Back For Ground the play is returning to Lagos! In 2022, you saw it and you loved it! This year, I’m bringing it back. Double the thrill, double the drama. 📍 Muson centre, Lagos Island 🗓️April 19th and 20th, 2025 🕚2PM & 6PM Daily 🎟️ Early Bird- NGN 8,500 (ends March 20) Regular- NGN 12,000 VIP- NGN 20,000 Group of 3- 32,000 Tickets are live! Secure your seats now. Link in bio. Rated 18+ . . . . . . . . . . #theatre#playsinnigeria#stageplay#backforground#drama#eastershows
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1 year ago
“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” - Haim Ginott. Loved every minute of working with the kids at Heart Heartist❤️ There’s so much talent in kids that just needs nurturing! At Tiny Thespians by @sabiartslimited and @hh.creativecenter , we’re building young story tellers and thespians! Abuja, stay tuned for a play soon, by my amazing kids! Grateful to the amazing team as always; @adannaobiakor__ @sarah_.strong @biekhay and everyone else @sabiartslimited and @heartsheartistfoundation
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1 year ago
🎭✨ Calling All Young Stars! ✨🎭 Unleash your creativity at Young Thespians, a one-day theater training program designed to inspire and engage kids and teenagers! 🎬💡 📅 Date: Saturday, 1st February 2025 ⏰ Time: 10:00 AM 📍 Venue: Hearts Heartist Creative Center Plot 155, Akinwale Wey, Utako, Jabi, Abuja Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to explore acting, storytelling, and more! 🌟 🔗 Register Now: https://forms.gle/Ru3dyrDcayFyzjacA Registration is required to secure your spot. 📞 Contact for more info: 08161733942 Powered by: Sabi Arts x Hearts Heartist Foundation ❤️ #tinythespians #kidsintheater #creativekids #theatertraining #heartsheartistfoundation #hhcreativecenter #heartsheartist #sabientertainment #abujaevents
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1 year ago
26🎂 I wrote on turning 26, and all the years before. The rest of it is in my bio ❤️ . Year 26. What will be, will be. When you choose life, tell me. Do you choose living too? Life is for the living- The alive, and to be lived. You are up at night. A perfect blend of all the years you’ve lived. All the hugs you’ve received and given. All the laughters you’ve shared. That thin crevice between the remnants of youth, and the waves of adulthood. The weight of all the decisions that have brought you thus far, rest with you. Your body and mind are a catalogue of scars. Knots of doubt have formed in your chest. Joy makes occasional appearances like an old guest. The thing they say about time is untrue. It heals nothing. But you learned this at 25. Nostalgia is a destructive exercise, so you do not reminisce. The rejections come in waves. You are rendered inutile by shame. You cannot account for the past decade. Time balls up into a knot. When they ask you “Are you happy?” You will stutter. It is a simple question, but it takes you forever to produce an answer. You cannot tell the truth, so you tell a story. You use your emotions as a crutch, and stand solidly on your lies. The truth is not as appealing. What will be, will be. Year 24. You are generous with your love. Bursting at the seams with hope. The 30th mile marker is a while ahead. Time. A wedding here, a funeral there. A birth here, a new job there. A break up here, a loss there. Time. These are the cards life has dealt you. You reach for time. You want to grasp it by the ankle so that it slows down. But time is not a living thing…
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1 year ago