Oct 28, 2017

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|| ATSU ADALETEY’S PROFILE || -

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Peter Atsu Adaletey is an Interdisciplinary Teaching Artist and Performer with over twenty years of experience in Creative Writing, Acting, Dance Composition, Poetry, and Directing.

https://youtu.be/_cPYbSdBv7M

In 2022, Atsu was selected as a fully funded Presenter for the 6th International Teaching Artist Conference at Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴

https://youtu.be/efzWhiDbf50

https://youtu.be/KvLGKFfmw-I

It was a fulfilling moment facilitating a workshop on ARTS INTEGRATION during the parallel sessions because it has been his on-going campaign in Ghana.

Atsu also featured in his first in-person international project at Oslo.

https://youtu.be/pQMyKDJSEnY

https://youtu.be/l_sAFyxKMU0

“ALL THIS AND MORE" is a global participatory performance event that focuses on the problem that by 2050 there will be 1.5billion climate refugees seeking shelter in all our major cities.

Concept by Simon Sharkey of "The Necessary Space" Co-directed by Henriette Blakstadd and Claudia Lucacel for ITAC6. Produced by Seanse Art Center

The Ghana Education Service also acknowledged Atsu in one of the Creative Arts Text Books. This inspired Atsu to continue with his Arts in Education campaign in Ghana.

In 2020, Covid-19 denied the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC), from organising the usual in-person arts conference (International Teaching Artist Conference) which was going to be a great gathering at Seoul, South Korea). Persistent, ITAC 5 was organised online and Atsu was appointed as a Collective Room Leader.

https://youtu.be/F8YDhRz2nLA

In 2018, he was selected as a fully funded delegate for the International Teaching Artist Conference (held at New York, USA) organized by the International Teaching Artist Collaborative (ITAC).

Same year, he was appointed by the organizers of the Kampala International Theatre Festival as a Stage Manager for a UK based award-winning theatre company, Seemia Theatre but unfortunately, he couldn’t embrace those opportunities due to conflicting scenes.

Persistent and deeply dedicated to his passion, he was selected by ITAC as a Catalyst and became the Manager of ITAC Ghana. Atsu has extensively extended teaching artistry to schools, churches and art organizations in communities across Ghana.

In 2018, he worked with Zoey Martinson (an award-winning writer, director; a film maker with octopus-wing background) as the First Assistant Director and Casting Director for Zoey Martinson’s award-winning international short film THE FISHERMAN which starred Emmanuel France, Nollywood’s International veteran actor.

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In 2014, at the budding phase of the BEAST OF NO NATION movie, he was on the project as a volunteer talent scout assist to Harrison Nesbit (one of the casting directors) but faded shortly due to campus demands and other complications.

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In 2005, he made it to Nigeria on an exchange programme and performed at the National Council for Arts and Culture (Abuja, Nigeria) in OPEN MIC with support from Mr. Muhammad Sulaiman and Margaret John.

Atsu has featured in NAFTI Students Films, GTV Home Sweet Home TV Series, TV3 Music Music, TV3 MTN FUSION with Abeiku Santana, KSM’S TGIF Show (Metro TV among other screen projects). He has produced outreach and talent-coaching projects across the country and still scouting and nurturing talents. Using his God-given talents to empower and transform lives has always been his genuine and burning desire.

He is the founder of Bright Future Arts Foundation (an NGO established in 1998; an inspiration from Bight Future Club of Keta Senior Secondary School in 1997).

He is also the founder and Creative Director of Dzolali Theatre House (a theatre company established in 2017).

Atsu’s passion and dedication to the creative arts has extensively linked him to celebrities and experienced personalities like Mrs. Gertrude Opare Addo (Former newscaster, GBC), James Gibbs (Veteran dramatist, London), Zoey Martinson (Acting Coach and Arts Activist, USA), Harrison Nesbit (Casting Director of the award-winning movie: BEAST OF NO NATION), Kwaku Sintim-Misa (KSM), David Dontoh, Henry Brew Riverson Jnr., Emmanuel France, Ako Tetteh and many others.

He attended De Youngsters International School (Kokomlemle, Accra), New Nation International School (Kokomlemle Accra), Aggrey Memorial international School (Kanda, Accra), Nima ‘2’ Junior Secondary School (Nima, Accra), Keta Secondary School (1996/98) and is a pioneer student of Winfield College of Theatre Arts, Radio, Film and Television. He is a product of the University of Education, School of Creative Arts, Dept. of Theatre Arts, Winneba.