From Bariga
to the World Stage
Footprints of David Art was born in 2005 out of a simple but urgent conviction: that the children of Bariga deserved more than the narrative the world had written for them. What began as an after-school art initiative became, over two decades, one of Nigeria's most distinctive performing arts organisations.
Working in the spheres of Theatre, Dance, Drama, and Music — and supported by departments in photography, videography, art journalism, and management — we built an academy that trains children not just in art, but in discipline, responsibility, passion, excellence, family, and the courage to dream beyond their circumstances.
Today, our alumni run their own organisations. Our productions have toured internationally. Our community foundation is actively transforming Bariga — one child, one family, one street at a time.