Theatre and Politics in Nigeria
Author: Society of Nigerian Theatre Artists. Annual Convention
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789783165311
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African Theatre
Author: Martin Banham
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780253214584
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This second annual volume in the African Theatre series focuses on the intersection of politics and theatre in Africa today. Topics include the remarkable collaboration between Horse and Bamboo, a puppet theatre company based in the United Kingdom, and Nigerian playwright Sam Ukala that was inspired by the infamous execution of Nigerian playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni activists; the plays of Femi Osofisan; and plays by Ghanaian playwrights Joe de Graft and Mohammed Ben-Abdallah. African Theatre features the work of Mauritian playwright Dev Virahsawmy and includes an interview with him, reviews of an English production of his play, Toufann, as well as the translated playscript. Reports of workshops and conferences, reviews, and news of the year in African theatre make this volume a valuable resource for anyone interested in current issues in African drama and performance.
Theatre and Politics in Nigeria
Socio-political Theatre in Nigeria
Author: Iremhokiokha Peter Ukpokodu
Publisher: Mellen University Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work is a study of Nigerian drama from the eve of independence to the 1980s with supportive materials from Nigeria's socio-political history. It examines the appropriateness and usage of the term Nigerian Drama and sets limits on its meaning. It also looks at what influences the Negritude movement and independence had on Nigerian drama, and why it is important to study Nigerian drama of socio-political concern. It examines pre-Colonial Nigeria, the style of politics and electioneering that marked the first Republic, the Marxist phenomenon in drama, the effects of the civil war, and the drama that resulted. It includes play synopses, and biographies of playwrights.
Theatre, Politics, and Social Consciousness in Nigeria
Theatre and Democracy in Nigeria
Yorùbá Performance, Theatre and Politics
Author: Glenn Odom
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-06-23
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1137492791
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explains the connections between traditional performance (e.g. masked dances, prophecy, praise recitations), contemporary theatre (Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Tess Onwueme, Femi Osofisan, and Stella Oyedepo) , and the political sphere in the context of the Yorùbá people in Nigeria.
Yorùbá Performance, Theatre and Politics
Author: Glenn Odom
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-06-23
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1137492791
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book explains the connections between traditional performance (e.g. masked dances, prophecy, praise recitations), contemporary theatre (Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Tess Onwueme, Femi Osofisan, and Stella Oyedepo) , and the political sphere in the context of the Yorùbá people in Nigeria.
Committed Theatre in Nigeria
Author: Segun Oyeleke Oyewo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-06-01
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 149859381X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides an overview of the full range of the teaching and practice of Committed Theatre and theatre of commitment in Nigeria for scholars in the arts and cultural studies. It is divided into four sections; Chapter 1: Theatre in Development Discourse, which is comprised of four papers that explore the theories of practice of theatre of commitment. Chapter 2 : Nigerian Theatre in Perspective discusses the trends, ethos of revolution, theatrical elements and communalistic/individualistic tendencies and the taboos theatre, drama and traditional theatre in Nigeria. In Chapter 3, the social, cultural and historical implications of Nigeria theatre, is examined in papers that focus on politics, theatre, and echoes of separatism in Nigeria and including an analysis of Aesthetagement of the Calabar Carnival in Nigeria. Chapter 4 performs a critical analysis of committed theatre practices from a global perspective. Interviews were conducted with committed artistes from Nigeria, Canada, Ethiopia, and Indonesia. Committed Theatre Perspectives in Teaching and Practice in Nigeria has the potential to impact the philosophy, teaching, and practice of theatre. The ideas contained in the book provide an excellent framework for understanding the importance and more importantly, the impact of theatre on society.
Nigeria political theatre (1923-53)
