Author: Yemi Ogunbiyi
Publisher: Lagos : Nigeria Magazine
ISBN:
Category : Nigerian drama
Languages : en
Pages : 548

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Author: Foluke Ogunleye
Publisher: Integritas Services
ISBN: 9789783626676
Category : African drama
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Building on earlier works on the African video film movement this book discusses: The Dynamics of Finance in the Nigerian Traveling Theatre; Christian Morality Plays in Nigeria; Television Docudrama as Alternative Records of History; Nigerian Tele-Drama and Propaganda; Money and Mercantilism in Nigerian Historical Plays; History of the Ori Olokun Theatre; and The Socio-Economic Construct of the Nigerian Home Video Film.

Author: Yemi Ogunbiyi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789788453819
Category : Nigerian drama
Languages : en
Pages : 736

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"A critical look at the Nigerian Theatre from its inception to the present, while correcting omissions and erroneous impressions made in past studies. In short, it gives a perspective to Nigerian Drama and foreign ones alike including those actually involved in Nigerian Drama and Theatre. The study, therefore, presents a description and criticism of the major aspects of Nigerian Drama and Theatre, bringing forward new data and fresh insights concerning the subject."--Page xi.

Author: Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theater
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Author: Iyorwuese Harry Hagher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing arts
Languages : en
Pages : 202

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Author: Segun Oyeleke Oyewo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 149859381X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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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.

Author: Lokangaka Losambe
Publisher: New Africa Books
ISBN: 9781919876061
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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In this collection of essays written from different critical perspectives, African playwrights demonstrate through their art that they are not only witnesses, but also consciences, of their societies.

Author: Tor Iorapuu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789789734399
Category : Motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 438

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Author: Chima Osakwe
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527521028
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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This book is an extensive and captivating study of the work of Femi Osofisan, one of Nigeria’s most important dramatists and postcolonial playwrights. It explores a variety of his plays to gather together insights on the role of art in social change, and discusses the relationship between literature and politics.

Author: Ahmed Yerima
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nigerian drama (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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