Drama and Theatre in Nigeria
Title | Drama and Theatre in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Yemi Ogunbiyi |
Publisher | Lagos : Nigeria Magazine |
Pages | 548 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Nigerian drama |
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Drama and Theatre in Nigeria
Title | Drama and Theatre in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Yemi Ogunbiyi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 736 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Nigerian drama |
ISBN | 9789788453819 |
"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.
Theatre in Nigeria
Title | Theatre in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Foluke Ogunleye |
Publisher | Integritas Services |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | African drama |
ISBN | 9789783626676 |
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.
Popular Theatre in Nigeria
Title | Popular Theatre in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Alfonso Gumucio Dagron |
Publisher | |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Theater |
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Committed Theatre in Nigeria
Title | Committed Theatre in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Segun Oyeleke Oyewo |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2020-06-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 149859381X |
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.
Socio-political Theatre in Nigeria
Title | Socio-political Theatre in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Iremhokiokha Peter Ukpokodu |
Publisher | Mellen University Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Drama |
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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 and Stage-craft in Nigeria
Title | Theatre and Stage-craft in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Iyorwuese Harry Hagher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Performing arts |
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