Drama and Theatre in Nigeria
Author: Yemi Ogunbiyi
Publisher: Lagos : Nigeria Magazine
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 548
ISBN-13:
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New Nigerians
Author: Oladipo Agboluaje
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2017-02-13
Total Pages: 73
ISBN-13: 1786821389
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNigeria: ‘the Giant of Africa’. Conservatives rule over the biggest economy on the continent, and one of the largest and youngest populations in the world. What if the people wanted something different? What if they got it? As time runs out to build a coalition which can challenge the ruling party, can progressive forces overcome their personal and political differences, or will their troubled pasts define an even more troubling future?
Hubert Ogunde
Author: Ebun Clark
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9789780692384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe professional theatre company of Hubert Ogunde has been in existence in Nigeria for over 30 years. In this well documented study of the highly popular and innovative theatrical group, Ebun Clark describes its formation and development from both the historical and theatrical points of view, with particular emphasis on Ogunde's relation to the nationalist movement of the 1940s as well as his various encounters with the colonial authorities who tried to ban his performances. This study by one of the country's foremost theatre scholars provides a valuable introduction to the understanding of the influences that have shaped the Nigerian theatre today.
African Theatre in Performance
Author: Dele Layiwola
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-11-05
Total Pages: 155
ISBN-13: 1134429266
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this lively and varied tribute to Martin Banham, Layiwola has assembled critical commentaries and two plays which focus primarily on Nigerian theatre - both traditional and contemporary. Dele Layiwola, Dapo Adelugba and Sonny Oti trace the beginnings of the School of Drama in 1960, at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where Martin Banham played a key and influential role in the growth of thriving Nigerian theatre repetoire and simulaneously encouraging the creation of a new theatre based on traditional Nigerian theatre forms. This comparative approach is taken up in Dele Layiwola's study of ritual and drama in the context of various traditions worldwide, while Oyin Ogunba presents a lucid picture of the complex use of theatre space in Yoruba ritual dramadar drama. Harsh everyday realitites, both physical and political, are graphically demonstrated by Robert McClaren (Zimbabwe) and Oga Steve Abah (Nigeria) who both show surprising and alarming links between extreme actual experiences and theatre creation and performance. The texts of the two plays - When Criminals Turn Judges by Ola Rotimi, The Hand that Feeds the King by Wale Ogunyemi, are followed by Austin O. Asagba's study of oral tradition and text in plays by Osofisan and Agbeyegbe, and Frances Harding's study on power, language, and imagery in Wole Soyinka's plays.
Theatre in Nigeria
Author: Foluke Ogunleye
Publisher: Integritas Services
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9789783626676
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuilding 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.
Nigerian Theatre in English
Author: Chris Dunton
Publisher: Bowker-Saur
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13:
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Author: Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-05-20
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 1134767870
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWho's Who in Contemporary World Theatre is a lively and accessible biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama. All who enjoy the theatre will find their pleasure enhanced and their knowledge extended by this fascinating work of reference. Its distinctive blend of information, analysis and anecdote makes for entertaining and enlightening reading. Hugely influential innovators, household names, and a whole host of less familiar, international figures - all have their lives and careers illuminated by the clear and succinct entries. All professions associated with the theatre are represented here - actors and directors, playwrights and designers. By virtue of the broad range of its coverage, Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre offers a unique insight into the rich diversity of international drama today.
The Kwagh-hir Theater
Author: Iyorwuese Hagher
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2013-11-14
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 076186251X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Kwagh-hir Theater: A Weapon for Social Action represents a significant milestone in the documentation and theorization of non-Western theater. The book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria used their indigenous theater to fight against British colonialism and oppression by dominant groups in Nigeria. It celebrates the power of the theater to give voice to the voiceless and to become a catalyst for positive change.
African Theatre
Author: Martin Banham
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780253215390
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe contributions to this volume in the African Theatre series make clear that the role of women in the theatre across the continent has changed as control is mainly held by literate elites and women's traditional standing has been lost to men.
