Committed Theatre in Nigeria

This book identifies Nigerian theatre as a highly creative and useful tool for cultural and economic development. It moves beyond the usual discussion of theatre as entertainment to a dialogue that situates theatre as an essential tool for initiating public discourse for the advancement of society in general.

Segun Oyeleke Oyewo is head of the Department of Theatre Arts, University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State. Stephen Ogheneruro Okpadah is a PhD candidate in the Department of the Performing Arts, University of Ilorin. Taiwo Okunola Afolabi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Theatre at the University of Victoria.

Contents List of Figures List of Tables Function, need and the practical implications of Committed Theatre and Theatre of Commitment in Nigeria: An Introduction. Chapter 1: Theatre in Development Discourse The Imperatives of Freire's Poetics of Liberation for Applied Theatre Adegbamigbe, Abayomi. The Arts: Artistes and the Theatre in Development Discourse Jiboku, Joseph Olutoyin On Being Black: Art and commitment in August Wilson Prayer P. Elmo Raj Functional Arts: An Innovative Exploration of Bamboo for Entreprenuerer Possibilities in Nigeria. Quadri, Oluwasegun Olawale Chapter 2 :Nigerian theatre in perspective Patterns and Trends of Committed Theatre in Nigeria Lawal, Hameed Olutoba The Revolutionary Ethos in Sam Ukala's Last Heroes Ogu-Raphael, Ifeanyi and Stephen Ogheneruro Okpadah Theatrical elements in the Egba Festival of Kokori People in Delta State Awodiya, Muyiwa P. and Akpore Nicholas Efe Communalistic/Individualistic Tendencies and the Taboos in Wedlock of the Gods Adjeketa Blessing Chapter 3 Social, cultural and historical implications of Nigeria theatre Politics, Theatre, and Echoes of Separatism in Nigeria Okpadah, Stephen Ogheneruro and Taiwo Afolabi Okunola Poverty, Ethics and Theatre Entrepreneurship in Nigeria Oyewo, Segun Oyeleke Analysis of Aesthetagement of Calabar Carnival in Nigeria Oyewo, Segun Oyeleke and Christopher Elochukwu Unegbu Chapter 4: Committed theatre practices: A critical analysis from a Global Perspective Committed Theatre Practices: Indigenous Theatre Practice in Indonesia Silas Emovwodo Functional Theatre and Theatre of Commitment in Nigeria: An Interview with Akanji Nasiru Oyewo, Segun Oyeleke Committed Theatre, Committed People: Interview with Practitioners from Canada, interview with Paulina Grainger - Arts and Outreach Coordinator, (Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) & Lina De Guevara (Founder, Puente Theatre, Canada) Taiwo Afolabi Okunola A Committed Artist on the Niger Delta Speaks: An Interview with Ben Binebai, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts, Niger Delta University, Amassoma, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Okpadah, Stephen Ogheneruro The Committed Artiste from Ethiopia: Debebe Eshetu Menyahel Teshome Conclusion