With colonization and the introduction of reading, writing, and the english language, nigerian storytellers soon began sharing their talents with a worldwide audience. The history of theatre is primarily concerned with the origin and subsequent. Abiodun olayiwola holds a doctoral degree in film studies from the university of ibadan, nigeria. Clark 5859, similarly, suggests that the origins of nigerian drama which is a subset of african drama, is likely to be found in the early religious and magical. Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. History of nigeria nigeria has a long history that dates back as far as 9000 b. It immediately established rotimis stature as a theatrical craftsman. In 1950, a central body was established by the legisla. A concise history of nigerian theatre, televisioncumfilm.
The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2,500 years. The evolution of theatre, tv and film in nigeria is in consonance with william george jordans assertion in the power of peace that charles darwins 1859 book, the origin of species by means of natural selection, was inspired by thomas malthuss essay on the principle of population. The history of nigerian literature how nigeria news. The effective nature of the theater is reflected in drama, which is the content of theatrical performance. History of nigeria before independence 1914 till date. Nigeria is a mesmerising place to write about thanks to its rich historical and cultural tapestry, and the country has produced some outstanding authors of fiction, drama, poetry, biography and autobiography. The history of nigeria before independence from 1914 till date nigeria stood as the biggest black country on the globe because of its estimated population of 190,000,00. Siwes is good history of siwes student industrial work in the earlier stage of science and technology education in nigeria. The subgenres of drama include the comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy, farce, melodrama, musical comedy and. Profiting from the weaknesses and strengths of its predecessors, it treats not only nigerian politics, administration and economy but focuses also on culture and social history especially on art, music, literature and drama. The earliest cities in nigeria were the northern cities of kano and katsina that started around c. Despite the fact that its existence in the country is over a century, its development has been at a slow rate. The challenges of social studies educators for effective teacher preparation and implementation of the universal basic education programme in nigerian junior secondary schools meziobi d.
Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident. Yoruba travelling theatre and video film development in nigeria. Nigeria abiodun olayiwola holds a doctoral degree in film studies from the university of ibadan, nigeria. A critical source book should be a must read book for all. Society of nigeria theatre artists, 2017, a collection of his reflections, and engagements on key issues of drama and theatre in nigeria in. His first major play, the gods are not to blame first performed 1968, is a reworking in nigerian terms of sophocles oedipus rex. This type of attitude or approach to african drama and theatre either reveals. The station, whose major responsibility is broadcasting in the country, is believed to be the largest tv network in the whole of africa with its stations widely spread across states in. Nigeria has high indigenous traditions of dramatic dance and masquerade.
Osofisans manipulation of history and tradition is more optimistic and empowering than that. The divine approach traces the origin of drama to a divine force or. The subgenres of drama include the comedy, tragedy, tragicomedy, farce, melodrama, musical comedy and closet comedy. Click download or read online button to get drama and theatre in nigeria book now. Pdf this paper examines elements of traditional drama in nigerian. Origin and forms of drama in the african context mineke schipper. Iconic landmark in lagos state the nigerian national theatre is an architectural masterpiece and a cultural landmark located at iganmu, in the heart of lagos state. President muhammadu buharis overdue reforms arent yet enough to turn an underresourced, overstretched and corrupt army back into a professional force. The nigerian television authority, proudly the first television station in africa, started operation formally in 1977 as a body owned by the nigerian government.
This article will present you with a brief history and some interesting facts about lasgidi. Nigerian theatre, variety of folk opera of the yoruba people of southwestern nigeria that emerged in the early 1940s. Published in higher education policy, 2003, 16, pp. According to him, african drama is a product of mans desire to establish a link between him and his presumed invisible being and please him through various forms of. History of drama in nigeria drama is a genre of literature in which an action is imitated in dialogue or pantomime by actors, this dialogue is broken into scenes or acts. It had, for a long time, enjoyed monopoly on the nigerian airspace until the emergence of private stations. It combined a brilliant sense of mime, colourful costumes, and traditional drumming, music, and folklore. Much of precolonial history in nigeria is the result of stories handed down from generation to generation. A critical source book, offered a relevant definition on modern african drama. Nigeria economic outlook top 10 themes for 2019 nigeria not among the fastest growing economies in subsaharan africa ssa by percentage growth in gdp the largest economies in subsaharan africa offer opportunities for business growth, particularly when considering an expansion into new regions country gdp growth rate africa rank world rank. It is available through sky digital in the uk on channel 202. African theatre, effectively, the theatre of africa south of the sahara that emerged in the postcolonial erathat is to say, from the mid20th century onward. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc.
Nigerian television authority is a government owned news broadcasting station that is mainly in charge of airing latest news around nigeria. The origin of the elements theater occurred in the oldest rites and plays reflected the work processes. Lagos has been called the commercial capital of nigeria and a no mans land but few people know why. Perhaps nigeria s most famous writer is wole soyinka, who won the 1986. Not only were there widening food supplydemand gaps and rising food import bills, there were also rapid declines in government revenue from agriculture, in foreign exchange earnings from agricultural. The documentation of the happenings in society for future generation takes many methods and one of the methods is drama. It is therefore not unlikely that the origin of nigerian drama and filmmaking lies in the very many different traditional and religious festivals, functions and rituals that are found in practically all the nigerian cultures. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. While performative elements are present in every society, it is customary to acknowledge a distinction between theatre as an art form and entertainment and theatrical or performative elements in other activities.
Its socialscientistic treatment of the key issues across ethnic and regional boundaries gives it a refreshing new flavour. Other writers also opine that the work of alfred russell wallace similarly stimulated darwin. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population. It is not possible to talk of much african theatre as if it fell into discrete historical or. For very long time in the history of african societys oral performances have been the strongest way of transferring societal. Nigerian television authority popularly known as nta is the oldest broadcasting station in africa history of nigerian television authority.
Revolutionary drama in postcolonial nigeria tspace. The igbonigerian experience ikechukwu okodo department of igbo, african and chinese studies nnamdi azikiwe university, awka. The second decade of nigeria s independence 1970 79 witnessed a rapid deterioration in the countrys agricultural situation. A case study of boko haram, journal of religion in africa 42.
Lagos is the smallest state in nigeria with only 3,577 square kilometers. Pdf cyber crime in nigeria chidozie ekeji academia. Afro asian journal of social sciences volume 1, no. History of nigeria including historic regions, fulani and sokoto, british explorers, ss alburkah, trade and antislavery, british colonial rule, independence and. History and myth are very important factors of african histrionics, theatre. He teaches drama and theatre in the department of english, emmanuel alayande college of education, oyo. Brief history of siwes siwes is a skill training programme designed to expose and prepare students. Download drama and theatre in nigeria or read drama and theatre in nigeria online books in pdf, epub and mobi format. Its first chairman was olapade obisesan, a lawyer trained in the united kingdom and the son of akinpelu obisesan, an ibadan socialite and first president of the cooperative bank of nigeria. The research took place against a background of few empirical studies of idps in nigeria specifically within the purview of the united nations guiding principles on internal displacement. A history of nigeria is an impressive book, the more so because its ambitions initially appear straightforward.
Pdf this paper examines the history and development of nigerian christian drama from its earliest time till date. Abstract this paper presents the problems of film makers and film making in nigeria and points out how the problems are militating against the prospects of the nigerian film industry. Of the quartet of early playwrights, the one who best compares to soyinka is rotimi. The history of mass communications is relatively short in the scope of world history. Nigeria, being a multireligious and traditional society, have different festival ceremonies across the country. Around 1400, the yoruba kingdom of oyo was founded in the southwest and reach its height from the 17th to the 19th century. Origin and forms of drama in the african context mineke schipperde leeuw the world is a stage and drama a mirror of society this expression is heard in many languages and countries. However,in receiving the accounts of oral tradition relating to slavery and slave trade in africa,especially in the three areas that were studied, it is important to note the point that the various accounts must have undergone series of editing that could have been brought about by a number of factors. The challenge of military reform nigeria s military is in distress. University of nigeria, nsukka, nigeria the ube universal basic education is one of the laudable reforms in education in. The origin of electoral bodies in nigeria can be traced to the period before independence when the electoral commission of nigeria ecn was established to conduct 1959 elections.
Hartnettb and erich strassnerc athe world bank, 1818 h street, n. Significant gaps in epidemiological data creates difficulties in understanding the true distribution of the disease and necessary intervention 1. This landmark is embodied with so much history, being the first place nigeria celebrated the biggest tourism event, festival of arts and culture in. History of the nigerian petroleum industry oil was discovered in nigeria in 1956 at oloibiri in the niger delta after half a century of exploration. Theatre and culture in national development maiduguri.
Foreword over the last decade, nigeria has been one of the shining stars in the african economy, given its status as one of the preferred destinations for global. Although the years since nigeria s return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries. Yemi ogunbiyi, a popular dramatist of nigerian descent in his book drama and theatre in nigeria. Programming content of nigerian broadcast media 77 more as government mouthpiece than an independent out. The first television station in nigeria, the western nigerian government broadcasting corporation wntv began broadcasting on 31 october 1959. On the coast of west african, an area of 356,669 square miles has been covered, which was known officially as the federal republic of nigeria in 1963. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Oral tradition relating to slavery and slave trade in. The discovery was made by shellbp, at the time the sole concessionaire. He teaches drama and theatre in the department of english, emmanuel alayande college of education. Directed toward a local audience, it uses nigerian themes, ranging from modernday satire to historical tragedy.
Toyin falola and matthew heaton describe their project as a general background survey of the broad themes of nigeria s history from the beginnings of human habitation to the early twentyfirst century p. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. Before nollywood history of theatre, drama in nigeria. Nigeria joined the ranks of oil producers in 1958 when its first oil field came on stream producing 5,100 bpd. The federal electoral commission fec, established in 1960 conducted the immediate postindependence federal and regional elections of 1964 and 1965. A history of nigeria by toyin falola cambridge core. He teaches drama and theatre in the department of english, emmanuel alayande college of. Nigeria nigeria has the highest number of schistosomiasis cases in the world in the african region, over 26% of people requiring chemotherapy reside in nigeria 1. The history of electricity in nigeria dates back to 1896 when electricity was first produced in lagos, fifteen years after its introduction in england. It proposes a radical restructing of the film industry in.
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