Stage performance is not a dying culture in Nigeria – Prof. Duro Oni

Prof Duro Oni is the Deputy Vice Chancellor, (Management Services) at the University of Lagos, and a maestro in technical theatre. In this interview with Nwabueze Oge of the Nigeria Spur magazine, he speaks intensively on pertinent issues that affect theatre and film production in Nigeria.  

The Old and the New
It is still the same thing but there is no situation in life that is static, so there will always be changes that are occasioned by several factors in Nigeria theatre. Looking at the Nigerian theatre, the first recorded aspect, started with the Alarinjo theatre, which was part of what transpired among the Yorubas in Oyo. Alarinjo people were constantly on the move while doing their dances and performances. Things have gone from the traditional setting of the theatre among the Yorubas. Among the Igbos, there was also the masquerade theatre, which also thrived very much in the pre-colonial period. Among the Hausas, there was what was commonly referred to as Wasa Kwayo- which is the play making process of theatre READ ON.