Music and Dance in Community Folk Play Performance Culture: An Example of Ebira-Mattaga Players in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorBello, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-08T12:59:23Z
dc.date.available2022-04-08T12:59:23Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe representational application of music and dance in drama and theatre performance is a common practice in places where oral culture thrives, especially in Africa. In Nigeria, music and dance constitute an integral part of indigenous drama and theatrical performances. Thus, application of music and dance in folk play performance usually represents a people’s past and present experiences and sociocultural values by which they live. Ebira people, otherwise known as Anebira of central Nigeria usually employ significant use of music and dance in both ritual and recreational theatre and play performances to deliver messages of great moral values. This paper explores the functional aspect of the Ebira theatre as tool for social and cultural development. It argues that the music and dance aspect of the performance, enable Ebira-Mattaga players to create awareness, mobilize, as well as educate the people about destructive practices and vices that can cause decay within the society. The performance is geared towards the sanitation of the societyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/2252
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEDE: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectDanceen_US
dc.subjectMusicen_US
dc.subjectPlayen_US
dc.subjectEbiraen_US
dc.subjectMattaga Theatreen_US
dc.titleMusic and Dance in Community Folk Play Performance Culture: An Example of Ebira-Mattaga Players in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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