Demystification and Popularization of Ebira-Echeori Dance Performance as a Work of Art in Nigeria
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Date
2019
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EDE: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The paper unveils the choreographic and
economic values of Echeori dance and
festival performance. It highlights the
residual choreography inherent with
Echeori dance performance that could be
enhanced, in relevance with the principles of
emergent choreography. Significantly, the
stand of this paper is hinged against the
backdrop that popularizing an indigenous
dance performance like Echeori dance will
enhance its relevance in our inevitable
changing world. In other words, rejuvenating
the tangible aesthetic of Echeori dance
performance will strengthen the preservation,
sustenance and appeal of its intangible
aesthetic even in the face of modernity. The
study adopts descriptive research method with
the application of participant and non
participant observation as tools to draw
firsthand information through interviews with
the custodians of Echeori performance
tradition across Ebira land. Consultation of
relevant journals, books, literatures, theses and
audio-visual documents serves as secondary
source of information to authenticate our
findings. Based on the theory of cultural
transformation, the paper justifies the need and
advantages of allowing some degree of
acculturation and modification in the tradition
of Ebira-Echeori dance performance.