Beyond Borders: Interrogating Ododo's Multidimensional Creative Enterprise
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2012
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Alpha Crownes Publishers
Abstract
The need to walk the broad spectrum of Nigeria's theatrical space was a
clarion call to early theatre academics. The reason was due to the
exigencies of local content needs facing the young theatre discipline. These
early scholars were compelled to fill the gaps created by the shortage of
personnel in certain core areas of the theatre. One of the areas greatly affected
was technical theatre. Studies show that following their emergence however, the
present crop of theatre technologists are not only technically multi-skilled but
are also broadly academic; having conquered the dreaded technical area and
faired no less in the other areas of performance studies. Sunday Ododo's
quintessential stage designs best summarize the revolutionary pattern of the
third generation of Nigerian designers. This chapter examines Ododo's
multidimensional response to broad literary calls and performance needs, and
which he subsequently approached with peculiar creative passion and insight.
Included in this expose are the critical and technical readings of some of his
outstanding stage engagements that worthily outline the brightly coloured path
of a design academic.
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Critical reading, Theatre technology, Design, Facekuerade