(from table of contents) Preface -- (Setting the urban stage). Introduction, Masquerade as an Artistic Pulse of the City -- "Face No Fear Face": Unmasking Youths -- (Space). "If they Burn it Down, We ...
Despite decades as one of the most prolific film-producing countries on Earth, Nigerian cinema is still largely underrepresented on the festival circuit, so it’s always worth noting when a great movie ...
From initiation rites to harvest festivals, many traditional African rituals require participants to don masks and elaborate costumes that transform their wearers into spirits, beasts, or ancestral ...
Finishing a monograph, Masquerade and Money in Urban Nigeria: The Case of Calabar, which examines the broad masquerade culture by exploring the six prominent masquerade societies currently thriving in ...
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“New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations” offers a close look at contemporary West African masquerade focusing on artists from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Sierra ...