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Abstract Painterly images and imageries from the Tiv Swange dance steps here is an studio exploration of colour that probelmatized the body language that is inherent in Swange dance as a creative resource for painting. This project,  thus intends to  capture the poetics of corporeal communication expression embodied in Swange dance. Generally through the response of the human body to the language and rhythms of music and dance.  The project ...

ABSTRACT The  moving  of African  from primitive  to  computer  age has  imposed  a great  threat  on our indigenous  culture thereby  creating  a threat  on our identity.  As a result  of exposure  to Pay Television,  the  traditional  culture  of Nsukk:a people  is being  adulterated.  Selectivity  in  Pay Television that avails us the opportunity to view any channel we want contributes immensely in eroding of our indigenous culture.  Our Youths have abandoned ...

Abstract Music is a universal art form that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. Studies have shown that adequate motivation  is a precondition  for the achievement  of  maximum output in every area of musicianship  apart from the scarcity of qualified  music teachers. Notwithstanding  that, where motivational  strategies and aids are  available,  they are most times ignored or neglected and this has limited the students’ level of learning. A ...

Abstract Environmental degradation often tends to become irreversible and imposes damaging costs on the economy resulting in output and human losses, loss of labour productivity from ill- health and  loss of crop output.  The ecological  and social costs  of such unrestrained pollution  and  degradation  have  put  a  big  question  mark  on  the  perceived  notion  of industrialisation  as a way of  economic  development.  Industrialisation  is  on the  increase which is undoubtedly ...

ABSTRACT Prison evolved as an institution for punishing those who offend society. Brutality and other forms of inhuman  treatment  were associated  with prison, but as from  the 19th Century AD beginning with England, prison started becoming human resource recovery institutions  that  retrain  errant  to  become  good  citizens  on  release.  The  perennial problem of recidivism in the Nigerian prison system over the decades calls for concern from the public. Studies found ...

ABSTRACT Branding, as any other concept, has evolved over time: from the days when sheep of one herd started to be branded to distinguish them from another herd to the current era when everything, from water and flowers to clothes and food, is branded. Throughout these times, there have been numerous theories to describe and understand the underlying nuances.  This paper finds the  relationships in  previous literature and reveals how ...

ABSTRACT Based on the dimension of application and operational framework of the concept of auteurship, auteur directors in stage and film productions believe in the supposition of taking control and close monitoring of all aspects of a production in order to achieve or actualise the directorial vision of a production. This study is aimed at ascertaining the following objectives: importance and limitations of each collaborator in stage and film productions, ...

ABSTRACT Notwithstanding that the 21st  century is an information age, dramatic stage performance is not getting all the publicity that would make it more attractive, bring attention to it, make it alluring and reposition theatre arts in the league of major entertainment events in the world. Flipping through the pages of newspapers will prove that stage performances are not receiving the desired attention which should be a thing of worry ...

ABSTRACT Besides using the voice, which has been developed to use various techniques such as complex hard melisma and yodel, a wide array of musical instruments are used in Nigeria and Africa at large. African musical instruments include a wide range of drums, slit drums, rattles, double bells, in addition to melodic instruments including string instruments, different types of harps and harp-like instruments such as the Kora, many kinds of ...

ABSTRACT Monumental sculpture is an aesthetic art structure meant to improve the appearance of any city or location, especially in cosmopolitan city such as Kano. Most researchers, over time, have focused their studies more on monumental sculptures in cosmopolitan cities of Nigeria like Lagos, Ibadan, Benin, Enugu and Owerri. Very little attention has been given to monumental sculptures in northern broad-based cities as Kano that boasts of quite a number ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the study Theatre is a collaborative art form which combines words, voice, movement and visual elements to express meaning. The field of theatre encompasses not only live improvised and scripted work, but also dramatic forms such as film, television and other electronic media. Due to the increasingly pervasive influence of contemporary theatrical media, theatre has enormous importance in citizens’ lives. It is not possible for ...

ABSTRACT Every society in Africa is identified with a kind of traditional festival which exists in oral tradition. Olókogbè is a religious festival practiced among Pónyàn community in Yagba-West Local Government Area of Kogi State. Music is a central figure during the festival. The place of music during the festival informs this paper. It was revealed that Olókogbè music entertains, rebukes, satire enlivens the spirit and is used as a ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  Background to the Study The origin of Makeup can be traced to a Greek actor named THESPIS. After this, during the medieval time, European theatre then introduced face paint makeup for the first time. The principles of designing and the application of makeup to Nollywood production is of great importance because Nollywood production usually entails the interpretation of a particular character. Thus, a character for a ...

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the influence of Celebrities’ Dressing Styles on Students’ Choice of Clothing and Socialization in tertiary institutions in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Four objectives, four research question and four null hypotheses were formulated as well as review of relevant literatures to the study. The study was a survey research design having Five thousand and thirty students as the target population while five hundred and ...

ABSTRACT Slangy expressions and catchy phrases are deliberately used in hip-hop songs in order to reduce the degree of vulgarity in the content of the song so as not to disrupt society moral norms, and to increase the rate of acceptability of such song amidst listeners, to avoid direct stating of the name of the referent (s) in a satirical song for instance, and also for singers to create a ...

ABSTRACT This study examined the Semantic Analysis of T-Shirt Inscriptions under the following perspectives: education, politics, advertisement and religion. It reviewed some scholar's works on the concepts of Semantics, Graphology and Inscriptions. The method and procedures involved in the evaluation of the stated objectives of the research work included random sampling with the use of questionnaires which were distributed to twenty people who wear T-Shirt's with educational, politics, religion and ...

Abstract Music is can be seen as the relationship between sound and silence. Duration and rhythm apply to silence in the same manner as they apply to sound. One way to look at how we perceive music is as horizontal and vertical patterns. We hear melodies as a horizontal pattern. The notes (and silences) are heard one after the other over a period of time. We hear chords (groups of ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The advent of foreign music like the hiphop, Reggae, Rock & Roll, R & B, rap, jazz etc in Nigeria has been a welcome phenomenon, while some people believe it has created a massive and unappealing change in the life of the youths, insisting it’s slowly but surely wiping out the Nigerian culture coupled with the perception that the whole world is ...

  ABSTRACT Due to the fact that English language is the official language of Nigeria, and Nigerian is a multilingual country, English language continues to grow popular every day. The Nigerian R&B with its high level of spread lately has contributed a great deal in influencing English usage. This research work has aimed to enlighten people on how Nigerian R&B music penetrates and affect their usage of English language. This ...

CHAPETR ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION  1.1        Background of the study 1.2        Statement of problem 1.3        Objective of the study 1.4        Research Hypotheses 1.5        Significance of the study 1.6        Scope and limitation of the study 1.7       Definition of terms 1.8       Organization of the study CHAPETR TWO 2.0   LITERATURE REVIEW CHAPETR THREE 3.0        Research methodology 3.1    sources of data collection 3.3        Population of the study 3.4        Sampling and sampling distribution 3.5        Validation of research instrument 3.6        Method of data analysis CHAPTER FOUR DATA PRESENTATION ...