THE MANAGEMENT OF A CULTURAL DANCE: A CASE STUDY OF “DIBU UGO CULTURAL DANCE OF UGIRI” ISI – ALA MBANO
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ABSTRACT
This study
surveys the management of a cultural dance with Dibu Ugo cultural dance of
Ugiri as a case study. It tries to look at the managerial roles of the various
departments that make-up the group. This project also study’s the managerial
skills applied by the various departments in the dance. It encourages students
of theatre to take up the study and writing on dance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
Page - - - - - - - - - - i
Certification - - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - iv
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vi
Table
of Contents - - - - - - - - vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1
Introduction
1.2
Statement of Problem
1.3
Scope of Study
1.4
Significance of the Study
1.5
Research Methodology
1.6
Definition of Terms
1.7
The Manager
1.8
Culture
1.9
Dance
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 The Management of Cultural Dance: Dibu Ugo
Dance
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 The Management of Dibu Ugo Cultural Dance of
Ugiri
4.2 Management Skilled Applied by Managers in
Dibu Ugo Cultural Dance
4.3 Onye Ode Akwu Kwo
4.4 Ndi Oku Egwu (Instrumentalist), Ndi Ogba Egwu
(Dancers) and Onye Odezi Ihe Egwu (Custodian of the Instruments or Store
Keeper)
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND
CONCLUSION
5.1 Summary of Findings
5.2 Recommendations
5.3 Conclusion
Work Cited
CHAPTER
ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The word culture has been so defined
by different people from different contexts. One of time measured definitions
of culture is given by Tylor in 11871 in his book on primitive culture
published that same year. He saw culture as “that complex whole which includes
knowledge, belief, arts morals customs and any other capabilities and habits
acquired by man as a member of society”. For Tylor culture is a way of life of
a people acquired by heredity.
Mary Douglas (1964) defines culture as
“the sum of learned social behaviour that is passed from generation to generation”.
According to her own view, culture is transferable from one group of persons to
the other as concerns “generation” and it is continues in nature. Swart and
Jordan Onyia (1991:19), opine that culture is the sum total of the morally
fprcefeul understanding acquired by learning and shared with members of the
group to which the learning belongs. This implies that nobody exists outside
culture. Culture inherent in every man, no matter the age, size and position of
that individual, culture is participatory and shared.
In
the cultural policy for Nigeria, culture is defined as:
The totality of the way of life evolved by a
people in their attempts to meet the challenge of living in their environment,
which gives order and meaning to their social political economy, aesthetic and
religious norms and modes of organizations, thus distinguishing a people from
their neighbors (5)
“Culture”
from this assertion does not merely mean a return to customs of the past. In
the same cultural policy for Nigeria, culture is said to comprise material,
institutional philosophical and creative aspects’ of every society. The
material aspects have to do with the artifacts, in their broadest form (namely
tools, clothing, food, medicine, utensils housing etc.). The institutional deals
with political, social, legal and economic structure erected to help achieve
material and spiritual objectives, while the philosophical has to do with,
among other things, the ideas belief and values. The creative concerns a
people’s literature (oral or written) as well as their visual and performing
arts. It is worthy to note that in every culture, there exists “the creative
concern” of the people. That culture is often viewed as the aesthetic aspect of
society is therefore not out of place.
Culture is the totality of the attitude
of a people to the future of their traditional values faced with the demands of
modern’s technologies which are an essential factor of developmental
programmes.
In
defining culture, Schneider (1967:12) says:
Culture is the differentiating element between
societies and groups. Culture is the sum total of the people’s way of doing
things and which practices and procedure are transmitted from one generation of
people to another generation. Culture here refers to the social heritage of a
people. It is those learned pattern of thinking, feelings and acting that are
transmitted from one generation to the other, including embodiment of these
patterns in material items.
Douglas
(1964:8) declares that culture is so important that it is seen as the spirit of
the society, the cement that holds together the society.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
This struggle to prove that African
cultural performances can stand the test of globalization has reached a height
where every hand must be involved.
It is a clear fact that many have
neglected their cultural heritage to depend on other influential cultures. This
is so much that the average Nigerian child cannot say vividly what his or her
culture is. This is a serious problem that calls for urgent attention or the
country loses such cultural heritance like Dibu Ugo Culty.
The need to retain what belongs to
this nation and her people has caused the major reason for this study. People
have to be aware of what they possess and think of better ways to preserve
them.
This study is serving as a forum to
document and preserve the Dibu Ugo cultural Dance of Ugiri in order to provide
some information to this generations and the one unborn.
1.3 SCOPE OF STUYD
This is a study of how a cultural
dance have survives through effective management. It therefore looks at the
inherent qualities of the various managers in a cultural dance with “Dibu Ugo
cultural dance” as a case study.
While evaluating on the qualities of
the managers, it also explores on the roles of the managers on the management
of the various theatrical element involved in the dance. The project also
concentrates on the information provided by written materials history and
interviews for the attainment of the above stated areas.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This work serves as a medium of
informing the public that the Ugiri man is culture-oriented. In addition, he is
not devoid of the love for theatre. Secondly the cultural dance on study, “Dibu
Ugo Cultural Dance” has not been documented in the written form, since its
existence till date. So this documentation will serve as a material of
reference to everyone who wants to get information on the cultural dance.
1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This work, involved the use of the
interview method research. It also involved the documentary and historical
research methodologies. Through the interview method, much information was got
from individuals who have got something to do with the Ugiri man and Dibu Ugo
cultural dance.
The documentary method is based on
pictures, observations and interviews made during one of the various
performances of the group. This historical method has helped in making
reference to the past histories of the cultural dance, “Dibu Ugo”, and other
important histories related to the topic of discussion.
1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS
THEATRE
The world “theatre” originated from
Ancient Greece. The word was coined out from the Greek word “theatron” meaning
“seeing place” (Oscar G. Brockett 1988 P9). In this study, the word theatre is
used more as the manifestation of man and his society as he reproduces or
represents it in drama dance or music in the bid to inform, entertain and
educate.
1.7 THE MANAGER
The name manager can be simply seen as
any person that organizes, controls or directs affairs in any given
organization, institution or group. In the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary
English, the manager is seen as “someone who is in charge of the business
affairs of a singer, an actor etc.”
1.8 CULTURE
According to Schneder (1976:P.9)
culture refers to the social heritage of a people”. These learned patterns of
thinking, feeling and acting that are transmitted from one generation to the
other; including embodiment of these patterns in material items.
Culture has also been seen as the
“mass of learned and transmitted motions, reactions habit, techniques, ideas
and values and behavior they induce” (Alfred Crowder 1964:P9).
Culture is not a “thing” but an
abstraction, a process and instrument. It is the differentiating elements
between societies and group. It is the sum total of the peoples’ way of doing
things and through which practice and procedures are transmitted from one
generation to another.
1.9 DANCE
A dance is an expression of experience
through patterns of movement in time and space using energy. Works of arts are
the symbols through which men communicate their thoughts, experiences and
emotions which lie beyond ordinary speech. Artists create forms or symbols that
have the power to arouse emotion in others.
Dance is the oldest art. The theatre
is rooted in dance and grew out of masked dancing. The basic materials of dance
are space, time and human body.
Dance is an empherical art; it is the
most malleable and challengeable of all arts. Once it is performed, there is no
recorded script or trace of it. Until the next performance which might not be
quite the same as it depends upon the movement abilities of particular
performance.
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