ADUKU, Armstrong Idachaba (2018) IGALA ORAL POETRY AND CINEMATIC TRANSPOSITION: INTERROGATING TWO IGALA FOLK FILMS. Banchi Nasarawa Journal of Theatre and Media Arts, 1 (1). pp. 140-153.
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This paper examines the relationship between oral poetry and film. Folk films especially in Africa derive their visual inspiration from the oral folk poetry and or narratives which are in most cases derived from the oral traditions and narrative images of the people. The paper suggests that African films can accomplish stronger relevance and artistic/thematic originality by adapting or transposing the oral poetry and narratives of traditional African society to the cinematic medium. In Africa, adaptations have been part of the artistic realities of African daily experience. They are reflected in the re-enactments and renditions of the oral traditions and narrative folklore, and in the interpretations of the various art forms as I ritual, festival and other artistic activities of the popular African society. Most traditional African dramatic plays and renditions are adaptations of traditional narratives, like in folklore and mythology. The paper analyzes two Igala folk films OTIDI and AMOBONI which are derived from the oral poetry of the Igala people.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | GOUNI ICT |
| Date Deposited: | 22 May 2018 12:43 |
| Last Modified: | 22 May 2018 12:43 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/133 |
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