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Je Vous Présente Sylvestre Amoussou, un Cinéaste Africain Endogène, Intègre, Passionné et Passionnant

Je Vous Présente Femi Adebayo, la Star Yoruba de Nollywood

Of Oral Traditions and Saworoide/ Agogo Eewo

Don’t we all like movies made by Tunde Kelani? It certainly is not just because of the level of professionalism that is evident in his works; other Nigerian film makers like Tade Ogidan, Amaka Igwe, Odua Imasuen and lately Emem Isong and Jeta Amata have been said to have raised the standards a tad higher in an industry that places such obsessive emphasis on the economic yields of movie production over any artistic considerations(so much for the 'aesthetics of poverty'). Within the overriding philistinism in Nollywood, these individuals have managed to project a promising image of the industry. What makes Kelani’s movies different, however, involves a number of factors chief of which is creative interpretations and projections of culture -Yoruba culture in this instance- in his films, which reflects his appropriation of orality as performative energy. In Kelani’s 1999 movie, Saworoide, and its sequel Agogo Ewo, 2002, Yoruba oral traditions are employed to allegorise the story of Nigeria’s socio-political landscape in the 1990s. A whole lot of factors interplay in these movies to underline the role orality can play in forging an indigenous film practice with recognizable universal dimension. I say ‘universal’ not without some awareness of its ‘literary’ implications in ‘nativist’discourse, but with the increasing villagisation of the world and its attendant cross-cultural dialogues it is necessary that artistic and cultural productions speak in their culture as well as to others as part of global cultural education. But Saworoide’s and Agogo Eewo’s messages are not ‘universal’ in the way Totsi’s, say, would: Kelani aims largely to speak through locally mediated experiences, through memory recognizable, through metaphysics- which some cultures might consider exotic- but ultimately to celebrate aspects of African history and culture and enlighten others about these continued

 

ASIRI META

C’est aussi cette tension qu’exploite dans une de ses scènes le film ASIRI META de yoruba movies

 

Je vous présente la Grande Compagnie Théâtrale du Bénin

Je vous présente la Grande Compagnie Théâtrale du Bénin. La dernière pièce écrite et réalisée par ses acteurs est : « Élections présidentielles de mars 2011. » Les rôles principaux étaient :

-Président de la cour constitutionnelle joué par Robert Dossou ;
-Président de la  MIRENA LEPI, joué par Arifari Bako ;
-Président de la CENA, joué par Joseph Gnonlonfoun ;
- Le rôle du Médiateur était tenu par Albert Tévoédjrè.
Tout ce beau monde a œuvré à l'élection du personnage principal qu’est Monsieur Yayi Boni, Président de la Grande Compagnie de Théâtre Nationale….

Aux dernières nouvelles celui-ci fait de l'acharnement théâtral et n'entend plus quitter ses habits de scène. Il prend volontiers ses vessies pour des lanternes ; et pourtant le rideau est tombé depuis belle lurette… Que faire lorsque les lois du théâtre doivent régir la réalité de tout un peuple ? N'y a-t-il pas quelques militaires bien précis pour mettre fin aux fantasmes absurdes de cette troupe de saltimbanques usurpateurs ? N'y a-t-il pas un peuple épris de justice et de fierté dont la houle balaierait ces imposteurs de la scène nationale pour de bon ?

Aminou Balogoun

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Brazil seeks Nollywood expertise in film making

Showtime People Nov 23, 2010

BY Monsur Olowoopejo

Governor Baba-tunde Fashola of Lagos State has said that in the next couple of months the state government, in collaboration with Nollywood, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Brazilian Government to teach Brazilian artistes movie production.

Governor Fashola made this known in Alausa during a courtesy visit by Nollywood actors and actresses under the aegis of Lagos Artistes for Fashola, LAFF, led by Mr. Segun Arinze who are championing the campaign for Fashola’s second term in office.

His said: “There is an offer on the table from the Brazilian government which the state government is yet to harness. The last time I visited Brazil, the Brazilian Minister for Tourism asked that they will like to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Nigerians to teach Brazilians on how to produce home videos.

“That offer is still on the table and we are yet to harness it because we are yet to have this type of forum where we can work out the necessary modalities. As soon as the artistes are ready,  I will  re-establish the contact and open up the network.”…

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