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| Title: | Establishing liminal categories in African ceremonial dances |
| Author: | Layiwola, 'Dele |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Periodical: | African Notes: Bulletin of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 1-2 |
| Pages: | 19-27 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic terms: | Nigeria Uganda |
| Subjects: | Kalabari Lugbara Urhobo dance |
| Abstract: | African patterns of dance may be established as concrete belief and action. On the basis of three examples of ceremonial dances the author demonstrates how African dance events confront realistic expression either by explaining it or by rationalizing it. The three examples are from postcolonial societies with a strong dramatic tradition. They are the marriage and funeral dances of the Lugbara of northwestern Uganda, the comical tortoise (Ikaki) masquerade dance of the Kalabari of southeastern Nigeria, and the Udje dance performance of the Urhobo of midwestern Nigeria. Notes, ref. |