{"id":272845,"date":"2011-01-05T16:46:54","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T16:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44862"},"modified":"2011-01-05T16:46:54","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T16:46:54","slug":"avoa-returns-live-theatre-in-whats-dis-all-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/05\/avoa-returns-live-theatre-in-whats-dis-all-about\/","title":{"rendered":"AVOA returns live theatre in What\u2019s Dis All About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #990000;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-37533\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/11\/27\/nollywood-stars-making-fortunes-from-music\/nollywood-stars1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37533\" title=\"nollywood-stars1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/nollywood-stars1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>By SIMEON MPAMUGOH<br \/>\nWorried by the lull in live theatre in the country, the Association                      of Voice- Over Artistes (AVOA) recently provided its bar platform;                      AVOA Gazebo based in Surulere, Lagos, for the staging of Toyin                      Oshinaike\u2019s What\u2019s Dis All About. Written and                      directed by Oshinaike, the drama is a Nigerian adaptation                      of Woza Albert packaged by One Six Productions.<br \/>\nThe project, which is tagged Shakk and Laff Bar Theatre Series                      is the association\u2019s maiden attempt at reviving cottage                      theatres mainly to showcase talents of members and others                      in related fields including, poetry, drama, music and dance.                      The theatre saw the duo of Oluwatoyin Oshinaike and Simileoluwa                      Hassan, a youth corps member serving in Delta State entertain                      audience with intermittent outbursts of laughter, amid several                      rounds of applause.<br \/>\nAVOA President, Mrs Atere Roberts told Daily Sun that AVOA                      Gazebo Voice House, Surulere, is part of the association and                      a place meant for interaction, relaxation and networking for                      AVOA members and friends. She explained \u201c If we put                      our collective talents together, we can give Nigerian artistes                      a pride of place where they can be respected\u201d adding                      that the entertainment industry in the last four years has                      been developed without government participation and patronage.<br \/>\nRoberts expressed the importance of voice in conveying a message                      across to the people. She therefore described voice as the                      most effective means of communication to the Nigerian audience                      especially in this era of re-branding. According to AVOA President.\u201d                      it is by lending our collective and individual talents that                      Nigeria\u2019s image can be re-branded\u201d<br \/>\nToyin Oshinaike, Director and Performer of the play also explained                      that What\u2019s Dis All About is aimed at returning people                      to Jesus Christ so that they can begin to evaluate how they                      see, feel and accept Him. And in doing this we try to espouse                      different emotional and economic problems of the Nigerian                      State\u201d Oshinaike recalled that in the past theater had                      suffered from low patronage such that it is has not been made                      to participate in the polity of the nation \u201c I don\u2019t                      believe people should go to school study Arts only to be acting                      small plays. I think theater should actively and effectively                      participate in the politics in the politics of the society.                      It should contribute to change and development for the society.<br \/>\nOshinaike believes that because live theatre has gone under.                      Bar Theatre Series becomes one of the ways to help re-waken                      it through bringing it nearer to the people. His words \u201c                      some call their own home video and theatre, Bar Theater Series                      is the angle we wish to approach it at the moment.<br \/>\nThe dramatist spoke on the need to revive live performance                      in the industry. \u201c First and foremost, the practitioners                      under the umbrella of the welfare association should come                      together to discuss serious issues about the dearth of theatre.                      Individual creative minds should not bother about the economic                      strangulation of the industry but also try to come out with                      fantastic creative works that can further rejuvenate theatre\u201d.<br \/>\nOn the development of theater through motion picture Oshinaike                      noted, \u201d It is about history repeating itself. In those                      days in America when there was meltdown in the theatre industry,                      motion picture was used to revive it. When this started on                      broad-way and people saw there was going to be a hostage there                      was the tendency to return to the stage.<br \/>\nIn Nigeria, the home video has not done badly. It came at                      a time when there was insecurity of lives and property that                      people do not want to go out to see just any show, salaries                      would not to be paid and happiness of the people was no longer                      the aim of government and many other problems. What I observe                      is that even as our actors and actresses go into motion picture,                      they should not forget to return to the stage because people                      who see them on screen, would also like to see them live on                      theatre. And we must not forget that theatre is the root of                      all creative arts.<br \/>\nThe 1984 trained artiste who has represented the country in                      Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Ghana stated that one                      of the contributing factors to draught of live plays in Nigeria                      was political instability. \u201c Political unrest gave rise                      to insecurity and lack of confidence in the country. We also                      had the issue of power which affected theatre seriously: Some                      people who could not run theatre on diesel because they were                      not making as much returns as they deserve from the industry                      began o run away, while others would invest in shows with                      little returns, he explained.<br \/>\nOshinaike equally berated government for not supporting artiste.                      \u201cGovernment has not been fair to the theatre. May be                      now they now they have realized that theatre can be deployed                      for reinforcement, reorientation and mass mobilization of                      the people. But even at that, they are still not earmarking                      funds to execute this\u201d.<br \/>\nOshinaike said that plans are afloat to take the show to other                      communities. His words \u201c The Bar Theatre is an independent                      project of its own. But What\u2019s Dis All About has been                      planed to go to communities like the ghettos in Ajegunle and                      other areas and perform free of charge. We hope that corporate                      organizations, well meaning individuals and lovers of the                      arts would support us. And in the next few weeks, we shall                      be having about three community outreach programmes.\u201d<br \/>\nThe play received wider commendation from the audience also                      served as social commentary on societal ills such as corruption                      and ineptitude among leaders. The performance was equally                      complimented with stints of dance and music by Alimison Babajide,                      a solo guitarist otherwise called Grassshoper and Engel,<br \/>\nIt would be recalled that Woza Albert, a South African play                      by Barney Simon Mbogeni Ngema and Percy Mwta was created under                      the siege of apartheid and became one of the most outstanding                      successes in the anti &#8211; apartheid crusade. Its adaptation                      to the Nigerian social and political solution is also based                      on the same dazzling, simple and abstract idea of the second                      coming of Jesus Christ. The play presents, in a caricature                      form, critical issues of individual morals in a state of economic                      depression, showcasing in different comedy skits a lucid satire                      and commentary on the Nigerian state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By SIMEON MPAMUGOH Worried by the lull in live theatre in the country, the Association of Voice- Over Artistes (AVOA) recently provided its bar platform; AVOA Gazebo based in Surulere, Lagos, for the staging of Toyin Oshinaike\u2019s What\u2019s Dis All About. 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