Professor Jeleel Olasunkanmi Ojuade of the Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin presenting a copy of his inaugural lecture, titled, Dance is Life; Life is Dance: The Cyclical Nature of Man on Earth, to the Vice Chancellor, Prof Sulayman Age AbdulKareem, after delivering the lecture on Thursday at the main auditorium of the institution.• Becomes Aare Alasa, Ifetedo
After delivering the inaugural lecture, on Thursday, he was installed as the Aare Alasa of Ifetedo, in Osun State, yesterday, at a ceremony that was performed by the Olubosin of Ifetedo, Oba Akinola Oyetade Akinrera . Noting that the theme of the inaugural lecture, Dance Is Life, Life Is Dance: A Cyclical Nature Of Man On Earth, could be better told or showcased through ‘movements’ because dance is voiceless, and operates functionally as “non verbal but practical communication art”, but academic tradition permits no such.
“Our troupe became so popular within the communities of Okeigbo, Ifetedo, Ile – Ife Osogbo, Ibadan, Akure, Ijeshaland and Ekiti. While our dad played host to itinerant stage drama performers like Ishola Ogunsola , Oyin Adejobi, Duro Ladipo, Funmilayo Ranco, Moses Olaiya and host of others, our family troupe partook in some of the dance activities of that at time.”
According to him, “the academic circle created an inroad for a better exposure to dance scholarship within the confine of teaching, research and community services. Aside teaching of dance courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, engagement in research activities assisted the students and would – be dancers as well.”
The professor of dance studies believes that whomever wishes to live long should indulge in regular dancing. He also tasked government at all levels to beam their searchlights on establishing dance hub at different strata of society in order to serve as huge source of revenue generation to meet their financial obligations.
The don urged government at various levels to ensure the documentation of cultural dances through the establishment of documentation centres.
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