Henry John Drewal

 

Yoruba Performance (excerpt from DVD)

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Performance is serious play and sacrifice, meant to enlighten, entertain and accomplish social and spiritual goals. This series of nine short excerpts of various Yoruba performances includes: dances of initiation; masquerades for ancestral spirits (Egungun); Ifa divination; masquerades for forest spirits (Jigbo); dances of elders (Osugbo/Ogboni); masquerades for community founders (Agemo); marking sacred heads dedicated to the gods (Orisa); and a boat regatta (Okosi). [25 mins].

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