What is it about?
The Yoruba traditional Alarinjo travelling theatre itinerant masked performance is historically entangled with ritual practices that are specifically situated within communities and families through dress, ceremony and performance,
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Why is it important?
This study provides background on the relationship between costume-based ritual practices and secular performance, the article adds a costume perspective to the discussion on the values of these practices within Yoruba populace and beyond.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-author (Donatella Barbieri) with whom I have had long standing collaborations.
Dr Babatunde Allen Bakare
Obafemi Awolowo University
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This page is a summary of: Sociocultural significance of costumes in performances of traditional Yoruba Alarinjo theatre and their relationship to Egungun ritual, Studies in Costume & Performance, May 2023, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/scp_00084_1.
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