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Films
2 Films
Country
“Nigeria”
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Keywords
“Dance Theatre Performance”
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films with a digital version
2
short films
2
Region
West Africa
2
Country
Nigeria
2
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Keywords
Dance / Theatre / Performance
2
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Festivals / Carnival
1
History
1
Ritual
2
Directors
Bradbury, Ray
1
Harper, Peggy
1
Speed, Frank
2
Series
not set
2
Country of production
Nigeria
2
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
1963
1
1975
1
Film list
Benin Kingship Rituals
1963
20
‘
Directed by
Frank Speed
Ray Bradbury
.
Until it was conquered by the British in 1897, the city of Benin, in what is now Nigeria, was the centre of a powerful kingdom. Its rulers, the Obas of Benin, were mysterious, secluded figures who
West Africa
Ritual
Dance / Theatre / Performance
History
Kwagh Hir
1975
30
‘
Directed by
Frank Speed
Peggy Harper
.
Four million Tiv people form the major culture of the Benue state of southern Nigeria. They are popularly known as the greatest democrats in Africa as their society is based on fraternal cooperation
West Africa
Festivals / Carnival
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Ritual